Reza Zahiri Azar, Queen's University

Research

Breast Conserving Surgery Cancer Margin Machine Learning Multi-Parametric Imaging Open-Source Software Raman Spectroscopy Surgical Navigation Tissue Characterization

Latest funding

An integrated spectroscopy-ultrasound surgical navigation system for residual cancer detection in breast surgery.
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$188,350

All 1 grants and awards

An integrated spectroscopy-ultrasound surgical navigation system for residual cancer detection in breast surgery.

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Mousavi, Parvin; Zahiri Azar, Reza; Engel, Cecil J; Fichtinger, Gabor

Keywords: Breast Conserving Surgery; Cancer Margin; Machine Learning; Multi-Parametric Imaging; Open-Source Software; Raman Spectroscopy; Surgical Navigation; Tissue Characterization; Ultrasound Imaging

$188,350

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Breast Conserving Surgery Dear Professor Zahiri Azar, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on breast conserving surgery connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]