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Oleksandra V. Lyulko is a biomedical engineer and radiation biologist whose career has centered on the development of automated, high-throughput systems for radiation biodosimetry — the science of estimating radiation dose exposure in individuals following nuclear or radiological emergencies. Her most significant contribution is her central role in designing and advancing the RABiT (Rapid Automated Biodosimetry Tool), a robotic platform developed at Columbia University's Center for High Throughput Minimally Invasive Radiation Biodosimetry. The RABiT revolutionized the field by enabling fully automated triage assessment of thousands of individuals simultaneously — a critical capability in mass casualty scenarios. Her 2010 paper introducing the RABiT has garnered 118 citations, reflecting its foundational impact on emergency preparedness infrastructure. Lyulko also made important technical contributions to adapting the γ-H2AX assay — a sensitive biomarker for DNA double-strand breaks — for automated lymphocyte processing, earning 77 citations for that methodological work. Across a decade of publications spanning system design, imaging innovation, and technological refinement, her research has consistently pushed biodosimetry from labor-intensive manual procedures toward scalable, reliable automation, directly strengthening global readiness for radiological mass casualty events.