Brian Gilfix, McGill University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their McGill University profile.

Development of analytical techniques in HPLC and molecular diagnostics lipid abnormalities selected inherited disorders

Latest papers

Comparison of Plasma p-tau217 and [18F]FDG-PET for Identifying Alzheimer Disease in People With Early-Onset or Atypical Dementia.
Neurology · 2025
Discordance and Concordance Between Cerebrospinal and [18F]FDG-PET Biomarkers in Assessing Atypical and Early-Onset AD Dementia Cases.
Neurology · 2022
Somatic overgrowth associated with homozygous mutations in both MAN1B1 and SEC23A
Molecular Case Studies · 2016

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Comparing the benefits of diets and exercise among patients with dyslipidemia
NSERC · 1998 · Co-investigator
$25,500

All 1 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Comparison of Plasma p-tau217 and [18F]FDG-PET for Identifying Alzheimer Disease in People With Early-Onset or Atypical Dementia.

Quispialaya KM, Therriault J, Aliaga A, Benedet AL, Ashton NJ, Karikari T, Cassa Macedo A, Rahmouni N, Tissot C, Fernandez Arias J, Wang YT, Trudel L, Hosseini SA, Matsudaira T, Chan T, Pascoal T, Gilfix B, Vitali P, Zimmer ER, Provost K, Soucy JP, Gauthier S, Zetterberg H, Jean-Claude BJ, Blennow K, Rosa-Neto P

Neurology202517 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000210211 PMID: 39715476

02

Discordance and Concordance Between Cerebrospinal and [18F]FDG-PET Biomarkers in Assessing Atypical and Early-Onset AD Dementia Cases.

Quispialaya KM, Therriault J, Aliaga A, Zimmermann M, Fernandez-Arias J, Lussier F, Massarweh G, Pascoal T, Soucy JP, Gauthier S, Jean-Claude B, Gilfix B, Vitali P, Rosa-Neto P

Neurology202215 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000201198 PMID: 36266044

03

Somatic overgrowth associated with homozygous mutations in both MAN1B1 and SEC23A

Swati Gupta, Somayyeh Fahiminiya, Tracy S. Wang, Laura Dempsey Nunez, David S. Rosenblatt, William T. Gibson, Brian Mark Gilfix, John J.M. Bergeron, Loydie Anne Jerome‐Majewska

Molecular Case Studies201624 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a000737 PMID: 27148587

Comparing the benefits of diets and exercise among patients with dyslipidemia

Co-investigatorNSERC1998Industrially Oriented Research Grants

Principal investigators: Grover, Steven

$25,500

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Département de radiologie, radio-oncologie et médecine nucléaire
Department of Human Genetics
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Department of Pediatrics

Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Jean-Paul Soucy

Département de radiologie, radio-oncologie et médecine nucléaire

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Bertrand Jean-Claude

Department of Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Pedro Rosa-Neto

Department of Psychiatry

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Serge Gauthier

Department of Psychiatry

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Loydie Jerome-Majewska

Department of Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2016

David Rosenblatt

Department of Human Genetics

1 shared papers, latest 2016

John Bergeron

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

William Gibson

Department of Medical Genetics

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Development of analytical techniques in HPLC and molecular diagnostics Dear Professor Gilfix, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Comparison of Plasma p-tau217 and [18F]FDG-PET for Identifying Alzheimer Disease in People With Early-Onset or Atypical Dementia." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]