Humayera Islam, PhD

Dr. Humayera Islam is a dedicated researcher in precision health, currently serving as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Chicago. Her work centers on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve clinical outcomes by analyzing real-world electronic health records (EHR) and multimodal data. With a doctoral degree in Health Informatics from the University of Missouri (Columbia), her research expertise focuses on integrating advanced natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and multimodal predictive learning techniques to address complex healthcare challenges, particularly in early diagnosis, treatment outcomes, and health disparities.

Actively involved with the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), Dr. Islam contributes to the informatics community through various leadership roles, including the Chair of the AMIA Student Working Group (2024) and serving as a member of AMIA's CEO Search Task Force (2024). Her dedication to research and service has earned her numerous awards and recognitions, including the Outstanding PhD Student Award (2024), Outstanding Alumni Award (2024), a 1st Place win at the AMIA Informatics Summit Student Paper Competition (2022), and Mizzou 18 Honor for her outstanding research and leadership awarded by the Mizzou Alumni Association (2023).

Dr. Islam’s passion for research, leadership, and academic collaboration underscores her commitment to advancing the field of health informatics and creating impactful solutions in precision healthcare.