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Taylor McLinden

Adjunct Professor
VCH Clinical Title(s)
Scientific and Quality Assurance Officer, BC-CfE
Research Focus
Immune System
Degrees / Designations

B.Sc. (Hon), M.Sc., PhD

Contact Info
tmclinden@bccfe.ca
TaylorMcLinden
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/taylormclinden

Biography

Taylor McLinden, PhD, is the Scientific and Quality Assurance Officer (Epidemiology and Population Health Program) at the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) in Vancouver, Canada. In this position, he leads initiatives focused on education and capacity building in epidemiologic methods. He also holds an appointment as an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University.

Prior to a postdoctoral fellowship at the BC-CfE, Taylor completed a PhD (Epidemiology) in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill University. He also earned a MSc in Epidemiology from the University of Guelph and a BSc (Honours) in Biomedical Sciences from Brock University. During his training, he developed methodological expertise in causal inference and longitudinal data analysis. Presently, his efforts relate to facilitating the use of linked administrative health data for scientific research.

Publications

  • Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique -

    Disparities in multimorbidity and mortality among people living with and without HIV across British Columbia's health regions: a population-based cohort study.

    Nanditha NGA, Zheng G, Tafessu HM, McLinden T, Bratu A, Kopec J, Hogg RS, Montaner JSG, Lima VD
  • AIDS care -

    Tobacco smoking and HIV-related immunologic and virologic response among individuals of the Canadian HIV Observational Cohort (CANOC).

    McClean AR, Kooij KW, Trigg J, Ye M, Sereda P, McLinden T, Bacani N, Aran N, Thomas R, Wong A, Klein MB, Hull M, Cooper C, Salters K, Hogg RS,
  • BMJ open -

    Incidence of diabetes mellitus among people living with and without HIV in British Columbia, Canada between 2001 and 2013: a longitudinal population-based cohort study.

    Bratu A, McLinden T, Kooij K, Ye M, Li J, Trigg J, Sereda P, Nanditha NGA, Lima V, Guillemi S, Salters K, Hogg R
  • PloS one -

    Estimation of time of HIV seroconversion using a modified CD4 depletion model.

    Lima VD, Wang L, Sereda P, McLinden T, Barrios R, Montaner JSG
  • BMJ open -

    Excess burden of age-associated comorbidities among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based cohort study.

    Nanditha NGA, Paiero A, Tafessu HM, St-Jean M, McLinden T, Justice AC, Kopec J, Montaner JSG, Hogg RS, Lima VD
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