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New research from the University of Florida highlights how AI can support earlier identification of delirium risk in intensive care units.

Led by first author Miguel Contreras, a Ph.D. student in the Parisa Rashidi Lab, the multidisciplinary UF team developed DeLLiriuM, a large language model that uses structured electronic health record data from the first 24 hours of ICU admission to estimate delirium risk. The study was published in Scientific Reports and includes collaborators from the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the UF College of Medicine.

New AI tool to be tested in NIH-funded study to improve diagnosis of Parkinson’s and related disorders Article: UF Health By: Michelle Jaffee BME researcher: Dr. Ruogu Fang University of Florida researchers will broadly test a new artificial intelligence tool aimed at distinguishing the precise…

Congratulations to Eiko Alzamora, a Ph.D. student in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, for being selected for the CATT-ADRD Alzheimer’s Disease Training Fellowship!

BME Ph.D. Student Awarded CATT-ADRD Alzheimer’s Disease Training Fellowship Eiko Alzamora, a Ph.D. student in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been selected for the CATT-ADRD Training Program in Alzheimer’s…