Lab profile
About I.AIM
The Institute for AI in Medicine bridges computational methods with human expertise to advance medical science and improve human health. I.AIM researches and deploys real-world health applications of AI that put people first, focusing on identifying high-priority data access and analytics needs to speed up medical augmented intelligence research and translation.
Advanced Molecular AnalysisBioethics & Medical HumanitiesCollaborative AI in HealthcareComputational Imaging & Signal Analytics in MedicineComputational & Social Sciences in HealthDeep Phenotyping & Precision TherapeuticsMedical Education in Digital Healthcare & Data ScienceHealth Data Science
01 · Research focus
Research areas and highlights
Topics and recent work as stated on the lab’s own site.
- CAPriCORNA patient-centered outcomes and research network representing an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse population in the Chicago area.
- CIRCL-ChicagoCommunity Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease in Chicago, a federally funded research program to improve high blood pressure control in the Chicago South Side community.
- eMERGEElectronic Medical Records and Genomics Network developing methods and best practices for utilization of the electronic medical record as a tool for genomic research.
- I-I-CAPTAINTrial implementing and testing patient-facing and clinician-facing nudges for HFrEF medication intensification at five health systems.
02 · People
Leadership and researchers
People listed on the lab’s team pages, by role.
Abel KhoDirector
James AdamsFaculty
Mazhar AdliFaculty
Faraz AhmadFaculty
Ivan AlekseichukFaculty
Luis AmaralFacultyLinkedIn ↗
Adin-Cristian AndreiFaculty
Michael BassFaculty
Rinad BeidasFaculty
Kynon BenjaminFaculty
Adam BennettFacultyLinkedIn ↗
Michelle A. BirkettDirector, Center for Computational and Social Sciences in Health; Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences and Preventive Medicine
Lee CooperDirector, Center for Computational Imaging & Signal Analytics in Medicine; Associate Professor, Pathology (Experimental Pathology); Associate Professor, McCormick School of Engineering
03 · Research intelligence
Research Intelligence evidence
Publications, grants and clinical trials linked to the lab’s researchers in Health AI Central’s research data.
Publications & preprints
- Inter-clinician diagnostic agreement of shock etiology: a multicenter observational study.Health information science and systems · 2026
- Harmonizing Multi-Institutional Clinical Documentation Using Natural Language Processing in Neurofibromatosis Type 1.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2026
- Inferring DNA methylation class from digitized pathology images and artificial intelligence: A worthy and timely application with room for improved clinical performance.Neuro-oncology · 2026
Active NIH grants
- Precision Blood Pressure Goals in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A HeartShare Ancillary StudyFaraz Ahmad · NHLBI · FY 2026
- Implementing A Secure Firearm Storage Program in Illinois Health Centers in Partnership with AllianceChicago and the Illinois Primary Health Care AssociationRinad Beidas · NINR · FY 2026
- Clinical Phenotyping and Molecular Integration CoreTheresa Walunas · NIAID · FY 2026
Clinical-trial records
- Effect of Behavioral Nudges on Serious Illness Conversation DocumentationNCT04867850 · Completed
04 · Updates
Updates and lab news
News and events from the lab’s own site.
- Theresa Walunas among 2026 ACMI Class of New FellowsAwardOct 9, 2026 · feinberg.northwestern.edu
- Research Assistant Spotlight: Hannah OhSpotlightSep 29, 2026 · feinberg.northwestern.edu
- Joshua Melville Awarded NIH Research Specialist GrantAwardAug 31, 2026 · feinberg.northwestern.edu
- Postdoctoral Scholar Spotlight: Marina AyadSpotlightAug 28, 2026 · feinberg.northwestern.edu
- I.AIM Represented among NIH S-index Challenge WinnersAwardAug 28, 2026 · feinberg.northwestern.edu
- Protecting Mature Trees Could Help Save LivesNewsAug 26, 2026 · feinberg.northwestern.edu
- AI Helpful in Clinical Reasoning, but Human Oversight Is CriticalNewsJul 14, 2026 · feinberg.northwestern.edu
- Clinical Informatics Fellow Spotlight: Brian VadaszNewsJun 26, 2026 · feinberg.northwestern.edu
05 · Official presence
Lab sources and channels
The lab’s own pages and accounts.
06 · Related
Related labs and centers
Labs at the same institution and labs working on similar topics.