The Best of the AACR Journals Collection: Author Profiles

Irène Buvat

Title & Affiliation:
CNRS Director of Research, Director of the Laboratory of Translational Imaging in Oncology, Inserm, Institut Curie, Orsay, France.

Most-cited Article:
LIFEx: A Freeware for Radiomic Feature Calculation in Multimodality Imaging to Accelerate Advances in the Characterization of Tumor Heterogeneity

Q: What is your primary area of study/research?
A: In vivo molecular imaging, using PET combined with MRI and CT.

Q: What influenced your decision to embark on a research career?
A: The stimulating alchemy of creativity, method, rigor, and patience that is required to solve problems. The vastness of discoveries to be made.

Q; What excites you most about your research area?
A: The fast pace of technological advances and the inspiring cross-fertilization among many research fields.

Q: What are your hobbies or passions outside of work?
A: To discover and play modern board games, admire nature everywhere, and read biographies of amazing people.