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Shirin Golchi

ResearcherInfectious DiseasesMcGill University

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Shirin Golchi

Researcher

Infectious Diseases

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
23 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (4 CIHR, 3 NSERC), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Acceptability Adaptive Trial Cost-Effectiveness Multi-Arm Trial Multicentre Trial Randomized Trial Safety Tolerability

Latest papers

Bayesian optimization for identification of optimal biological dose combinations in personalized dose-finding trials.
Biometrics · 2026
A digital twin methodology using retrospective patient data for sample size reduction in Alzheimer's disease clinical trials.
Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2026
Discussion on ''Nonparanormal Adjusted Marginal Inference'' by Susanne Dandl and Torsten Hothorn.
Biometrics · 2026 · first author

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Treatment of Enterococcal Bacteremia Platform (TENT)
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,946,926
CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) Clinical Trials Research (CTN)
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,000,000
Finding the right balance: An adaptive trial to identify the safest regimen with the shortest duration for TB prevention (treatment of TB Infection)
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,154,425

All 9 grants and awards

23 publications.

Bayesian optimization for identification of optimal biological dose combinations in personalized dose-finding trials.

Willard J, Golchi S, Moodie EEM

Biometrics2026

DOI: 10.1093/biomtc/ujag152 PMID: 42720978

A digital twin methodology using retrospective patient data for sample size reduction in Alzheimer's disease clinical trials.

Andrews D, Golchi S, Collins DL, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

Alzheimer's research & therapy2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13195-026-02024-5 PMID: 42046101

Discussion on ''Nonparanormal Adjusted Marginal Inference'' by Susanne Dandl and Torsten Hothorn.

Golchi S

Biometrics2026First author

DOI: 10.1093/biomtc/ujag066 PMID: 42053276

Design of Bayesian Clinical Trials With Clustered Data.

Hagar L, Golchi S

Statistics in medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/sim.70488 PMID: 41820232

Two-stage Bayesian network meta-analysis of individualized treatment rules for multiple treatments with siloed data.

Shen J, Moodie EE, Golchi S

Statistical methods in medical research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/09622802251387430 PMID: 41134973

Protecting the brain from post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia with multimodal exercise training: study protocol for a Bayesian adaptive trial (PROTECT)

Moncion K, Rodrigues L, Bon A, Sutoski A, Sikorska K, Allison EY, Abreu J, Golchi S, Arbour N, Gauthier C

BMJ Open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-123336

Sparse 2-stage Bayesian meta-analysis for individualized treatments.

Shen J, Moodie EEM, Golchi S

Biometrics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/biomtc/ujaf082 PMID: 40705493

A digital twin methodology using real patient data for sample size reduction in Alzheimer's disease randomized controlled clinical trials.

Andrews D, Golchi S, Collins DL

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2025

DOI: 10.1101/2025.10.28.25338899 PMID: 41282905

Use of Bayesian techniques in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis: a scoping review.

Churipuy MM, Golchi S, Hoa S, Hudson M

BMC rheumatology2025

DOI: 10.1186/s41927-025-00563-2 PMID: 41029422

Artificial Intelligence in Depression-Medication Enhancement (AID-ME): A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Deep-Learning-Enabled Clinical Decision Support System for Personalized Depression Treatment Selection and Management.

Benrimoh D, Whitmore K, Richard M, Golden G, Perlman K, Jalali S, Friesen T, Barkat Y, Mehltretter J, Fratila R, Armstrong C, Israel S, Popescu C, Karp JF, Parikh SV, Golchi S, Moodie EEM, Shen J, Gifuni AJ, Ferrari M, Sapra M, Kloiber S, Pinard GF, Dunlop BW, Looper K, Ranganathan M, Enault M, Beaulieu S, Rej S, Hersson-Edery F, Steiner W, Anacleto A, Qassim S, McGuire-Snieckus R, Margolese HC

The Journal of clinical psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.4088/jcp.24m15634 PMID: 40875536

Treatment of Enterococcal Bacteremia Platform (TENT)

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lee, Todd C; Briggs, Simon; Cheng, Matthew P; Daneman, Nick; Davis, Joshua; Golchi, Shirin; Goodman, Anna L; Hasse, Barbara; Kuehl, Richard; Martin, Yonas; McDonald, Emily G; Mertz, Dominik; Paul, Mical; Sligl, Wendy I; Somayaji, Ranjani; Speich, Benjamin; Tong, Steven; Walls, Genevieve

Keywords: Bacteremia; Bloodstream Infection; Endocarditis; Enterococcus; Platform Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

$1,946,926

CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) Clinical Trials Research (CTN)

Principal investigatorCIHR2024HIV/AIDS & STBBI Clinical Trials Research Network - Phase 1

Principal investigators: Klein, Marina B; Habanyama, Muluba; Mandarino, Enrico; Martin, Carrie; Angel, Jonathan B; Anis, Aslam H; Brophy, Jason C; Burchell, Ann N; Coffin, Carla S; Costiniuk, Cecilia T; Daley, Peter; Durand, Madeleine; Fontaine, Guillaume; Golchi, Shirin; Grennan, Jonathan (Troy); Hart, Trevor A; Hull, Mark W; Keynan, Yoav; King, Elizabeth M; Kronfli, Nadine; Law, John Lok Man; Lebouché, Bertrand; Logie, Carmen; Mbuagbaw, Lawrence C; McGuinty, Michaeline; Murray, Melanie C; Shaw, Souradet Y; Smyth, Daniel J; Spence, Cara J; Tan, Darrell H; Walmsley, Sharon L; Wong, Alexander C; Worthington, Catherine A; Zhabokritsky, Alice

