Mark Griffin, PhD

                Room WB-325
                McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
                Montreal Neurological Institute
                McGill University

                3801 University St
                Montreal, QC
                CANADA, H3A 2B4

                Email: mgriffin@bic.mni.mcgill.ca
                Office: +1 (514) 398 8547
                Fax : +1 (514) 398 2975



Background:

  • 2002-present        



 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
Montreal Neurological Institute
Montreal, Canada
  • 2000-2002



 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
MRI Cardiac and Research Centre
Wesley Hospital / University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
  • 1996-2000




 PhD in Numerical Mathematics
"The Application of Homotopy to the Computer Simulation of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectra"
Supervisors : Kevin Gates (Department of Mathematics) and Graeme Hanson (Centre for Magnetic Resonance)
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
  • 1991-1995


 Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems, Honours IIA)
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
  • 1991-1995


 Bachelor of Science (Mathematics and Computer Science)
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia


Professional Interests:

According to the World Health Organisation, there are 600 million people in the world aged 60 years and over. This figure is expected to double by 2025 and to reach 2 billion by 2050, the vast majority in the developing world. Population aging is characteristically accompanied by an increase in the burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and other ageing-associated mental health conditions, cancers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and musculoskeletal problems. Given these statistics there is an urgent need for research into such medical conditions. A vital and all too often overlooked component of good research lies in bringing the vast array of statistical techniques developed within mathematical communities into the medical clinic.

In my career I have ten years experience working with mathematics and statistics in the biomedical research community. In my work at the Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Australia, I was employed on a number of projects funded by GlaxoSmithKline. These have looked at patient populations with Alzheimer's disease and ischaemic infarcts. Other projects I have worked on have looked at myocardial infarcts, brain tumours, and functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Job Objective:

I desire a position where I can be an active member of a multi-disciplinary team involved in research and development in the pharmaceutical industry. I can provide advanced expertise in statistical analysis, computer technology, and medical image processing. While I have been involved in MR physics and medical imaging applications for the last ten years, I am looking for any position where I can work with a wide range of interesting and challenging statistical problems and where I can closely with medical practioners. Having both Australian and British citizenship, and having worked in Canada for the last two and a half years (with an application for permanent residency submitted), I am eager to work anywhere in Europe or North America.

Further details about my background :

My curriculum vitae in medical image analysis

My curriculum vitae in statistics

My research papers in print