Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, we can personalize screening around a woman’s risk of developing cancer
Regina Barzilay
Professor, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
A Regina Barzilay, a professor in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and a 2017 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, is working on using artificial intelligence to fight cancer, improve access to medicines and address social problems. Barzilay, who was herself diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, is developing algorithms using AI to detect small cancerous areas that mammograms sometimes miss with potentially deadly results.