My Fulbright research at MIT aims to create cutting-edge AI solutions that improve colorectal cancer outcomes in marginalised communities. The goal is to accelerate the development of AI screening technologies by tackling AI bias in healthcare to equitably improve the early detection and treatment of colon cancer in vulnerable populations.
Saleem is completing a PhD (Medicine) at the University of Tasmania and a Master of Biomedical Informatics at the Harvard Medical School, focusing on patient-centred preventative health technologies that improve health outcomes in disadvantaged communities. Specifically, Saleem is interested in exploring how artificial intelligence could be utilised to prevent the emergence of colorectal cancer, after a New Colombo Plan Scholarship experience at the Yonsei Severance Hospital in South Korea exposed him to the challenges of cancer therapy.
As a Fulbright Future Scholar, Saleem will undertake research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology advancing AI methods for use in colorectal cancer screening.