In a prestigious recognition for early-career researchers, Joseph Cozzi, an MSTP student in the GPMP was awarded 1st Place in the John R. Cameron Early-Career Investigator Symposium, a top honor at the AAPM Annual Meeting held last week in Los Angeles.
The John R. Cameron Early-Career Investigator Symposium is renowned for showcasing the most promising talents in the field of medical physics. The competition is open to trainees, graduate students, and first-year residents or post-docs, with only the top ten scoring submissions invited to present their research orally at the symposium.
Joseph stood out with his presentation titled “Evaluation of Automatic Segmentations through Performance of Radiomic Features in the Classification of Thyroid Nodules in Ultrasound.” The paper was assessed by a panel of judges who evaluated its scientific quality, the presenter's communication skills, and their ability to respond to post-talk questions.
The achievement is particularly notable as Joseph is only the second person in the program's history to win this award. The first was Dr. Maryellen L. Giger, who is Joseph's advisor.
Congratulations, Joseph!