Michal Abrahamowicz
Research Scientist, PhD
Appointments
- James McGill Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
- Medical Scientist, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute – McGill University Health Centre
Research Interests
- Biostatistics
- Survival analysis
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Clinical epidemiology
- Epidemiologic methods
- Longitudinal analysis
- Non-communicable disease epidemiology
Dr. Michal Abrahamowicz is a James McGill Professor of Biostatistics at McGill University, in Montreal, Canada. His statistical research aims at development and validation of new, flexible statistical methodology, with main focus on time-to-event (survival) analyses of prognostic and pharmaco-epidemiological studies. He has also developed new methods to control for different sources of bias in observational studies.
His collaborative research includes arthritis, cardiovascular, cancer epidemiology. He is the Nominated Principal Investigator on a major grant from the Drug Safety & Effectiveness Network (DSEN) of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research that develops new methods for longitudinal studies of drug safety and comparative effectiveness, and includes more than 35 faculty members from 14 universities across Canada. He is the co-chair of the international STRATOS initiative for improving analyses of observational studies (www.stratos-initiative.org). In 2010-14 he was a member of the Executive Committee of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB).Learn more
Recent News Coverage
How Common are Mental Health Problems in Arthritis Patients?
How Common are Mental Health Problems in Arthritis Patients? Research Reveals Flaw in Determining Extent of Problem A recent Arthritis Research Canada study has revealed that while administrative health databases are increasingly being used to study...
Olympic snowboarder joins team Arthritis Research Canada
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I’m Spencer O’Brien, Ask Me Anything
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Research reveals potential care gap for pregnant women with lupus
Research reveals potential care gap for pregnant women with lupus A new study by Arthritis Research Canada has found that almost 30 per cent of pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus discontinue their antimalarials (especially in the first...
What you need to know about biosimilars
What you need to know about biosimilars On May 27, British Columbia became the first province to expand the use of biosimilars/biogenerics. Find out what this means for the more than 800,000 people in BC living with arthritis.To read our frequently asked...
Arthritis Research Canada opens fourth centre
Arthritis Research Canada opens fourth centre Arthritis Research Canada, the largest clinical arthritis research institution in North America, continues to grow with its newest centre located at McGill University. Drs. Deborah Da Costa, Michal...
Arthritis Research Canada graced by talk of Olympic proportions
Arthritis Research Canada graced by talk of Olympic proportions On June 28, Nancy Greene Raine, Canada’s Female Athlete of the 20th Century, joined staff and scientists as Arthritis Research Canada’s Distinguished Guest Speaker for the organization’s...
Living with arthritis? Learn about biosimilars
Living with arthritis? Learn about biosimilars What is a biosimilar/biogeneric? Biologics are medicines taken by IV or self-injection and are made up of large protein molecules derived from living cells. There are now two versions of biologics:...
BC government announces $2 million for arthritis research at ARThritis Soirée
BC government announces $2 million for arthritis research at ARThritis Soirée Arthritis Research Canada received exciting news at Wednesday night’s annual ARThritis Soirée – a $2 million funding announcement by Health Minister Adrian Dix. This boosted the...
