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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Kyle J. Myers
| alma_mater = [[University of Arizona]] (PhD) <br> [[Occidental College]] (BS)
| workplaces = [[Food and Drug Administration]]
| known_for = Medical imaging <br>
Diagnostics
}}
'''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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://spie.org/about-spie/advocacy/women-in-optics/women-in-optics-planner/2014-wio-planner/myers-kyle-j?SSO=1|title=Kyle J. Myers {{!}} Women in Optics {{!}} SPIE|website=spie.org|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref> Myers studied physics and mathematics at [[Occidental College]] and graduated in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Dr. Kyle J. Myers|url=http://spie.org/profile/Kyle.Myers-7697?SSO=1|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-20|website=SPIE}}</ref> She moved to [[University of Arizona]] for her graduate studies, and earned a PhD in [[optical science]] in 1985.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.optics.arizona.edu/news-events/news/press-releases/ua-college-optical-sciences-names-kyle-j-myers-alumna-year|title=UA College of Optical Sciences Names Kyle J. Myers Alumna of the Year {{!}} College of Optical Sciences {{!}} The University of Arizona|website=www.optics.arizona.edu|access-date=2019-08-14|archive-date=2019-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814195041/https://www.optics.arizona.edu/news-events/news/press-releases/ua-college-optical-sciences-names-kyle-j-myers-alumna-year|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was supervised by Harrison H. Barrett.<ref name=":1" /> She stayed at the [[University of Arizona]] for a postdoctoral fellowship until 1987.<ref name="Keynote Speakers {{!}} ISBI 2020">{{Cite web|url=http://2020.biomedicalimaging.org/pages/keynote-speakers|title=Keynote Speakers {{!}} ISBI 2020|website=2020.biomedicalimaging.org|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref>
== Research and career ==
Myers joined the [[Food and Drug Administration]] in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.optics.arizona.edu/news-events/events/colloquium-kyle-j-myers|title=Colloquium: Kyle J. Myers {{!}} College of Optical Sciences {{!}} The University of Arizona|website=www.optics.arizona.edu|access-date=2019-08-14|archive-date=2019-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814195029/https://www.optics.arizona.edu/news-events/events/colloquium-kyle-j-myers|url-status=dead}}</ref> Myers' book ''Foundations of Image Science'' was selected as [[The Optical Society]] Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award winner in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spie.org/news/spie-professional-magazine/2006-july/barrett-myers-receive-goodman-book-award|title=Barrett, Myers Receive Goodman Book Award|website=spie.org|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laserfocusworld.com/test-measurement/research/article/16567173/osa-and-spie-confer-first-joseph-w-goodman-book-award|title=OSA and SPIE confer first Joseph W. Goodman Book Award|date=2006-03-08|website=Laser Focus World|language=en|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref>  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 image acquisition|3D imaging]].<ref name=":3"/> These include imaging [[breast tissue]] for the visualisation of abnormalities, as well as diagnosing [[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer's]] and [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://mdic.org/resource/qa-with-kyle-myers/|title=Q&A with Kyle Myers|website=MDIC|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref> 3D imaging, such as [[tomosynthesis]], [[3D ultrasound]] and [[CT scan|breast CT scans]] offer improved sensitivity over 2D screening methods such as [[mammography]].<ref name=":3"/> In her capacity at the [[Food and Drug Administration]] Myers is involved with the regulation and approval of new technologies, which includes approving the first dedicated breast [[CT scan|CT system]] (2012) and [[breast ultrasound]] (2014).<ref name=":3"/>
=== Academic service and honours ===
In 2012 Myers was elected [[University of Arizona]] College of Optical Sciences Alumna of the Year.<ref name=":1" /> She was a finalist in the [[Service to America Medals]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/kyle-myers/|title=Kyle Myers|last=Medals|first=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America|website=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref> Myers has been involved different initiatives to promote gender equality in science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://photonicsforabetterworld.blogspot.com/2019/03/why-light-spie-fellow-and-woman-in.html|title=Why Light? SPIE Fellow and Woman in Optics Kyle Myers Answers|website=photonicsforabetterworld.blogspot.com|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref> In 2014 she was featured in the [[SPIE]] Women in Optics planner, which is produced annually and distributed to college and high school students.<ref name=":0" /> She was elected to the [[National Academy of Engineering]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nae.edu/130145/Dr-Kyle-J-Myers|title=Dr. Kyle J. Myers|website=NAE Website|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref><ref name=":3"/> She serves on the Steering Committee of the ''Medical Device Innovation Consortium''.<ref name=":3" /> She is a Fellow of the [[American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering]], [[The Optical Society]] and [[SPIE]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cersi.umd.edu/event/14009/bioe-seminar-kyle-myers|title=BIOE Seminar: Kyle Myers {{!}} Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation|website=cersi.umd.edu|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aimbe.org/college-of-fellows/cof-0703/|title=Kyle J. Myers, Ph.D. COF-0703 - AIMBE|language=en|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref> Myers is a member of the Board of Directors of [[SPIE]] from 2018 to 2020.<ref name="Keynote Speakers {{!}} ISBI 2020"/>
=== Selected publications ===
Her publications include;
* {{Cite book|title=Foundations of Imaging Science|last=Myers|first=Kyle J.|publisher=Wiley-Interscience|year=2003|isbn=978-0471153009|location=|pages=}}
* {{Cite journal|title=Model observers for assessment of image quality|last=Myers|first=Kyle J.|date=1993|journal=PNAS|volume=1993|issue=21|pages=9758–9765|bibcode=1993PNAS...90.9758B|doi=10.1073/pnas.90.21.9758|pmid=8234311|pmc=47653|doi-access=free}}
* {{Cite journal|title=Addition of a channel mechanism to the ideal-observer model|last=Myers|first=Kyle J.|date=1987|journal=Journal of the Optical Society of America A|volume=4|issue=12|pages=2447–2457|doi=10.1364/JOSAA.4.002447|pmid=3430229|bibcode=1987JOSAA...4.2447M}}
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