Kyle J. Myers
Biomedical engineer
Kyle J. Myers is the Director of Imaging and Applied Mathematics at the Food and Drug Administration Centre for Devices and Radiological Health. She is a Fellow of the Optical Society and SPIE.
Early life and education
Myers was inspired to study physics by her father, who was an engineer. Myers studied physics and mathematics at Occidental College and graduated in 1980. She moved to University of Arizona for her graduate studies, and earned a PhD in optical science in 1985. She was supervised by Harrison Hooker Barrett. She stayed at the University of Arizona for a postdoctoral fellowship until 1987.
Research and career
Myers joined the Food and Drug Administration in 1987. Myers' book Foundations of Image Science was selected as The Optical Society Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award winner in 2006. In 2014 Myers was appointed as the Director of the Division of Imaging, Diagnostics, and Software Reliability. She is interested in next-generation screening techniques, medical diagnosis and 3D imaging.
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