Runner up of July 2021 Encouragement Award: Anton Nathanson
Published on the 24 Aug 2021
Anton Nathanson, fourth year PhD student in the Biomedical Image Computing Lab at University of New South Wales, under the supervision of Professor Erik Meijering, received runner up of the ATA Scientific Encouragement award July 2021.
Anton is developing new technologies for designing diagnostics for human degenerative bone diseases, in particular osteoarthritis. His research combines cutting edge imaging, cellular biology, machine learning and big data in order to characterise the health status of human bone for the development of new diagnostic technologies.
Upon completing his PhD, Anton wishes to begin medical school to pursue a career in orthopaedics, whilst also being able to continue clinical research.
This award will be put towards attending ORS 2022 or similar orthopaedic conference to present the final completed work from his PhD.
This article is prepared by ATA Scientific.