Best Oral Presentation – First Prize at the 35th National Pathology Congress

We are delighted to share that the oral presentation SS-094, co-authored by our group member Mehmet Altay Ünal, received the Best Oral Presentation – First Prize at the 35th National Pathology Congress (35. Ulusal Patoloji Kongresi), held on 28–31 October 2026 at the İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Center.

The study

Yapay Zekâ Destekli Çok Modelli Foundation Model Ensemble Yaklaşımı ile Karaciğer Metastazlarında Primer Tümör Orijininin Belirlenmesi

In English: Determining the primary tumour origin of liver metastases with an AI-assisted, multi-model foundation-model ensemble approach.

Finding where a liver metastasis started is a key question in diagnostic pathology. The work brings several pathology foundation models together as an ensemble to support this decision from tissue slides.

Authors

• Ozan Doğaç Kılıç (presenter)¹

• Hale Kıvrak¹

• Mehmet Altay Ünal²

• Önder Bozdoğan¹

¹ University of Health Sciences, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Pathology · ² Ankara University Stem Cell Institute

The award certificate

At the award ceremony

Warm congratulations to the whole team, and our thanks to the organisers of the congress.