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Community Engaged; Cure; Hepatitis B And C; Hiv/Aids; Network; Prevention; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections; Syphilis; Treatment

$25,000,000

Finding the right balance: An adaptive trial to identify the safest regimen with the shortest duration for TB prevention (treatment of TB Infection)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Menzies, Richard; Campbell, Jonathon; Fox, Gregory; Golchi, Shirin; Johnston, James C; Law, Stephanie; Long, Richard; Lupien, Andréanne; Ruslami, Rovina

Keywords: Acceptability; Adaptive Trial; Cost-Effectiveness; Multi-Arm Trial; Multicentre Trial; Randomized Trial; Safety; Tolerability; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis Prevention

$1,154,425

Finding the right balance: An adaptive trial to identify the safest regimen with the shortest duration for TB prevention (treatment of TB Infection)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects

Principal investigators: Menzies, Richard; Campbell, Jonathon; Fox, Gregory; Golchi, Shirin; Johnston, James C; Law, Stephanie; Long, Richard; Lupien, Andréanne; Ruslami, Rovina

Keywords: Acceptability; Adaptive Trial; Cost-Effectiveness; Multi-Arm Trial; Multicentre Trial; Randomized Trial; Safety; Tolerability; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis Prevention

$4,617,694

Statistical methods for design and analysis of precision clinical trials

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Golchi, Shirin S

Keywords: Bayesian adaptive clinical trials; Dose-response modelling; Effect heterogeneity; Gaussian process; Patient subgroups; Precision dose optimization; Precision medicine

$89,100

Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trial Training (CANTRAIN) platform: enhancing career preparedness in RCT research targeting different audiences across the continuum

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms

Principal investigators: Bourbeau, Jean; Anderson, David R; Batist, Gerald; Bell, Emily C; Benoit, Britney L; Collister, David; Dasgupta, Kaberi; Fahim, Christine; Fergusson, Dean A; Filion, Kristian B; Gahagan, Jacqueline C; Goos, Lisa; Khan, Nadia A; King, Malcolm; Li, Linda C; Mitra, Souvik; Morin, Suzanne N; Pilote, Louise; Reiman, Tony; Richer, Lawrence P; Saleh, Ramy R; Sapp, John L; Tomblin Murphy, Gail G; Yeh, Ann E.

Keywords: Clinical Trial Design; Clinical Trial Professional; Clinical Trial Training; Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion Best Practices; Gender-Based Clinical Trial And Analysis; Mentoring Platform; Patient Partner; Professional Education; Research Involving Indigenous People; Training Platform

$10,855,234

Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trial Training (CANTRAIN) platform: enhancing career preparedness in RCT research targeting different audiences across the continuum

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms - Indirect Costs

$2,829,331

Modern Techniques in Design and Analysis of Bayesian Adaptive Clinical Trials

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Golchi, Shirin

$12,500

Modern Techniques in Design and Analysis of Bayesian Adaptive Clinical Trials

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Golchi, Shirin

$115,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Shirin Golchi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Bayesian optimization for identification of optimal biological dose combinations in personalized dose-finding trials.

A digital twin methodology using retrospective patient data for sample size reduction in Alzheimer's disease clinical trials.

Discussion on ''Nonparanormal Adjusted Marginal Inference'' by Susanne Dandl and Torsten Hothorn.

Design of Bayesian Clinical Trials With Clustered Data.

Two-stage Bayesian network meta-analysis of individualized treatment rules for multiple treatments with siloed data.

Protecting the brain from post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia with multimodal exercise training: study protocol for a Bayesian adaptive trial (PROTECT)

Sparse 2-stage Bayesian meta-analysis for individualized treatments.

A digital twin methodology using real patient data for sample size reduction in Alzheimer's disease randomized controlled clinical trials.

Use of Bayesian techniques in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis: a scoping review.

Artificial Intelligence in Depression-Medication Enhancement (AID-ME): A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Deep-Learning-Enabled Clinical Decision Support System for Personalized Depression Treatment Selection and Management.

Treatment of Enterococcal Bacteremia Platform (TENT)

CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) Clinical Trials Research (CTN)

Finding the right balance: An adaptive trial to identify the safest regimen with the shortest duration for TB prevention (treatment of TB Infection)

Finding the right balance: An adaptive trial to identify the safest regimen with the shortest duration for TB prevention (treatment of TB Infection)

Statistical methods for design and analysis of precision clinical trials

Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trial Training (CANTRAIN) platform: enhancing career preparedness in RCT research targeting different audiences across the continuum

Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trial Training (CANTRAIN) platform: enhancing career preparedness in RCT research targeting different audiences across the continuum

Modern Techniques in Design and Analysis of Bayesian Adaptive Clinical Trials

Modern Techniques in Design and Analysis of Bayesian Adaptive Clinical Trials

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Shirin Golchi

Srinivas Murthy

Marie Hudson

Robert Fowler

Nandini Dendukuri

Elena Netchiporouk

Jennifer Tsang

Moshe Ben-Shoshan

Elham Rahme

Ivy Cheng

Claudine Gauthier

Cristina Longo

David Benrimoh

Anna Heath

Eleanor Pullenayegum

Tovah Cowan

Caroline Quach

Ridha Joober

Ashok Malla

Alexander Thiel

Rebecca Fuhrer

Kevin Thorpe

Liana Urichuk

Nathalie Arbour

Neil Andersson

Patricia Boksa

Shalini Lal

Jai Shah

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