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Please join the Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation in our new AI Lab for Grand Rounds featuring Aakash Desai, MD, MPH, FASCO, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of the Phase 1 & Precision Oncology Program at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, UAB Heersink School of Medicine.

In AI-Driven Precision Oncology: Optimizing Trial Matching and Response Assessment, Dr. Desai will explore how AI-powered initiatives such as OPTIMATCH and TRACE-AI are accelerating early-phase oncology research and expanding equitable access to clinical trials across Alabama. 

This presentation will be available both in person and via Zoom. We hope you’ll join us for this timely and impactful session.

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