DATICAN NEWS

3rd to 10th April, 2024
DATICAN held its first ever hands on program, Hackathon 1.0, at Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. The week-long event brought together 36 participants from 3 universities for a mix of lectures, workshops, and project development. The opening ceremony featured speeches from...

Secondary School Students Coding Training

All members of DATICAN hereby congratulate Professor Olufunmilayo Olopade on her recent appointment as the Chairman of the newly inaugurated Nigerian National Health Research Committee (NHRC). This announcement, as published in one of the leading newspapers in Nigeria, the Punch was made by The Minister of State for Health and...

Some of the DATICAN Principal Investigators went to DSI - Africa Consortium which was held at Kigali, Rwanda. The theme was "Harnessing data science technologies to develop solutions to the continent's most pressing public health problems"
From Left to Right - Prof. Alex Pearson, Prof. Samson Arekete, Prof. Hakizumwami Birali Runesha,...

The first PhD student of DATICAN, John Akintayo, presented an abstract titled Breast Cancer Diagnosis using Shape Analysis and Artificial Neural Networks at the just-concluded Lagos State University (LASU) 5th Research Fair and received two awards.

1. Best Abstract Presentation in Physical Sciences, Transport and Engineering category

2. Overall Best Abstract

Some DATICAN members present at the Assessing Response to neoadjuvant Taxotere and TrAstuzumab in Nigerian women with HER2-positive breast cancer (ARETTA) consortium which was held at Amber Residence, GRA Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.

The inaugural meeting with the Lagos State University's Computer Science Department, Plans for the upcoming DATICAN program in Nigeria was discussed. This program is gearing up to kick off, and exciting times are just around the corner!

DATICAN team visited the University of Ibadan's Computer Science Department to discuss about Data Science and Medical Image Analysis in Nigeria (DATICAN). It was an exciting meeting where they mingled with experts and researchers. The goal which is to develop capacity in healthcare and tech with data science and image...

DATICAN management paid a visit to Redeemer's University's Computer Science Department to delve into discussions about Data Science and Medical Image Analysis in Nigeria (DATICAN). It was an electrifying gathering where he interacted with top-notch experts and researchers. The primary objective is to Build Capacity in Healthcare and Technology through...