Dr. Sara Mostafavi, a BC Children's Hospital investigator, was named to the inaugural cohort of Canada-CIFAR AI Chairs for her work in artificial intelligence (AI) research.
The 29 chairs will receive approximately $30 million in funding as part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy to help maintain Canada’s leadership in artificial intelligence research.
“I am excited to be named a CIFAR AI Chair. This program is a great opportunity to build new collaborations, and connect with the growing and strong community of AI and Machine Learning researchers in Canada. I am especially looking forward to contributing to the development of new AI and ML techniques for precision medicine,” Dr. Mostafavi said.
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Ensuring research participation is available to all Canadians
Improving language accessibility in clinical research studies helps pave the way for more equitable health outcomes, and makes research more generalizable to the local population.
