Biostatistics & Modelling

Artificial intelligence for medical imaging
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to revolutionise how medical images are used, by helping doctors make diagnoses quicker and more accurately. A team lead by Mornin’ Feng has been developing AI algorithms to identify the malign lesions from mammograms to assists radiologist to diagnose breast cancer. The developed AI assistant can potential reduce the time needed for diagnosis to a quarter and yet maintain the level of accuracy.

Clinical trial design and analysis

The gold standard for assessing the effects of treatment interventions is through clinical trials. It is important that such trials are well-designed, conducted and analysed  to provide evidence of the intervention effect. A/Prof Tai has made a significant contribution to the conduct of clinical trials in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific, in her capacity as a statistical expert collaborator. She has been instrumental in providing scientific inputs and advice to numerous trials at theInvestigational Medicine Unit, NUHS, and beyond.

Infectious Disease Modelling

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a widespread paediatric disease across much of East and Southeast Asia, including Singapore. Although usually mild and self-limiting, in some rare cases complications of infection can result, including death. Researchers in the Cook lab have been assessing the impact of HFMD on families and schools, and modelling the impact of control strategies such as school closure. Read some of their publications here.