Thank you for support!
As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to thank you for your support and for being part of our journey at Rahimi’s Lab. This year, we’ve took great steps in advancing AI in healthcare by working on innovative solutions that bring us closer to better disease prevention, health equity, and responsible AI practices. We’re excited to share more details and stories in our annual report, which you can find here.
NAPCRG Annual Meeting
We’re so proud to have been part of this year NAPCRG Annual Meeting in Québec City! Our team gave 7 presentations, sharing our work on how AI can make a difference in healthcare and primary care.
A huge thank you to our amazing team members—Dr. Mhd Diaa Chalati, Samira A. Rahimi, Ph. D., Raymond Tolentino, Sydney Keyamo, Ashkan Baradaran, and Ting Wang—for their hard work and dedication. You made this event such a success!
Sydney Keyamo OBVIA Scholarship!
Congratulations to Rahimi’s lab’s MSc student, Sydney Keyamo on being awarded the OBVIA scholarship!
Rushali Gandhi, Best Poster Presentation
We’re excited to announce that Rahimi’s lab’s trainee, Rushali Gandhi won the Best Poster Presentation award at the CMDO AI-Health Symposium!
2-day International Workshop
October 2024 , we proudly brought together a multidisciplinary team for an incredible 2-day international workshop! With experts from diverse backgrounds, including representatives from the World Health Organization, we hosted plenary sessions, round-table discussions, and focused group talks. Together, we exchanged insights and developed the EDAI framework regarding EDI principles in AI lifecycle.
Amanda Yee, Canadian Geriatrics Society Poster Competition
Congratulations to Amanda Yee for being awarded the first position at the Canadian Geriatrics Society Poster Competition that was held at the Canadian Geriatric Society (CGS) Conference, 2024 in Calgary.
Amanda Yee, AGE-WELL conference
Congratulations to Amanda Yee for presenting her project at AGE-WELL annual conference.
Professor Rahimi appointed Canada Research Chair
Professor Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi appointed Canada Research Chair. More details available here.
New Publication!
Age-related bias and artificial intelligence: a scoping review. See here for details.
Emina Burnazovic, first-author paper
Congrats to the lab’s student, Emina Burnazovic, for her first-author paper!
AI Researcher of the Year Award
Dr. Samira Rahimi is the finalist of the AI Researcher of the Year Award 2023.
Raymond Tolentino, first-author paper!
Congratulations to the lab’s student, Raymond Tolentino, for publishing his first-author paper! Raymond’s project is paving the way for the integration of AI in medical education, particularly in family medicine.
Professor Rahimi honored at McGill Bravo 2023
Professor Rahimi was honored at McGill Bravo 2023 gala for her New Investigator Primary Care Research Award from the North American Primary Care Research Group. This award acknowledges the outstanding work of a new primary care investigator internationally.
Raymond Tolentino, LDI Student Travel Award Support
Raymond Tolentino was awarded LDI Student Travel Award Support (October competition entitled Family Medicine Residency Program’s Experience) to present his work on virtual interviews of family medicine residents at the NAPCRG conference in Arizona. Congrats Raymond!
Dr. Nyariro, McGill Third Century Postdoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to the lab’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Milka Nyariro for being awarded the McGill Third Century (M3C) Postdoctoral Fellowship for her ongoing research work!
Ilhem Bousbiat, Gordon Phillips Funds
Congratulations to the lab’s MSc student, Ilhem Bousbiat for winning the Gordon Phillips Funds (Internal Studentship Competition) offered by the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences for her ongoing research work on cardiovascular health!!
Gauri Sharma, OBVIA Scholarship
Congratulations to the lab’s MSc student, Gauri Sharma for being awarded the prestigious OBVIA Supporting Next Generation Scholarship for her ongoing research work!!
Dr. Rahimi, VP and President, Canadian Operational Research Society
Congratulations to Dr. Rahimi for being selected as Vice-President and upcoming President of the Canadian Operational Research Society!!
Cesare Spinoso-Di Piano, FRQNT Scholarship
Congratulations to the lab’s MSc student, Cesare Spinoso-Di Piano who was awarded the prestigious FRQNT Scholarship!!
Amanda Yee, Canada Graduate Scholarship
Congratulations to the Lab’s MSc student, Amanda Yee who was awarded the prestigious Canada Graduate Scholarship from CIHR!!
Laura Pinkham, Recipient of Award
We are pleased to announce that Laura Pinkham has been selected by the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame to receive one of its 17 Awards for Medical Students. She is a third-year Undergraduate Medical Education student at McGill, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Congratulations Laura!
Alize Gunay, Canada Graduate Scholarships
Congrats to Alize Gunay lab’s MSc student who got Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS-M 2021) award from The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)!
Soapbox Science 2020
Dr. Rahimi is among the eight Soapbox Science 2020 speakers to discuss research and careers related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Click here to read more
Publication: Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Shared Decision Making in Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Existing Literaturey. Click here to read more
Opening for Postdoc position!!
We have an opening for a Postdoc position!! Candidates with Health Sciences and/or Data Science background interested in research on COVIDー19, IoT technology, and AI in Long Term Care Facilities should apply. Click here to read more
Dr. Rahimi FRQS Research Scholar Junior 1 Award
Congradulations to Dr. Rahimi for obtaining FRQS Research Scholar Junior 1 Award!
McGill International Master's Award
Congradulations to Pooria Ghadiri, MSc student at Rahimi’s lab, for obtaining McGill International Master’s Award!!
Roche Canada COVID-19 Open Innovation Challenge
Rahimi Lab is grateful to be supported by Roche Canada to conduct a research on AI-empowered Real-time COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring and Prediction among Senior Residents in Quebec and Ontario.
NSERC Discovery Launch Supplement
Dr. Rahimi obtained NSERC Discovery Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers. Read more.
International workshop on CoronaVirus 2019
We are delighted to inform you that AiCoV19 workshop has been selected for implementation during the 2020 | 2021 Brocher Foundation program.
CIHR SPOR Grant
Rahimi Lab is grateful to be supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) SPOR to conduct a research on use of AI for Cardiovascular disease management among women in primary care.
AAAI Spring Symposium 2021-Applied AI in Healthcare
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Spring Symposium 2021-Applied Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare. Read more.