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Nigerian-Born PhD Student Wins $30K Google Contest With AI Tool for Early Disease Detection

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Jane Odum, a Nigerian-born doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia, has won first place in the MedGemma Impact Challenge for developing an AI-powered tool designed to strengthen disease surveillance in West Africa. Her application, EpiCast, secured the $30,000 top prize in the Google-sponsored competition, which drew more than 850 teams from around the world. The contest challenges researchers to build human-centered AI solutions address…
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UrbanGeekz broke the news on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
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