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Heather Wakelee
Professor of Medicine (Oncology)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Wakelee's research is focused on clinical trials and translational efforts in patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies such as thymoma and thymic carcinoma. Other interests include translation projects in thoracic malignancies and collaborations with population scientists regarding lung cancer questions.
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Shai Waldrip
Postdoctoral Scholar, Biomedical Informatics
BioDr. Waldrip is a Propel Postdoctoral Scholar in the Boussard lab. As a biomedical informatician-in-training, she is currently focusing on using an interdisciplinary approach, consisting of the use of multimodal data (e.g., electronic health records, socioeconomic, and psychosocial data) and machine learning approaches, to facilitate in the creation of a digital twin for breast cancer patients. She will also create a framework to evaluate bias and fairness of the algorithms as well as their clinical feasibility and utility. Her goal is to ultimately improve evidence-based clinical decision-making and patient-centered care. Her research interests include biomedical informatics, precision oncology (i.e., breast cancer), health equity, and bias mitigation.
