NWO AiNed XS Europe grant awarded to Sara P. Oliveira

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced that they have awarded one of their National Growth Fund AiNed-XS Europe grants to Sara P. Oliveira, a postdoctoral researcher in the Computational Pathology group.

The stAIns project aims to explore deep generative models to simulate immunostaining in breast tissue samples. In pathology, assessing specific biomarkers, through this staining, is of the utmost importance for a detailed diagnosis, but represents additional time and costs. What if we could generate these samples virtually? It would not only facilitate efficient use of resources but also enhance diagnosis speed and accuracy, contributing to improved patient care, particularly in resource-limited settings. In this sense, by leveraging both in-house and public datasets, this study aims to demonstrate the feasibility and efficacy of AI for virtual staining.

More details on the funding program here