Federica Ciminelli | Healthcare Data Analysis | Women Researcher Award

Dr. Federica Ciminelli | Healthcare Data Analysis | Women Researcher Award

Ospedale sacro cuore don Calabria | Italy

Dr. Federica Ciminelli is an Italian physician specialized in Infectious and Tropical Diseases, holding a postgraduate degree from the Second University of Naples after completing her medical training with distinction at the University of Bologna. She has worked extensively in primary care, infectious diseases, global health, and migrant health, serving in roles such as USCA physician, medical coordinator for migrant reception programs, and clinician in continuity-of-care services across Tuscany and Veneto. Her international experience includes Erasmus-based clinical rotations in Lisbon and a clinical research internship at St. Kizito Hospital in Uganda, where she contributed to data collection for her thesis on community-acquired pneumonia in low-resource settings. Her academic output includes 18 citations, 18 documents, 4 indexed documents, and an h-index of 2. She has collaborated with global health institutions, participated in congress organization on conflicts of interest in medicine, and engaged in long-term volunteer work with homeless communities and survivors of trafficking. Her research interests span infectious diseases, global health, health inequities, migrant access to care, and community medicine. She has received top-level academic evaluations in both her medical degree and specialization. Dr. Ciminelli remains committed to evidence-based medicine, equitable healthcare, and international collaboration.

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Featured Publications

Effectiveness of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treating Plasmodium falciparum malaria from sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective study, 2025

Prognostic Value of Creatinine Levels at Admission on Disease Progression and Mortality in Patients with COVID-19—An Observational Retrospective Study, 2023

Nicholas Otumi | Neuroscience Data Analysis | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Nicholas Otumi | Neuroscience Data Analysis | Best Researcher Award

University of Rochester | United States

Nicholas Otumi is a biomedical imaging researcher with a strong foundation in diagnostic imaging and deep learning. He holds a BSc in Diagnostic Imaging Technology from the University of Cape Coast (Ghana) and an MS in Diagnostic Imaging (Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering) from the University of Rochester (USA), where his coursework included deep learning, inverse problems in imaging, clinical imaging, and signal processing. He has held research and technical roles at multiple institutions: as a remote Research Assistant at Indiana University working on pharmaceutical pricing and market analytics, and at the University of Rochester contributing to segmentation (with UNet-R) and image analysis in brain CT. Previously, as a Research and Teaching Assistant at UCC, he supported imaging equipment courses, data analysis, and undergraduate research. His research interests center on medical image analysis, especially applying deep learning to brain MRI and CT segmentation, classification of disease from imaging, and imaging in resource-constrained settings. He has several manuscripts under review or published, including a multicentre survey on advanced brain MRI in low-resource settings and case reports in radiology.  He is a recipient of honors such as the Harry W. Fischer Research Funds (2025) and the HSEAS Dean’s Fellowship (2024) at Rochester, as well as campus leadership awards in Ghana. Nicholas is committed to advancing AI-driven neuroimaging and translational imaging research across low- and middle-income settings, aiming to bridge technology gaps and enhance equitable access to advanced diagnostic tools.

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Featured Publications

Piersson, A. D., Nunoo, G., Dzefi-Tettey, K., & Otumi, N. (2025). Utility of advanced brain MRI techniques for clinical and research purposes in a low-resource setting: A multicentre survey. Next Research.

Fiagbedzi, E., Arkorful, J., Brobbey, I. F., Appiah, E., Nyarko, S., Otumi, N., Piersson, A. D., Nimo, O., Ofori, I. N., & Gorleku, P. N. (2025). A case of ruptured infrapatellar bursa sac with Baker’s cyst. Radiology Case Reports, 20(1).

Fiagbedzi, E., Arkorful, J., Appiah, E., Otumi, N., Ofori, I., & Gorleku, P. N. (2024). A rare case of intussusception in a 6-month-old baby. Radiology Case Reports, 19(10).