Shirin Abbasi Nejad Enger

Shirin Abbasi Nejad Enger is an Associate Professor in the Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology at McGill University's Faculty of Medicine. Her primary academic and leadership roles include:

• Director of the Medical Physics Unit
• Graduate Program Director for Medical Physics
• Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Medical Physics
• Co-Director of FRQS Experimental Therapeutics Axes
• Associate Member of Physics and Biomedical Engineering Departments
• Associate Academic Member of Mila - Quebec AI Institute

Her research pioneers personalized radiotherapy through patient-specific dosimetry and delivery systems, with core expertise in:

• Medical Device Development for cancer treatment
• AI Applications in Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics
• Radiation Source Innovation for Imaging and Therapy
• Monte Carlo-based Radiation Dosimetry
• Brachytherapy and Radiobiology

She leads EngerLab, a multidisciplinary team developing AI-driven treatment outcome prediction models to optimize radiation delivery while minimizing side effects. Her work integrates biomedical modeling, detector development, and machine learning to advance precision oncology.

Key recognition includes the prestigious Canada Research Chair in Medical Physics (Tier II).

As Graduate Program Director and lab leader, she mentors B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. students across medical physics and engineering disciplines. Her research is supported by multiple funding agencies enabling cancer technology development and training of future biomedical innovators.

EngerLab operates at the Jewish General Hospital Radiation Oncology Department, collaborating with clinicians and engineers to translate computational models into clinical radiotherapy solutions through its focus on patient-specific dosimetry and novel radiation source implementation.