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  • Dheeru’s GrRAiL Manuscript Accepted in npj Precision Oncology

    Congratulations to Dheeru Battalapalli on the acceptance of his manuscript, “Graph-Radiomic Learning (GrRAiL) Descriptor to Characterize Imaging Heterogeneity in Confounding Tumor Pathologies,” for publication in npj Precision Oncology. Congratulations to Dheeru on his hard work.

  • Congratulations to Dr. Olivia Krebs on Successfully Defending Her PhD!

    The IDiA Lab proudly congratulates Dr. Olivia Krebs on successfully defending her PhD! Olivia’s thesis presented a computational framework to characterize disease heterogeneity in glioblastoma, and her committee unanimously approved her dissertation, affirming her readiness …

  • Jordan Bramble Awarded TL1 Fellowship

    Jordan Bramble has been awarded the TL1 Fellowship from the Institute for Clinical & Translational Research — her second competitive fellowship in the span of a month. She will defer her Radiology Fellowship to next …

  • Dheeru and Jordan Selected for Radiology: Imaging Cancer Trainee Editorial Board

    Dheeru Battalapalli and Jordan Bramble have both been selected, through a highly competitive process, to serve on the Trainee Editorial Board of Radiology: Imaging Cancer for a term running July 2026 through August 2027. Their …

  • IDiA Lab Research Featured on the Cover of Radiology: Imaging Cancer

    Congratulations to Hyemin and all co-authors! An image from their article has been selected for the cover of the May 2026 issue of Radiology: Imaging Cancer. This recognition highlights the impact and visual clarity of …

  • Dheeru’s Abstract Accepted for Oral Presentation at SNO/ASCO CNS Metastases Conference

    Dheeru Battalapalli’s abstract, “Interpretable Radiomics Risk Signature for Distinguishing Tumor Recurrence from Radiation Necrosis in Brain Metastases on Post-Treatment MRI: A Comparative Analysis with ‘Black-Box’ Approaches,” has been accepted for an oral presentation at the …

  • Juhi Desai’s Stroke-Prediction Paper Accepted in Computers in Biology and Medicine

    Juhi Desai’s manuscript, “GRaph-based Analysis for Stroke Prediction (GRASP): A multi-modal model for identifying First Ischemic Stroke in high-risk population using UK Biobank,” has been accepted for publication in Computers in Biology and Medicine. The …

  • Dheeru and Yura’s Abstracts Accepted for Oral Presentation at ISMRM

    Two IDiA Lab abstracts have been accepted for oral presentation at the upcoming ISMRM meeting. Dheeru Battalapalli’s abstract, “SMART-Risk Model to Distinguish Recurrence from Pseudoprogression in Brain Tumors: A Large Multi-Institutional Study,” and Yura Oh’s …

  • Thong Van Awarded NIH T32 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

    Congratulations to Thong Van, who has been awarded the NIH pre-doctoral fellowship slot in the Department of Medical Physics, starting December 2026! This competitive, largely NIH-funded appointment spans two years and reflects Thong’s strong promise …

  • Apoorva Safai Publishes in Alzheimer’s & Dementia Journal

    Congratulations to Apoorva Safai, PhD on the acceptance of her manuscript, “Association of neighborhood disadvantage with cognitive function and cortical disorganization in an unimpaired cohort:An exploratory study,” in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the …

  • Marwa Ismail Awarded $50,000 R&D Award

    Congratulations to Marwa Ismail, PhD on being awarded a $50,000 Research & Development award by the UW Radiology Department! Her work will involve developing a risk score by combining imaging and pathology for risk stratification …

  • Apoorva Safai Featured at SMPH Collaborate Event

    Apoorva Safai, PhD, IDiA Lab Postdoc, was featured at the November installment of SMPH Collaborate, an event series for investigators, researchers, and learners from across the UW-Madison campus. Congratulations on a great presentation, Apoorva!

  • Andres Sandino Wins 4th Place at MICCAI 2025 BraTS-path Challenge

    Exciting news from the IDiA lab: Andres Alvaro Sandino Garzon, Graduate Student in the IDiA Lab, represented the IDiA lab at MICCAI 2024 in Marrakesh, Morocco. There, he presented the lab’s work in Brain Tumor …

  • Olivia Krebs Awarded NIH/NCI F99/K00 Award

    Congratulations to Olivia Krebs, Graduate Student in the IDiA Lab, on receiving a NIH/NCI F99/K00 award for her project on Integrative Deep Learning Models for Multimodal Markers of Cancer Treatment Outcomes! These awards are highly …

  • Pallavi Tiwari’s Perspective Article Accepted to Cancer Discovery

    Congratulations to IDiA Director, Dr. Pallavi Tiwari, on the acceptance of a perspective article she contributed on to Cancer Discovery with an Impact Factor of 39.4! We are pleased to see several articles from the …

  • Juhi Desai and Gustavo Pineda Accepted to Present at RSNA 2024

    Congratulations to IDiA lab members Juhi Desai and Gustavo Pineda Ortiz on the acceptance of their abstracts to RSNA 2024! More details to follow re: presentation titles and times.

  • Apoorva Safai Receives $200K Grant from Alzheimer’s Association

    Congratulations to Dr. Apoorva Safai, postdoc from IDiA lab, for receiving a highly-competitive $200K grant from the Alzheimer’s Association on her work titled, “Multimodal AI based Predictor of Alzheimer’s Disease (MAP-AD)”!

  • Apoorva Safai Invited to Speak at SMPH Collaborate

    Congratulations to Dr. Apoorva Safai, IDiA postdoc, on being invited to speak at SMPH Collaborate, a university-wide event meant to foster connections among investigators, researchers, and learners through the sharing of research discoveries and building …

  • Apoorva Safai’s Manuscript Accepted to IOVS

    Congratulations to Dr. Apoorva Safai, IDiA postdoc, on the acceptance of her manuscript, titled “Quantifying Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Comparative Analysis across 12 Deep Learning Model Architectures” for publication in IOVS!

  • Pallavi Tiwari Receives Imaging Informatics Innovator Award at SIIM 2024

    IDiA lab Director, Dr. Pallavi Tiwari, was honored at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2024 Annual Meeting, as the chosen recipient of the SIIM Imaging Informatics Innovator Award. The award is presented …