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Introducing the Inaugural Oberndorf Clinical Artificial Intelligence Scholars

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the Oberndorf Clinical Artificial Intelligence Scholars Award! Thanks to the generous support from Lou and Rosemary Oberndorf, along with matching funds from the University of Florida College of Medicine and Intelligent Clinical Care Center, we are proud to present our inaugural cohort…

Year in Review: Artificial Intelligence and Nephrology

The future of kidney care looks bright — according to a new review article published by UF Intelligent Clinical Care Center (IC3) researchers in the journal Nature Reviews Nephrology. IC3 and PRISMAp Director, Azra Bihorac, M.D. MS FCCM FASN, and IC3 Associate Director, Benjamin Shickel, Ph.D, took…

Malachowsky Hall opening marks new era for AI-powered health care

College of Medicine’s Azra Bihorac highlights AI breakthroughs On Nov. 3, a new, seven-story, 263,440-square-foot center that will transform the artificial intelligence and data science workforce celebrated its grand opening in the heart of campus. Malachowsky Hall on the UF campus. The Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information…

IC3 researchers to develop AI system for improving kidney transplant outcomes

For people needing a kidney transplant, there has long been a sobering reality: The demand for usable organs falls well short of the supply. Now, University of Florida Health researchers and their colleagues are deploying artificial intelligence to help improve transplant outcomes. This image of a biopsy shows two of the…

IC3 develops model to predict AKI status after surgery

Intelligent Critical Care Center (IC3) researchers have published a new study in Surgery about an IC3-developed, dynamic deep learning model that predicts post-operative acute kidney injury (AKI) stages for the next 24 hours. After surgery, AKI can affect 10%-30% of patients and is associated with the development of chronic…

ABC 7 talks medical AI with IC3 director

The UF Intelligent Critical Care Center (IC3) director Azra Bihorac discussed the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine during an interview with ABC 7 reporter Meagan Miller as part of a wide-ranging cover story about the emergence of AI. “I think the entrance of AI…

IC3 director on BrainX Talks podcast

Intelligent Critical Care Center (IC3) director Azra Bihorac appeared on the BrainX Talks podcast on May 6, 2023, to discuss her history of medical AI research and the current state of machine learning in critical care medicine. During the discussion about medical research, Dr. Bihorac stressed the importance…

IC3’s Fang in Nat Geo to talk early Alzheimer’s detection

The Intelligent Critical Care Center (IC3) associate director of education Ruogu Fang appears in the National Geographic article “Your eyes may be a window into early Alzheimer’s detection” because of her work at SMILE Lab, where she directs research into using artificial intelligence and machine learning…

IC3 co-director Rashidi named AIMBE fellow

Intelligent Critical Care Center (IC3) co-director Parisa Rashidi was recently elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows, which is composed of outstanding bioengineers in academia, industry, and government, representing the top 2 % of medical and biological engineering professionals. Rashidi was…

NASA collaborates with new IC3 research faculty

Research faculty member Kia Khezeli, from the Intelligent Critical Care Center (IC3) and IC3 co-director Parisa Rashidi’s Intelligent Health Lab (i-Heal), is an author on two new review articles that discuss how artificial intelligence and precision medicine could be essential to deep space travel for humans in the…