{"id":1192,"date":"2024-08-14T11:02:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T08:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.khas.edu.tr\/blog\/2024\/08\/14\/our-board-of-trustees-member-assoc-prof-dr-canan-dagdeviren-is-on-the-bbc-100-women-list\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:05:41","slug":"our-board-of-trustees-member-assoc-prof-dr-canan-dagdeviren-is-on-the-bbc-100-women-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khas.edu.tr\/en\/our-board-of-trustees-member-assoc-prof-dr-canan-dagdeviren-is-on-the-bbc-100-women-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Board of Trustees Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Canan Da\u011fdeviren is on the BBC 100 Women List!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BBC <\/strong>has announced its list of <strong>100 inspiring and influential women<\/strong> for 2023.<\/p>\n\n<p>The list consists of five categories: 1) Climate Pioneers, 2) Culture and Education, 3) Entertainment and Sports, 4) Politics and Advocacy, 5) Science, Health and Technology.     <\/p>\n\n<p>The list includes names such as human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, former US First Lady Michelle Obama, Ballon d&#8217;Or-winning footballer Aitana Bonmati and artificial intelligence (AI) expert Timnit Gebru, who was selected in the <strong>Science, Health and Technology<\/strong> category by Kadir Has University Board of Trustees Member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khas.edu.tr\/en\/a-groundbreaking-invention-from-our-board-of-trustees-member-assoc-prof-dr-canan-dagdeviren\/canan-dagdeviren-2\/\"><strong>Assoc. Prof.. Dr. Canan Da\u011fdeviren<\/strong><\/a> is also included.<\/p>\n\n<p>Canan Da\u011fdeviren, an associate professor at the <strong>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)<\/strong> in the US, recently invented a wearable \u201celectronic bra\u201d for early detection of breast cancer through ultrasound. She was inspired by her aunt, who was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer at the age of 49 despite regular cancer screenings and died six months later. Da\u011fdeviren drew a rough schematic of a diagnostic device that could be placed inside a bra and would allow individuals at high risk of breast cancer to be screened more frequently, at her aunt\u2019s bedside. 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