Adam Yala, PhD
Assistant Professor of Computational Precision Health and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, UC Berkeley and UCSF
Research Summary
Adam Yala's research focuses on developing machine learning methods for personalized medicine and translating them to clinical care. His previous research has contributed to the areas of: 1) predicting future cancer risk and 2) designing personalized screening policies. Adam's tools underlie multiple prospective trials, and his research has been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and Wired.
Education
- 2022 - PhD, Computer Science
- 2017 - MEng, Computer science
- 2016 - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Selected Publications
- Mikhael PG, Wohlwend J, Yala A, Karstens L, Xiang J, Takigami AK, Bourgouin PP, Chan P, Mrah S, Amayri W, Juan YH, Yang CT, Wan YL, Lin G, Sequist LV, Fintelmann FJ, Barzilay R. Sybil: A Validated Deep Learning Model to Predict Future Lung Cancer Risk From a Single Low-Dose Chest Computed Tomography. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Apr 20;41(12):2191-2200. View on PubMed.
- Yala A, Mikhael PG, Strand F, Lin G, Satuluru S, Kim T, Banerjee I, Gichoya J, Trivedi H, Lehman CD, Hughes K, Sheedy DJ, Matthis LM, Karunakaran B, Hegarty KE, Sabino S, Silva TB, Evangelista MC, Caron RF, Souza B, Mauad EC, Patalon T, Handelman-Gotlib S, Guindy M, Barzilay R. Multi-Institutional Validation of a Mammography-Based Breast Cancer Risk Model. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Jun 1;40(16):1732-1740. View on PubMed.
- Yala A, Mikhael PG, Strand F, Lin G, Smith K, Wan YL, Lamb L, Hughes K, Lehman C, Barzilay R. Toward robust mammography-based models for breast cancer risk. Sci Transl Med. 2021 Jan 27;13(578). View on PubMed.
- Portnoi T, Yala A, Schuster T, Barzilay R, Dontchos B, Lamb L, Lehman C. Deep Learning Model to Assess Cancer Risk on the Basis of a Breast MR Image Alone. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 Jul;213(1):227-233. View on PubMed.
- Yala A, Schuster T, Miles R, Barzilay R, Lehman C. A Deep Learning Model to Triage Screening Mammograms: A Simulation Study. Radiology. 2019 Oct;293(1):38-46. PubMed PMID: 31385754.
- Yala A, Lehman C, Schuster T, Portnoi T, Barzilay R. A Deep Learning Mammography-based Model for Improved Breast Cancer Risk Prediction. Radiology. 2019 Jul;292(1):60-66. View on PubMed.
- Yala A, Mikhael PG, Lehman C, Lin G, Strand F, Wan YL, Hughes K, Satuluru S, Kim T, Banerjee I, Gichoya J, Trivedi H, Barzilay R. Optimizing risk-based breast cancer screening policies with reinforcement learning. Nat Med. 2022 Jan;28(1):136- 143. View on PubMed.