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Farouk Nathoo is a Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Biostatistics at the University of Victoria's Department of Mathematics and Statistics, within the Faculty of Science. His research focuses on Bayesian methods, neuroimaging statistics, and spatial/spatiotemporal data analysis with applications to cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. He holds a PhD from Simon Fraser University and has held academic roles since 2006, progressing from Assistant to Associate Professor before becoming Full Professor in 2020.
Education: BSc (UBC, 1998), MMath (Waterloo, 2000), PhD (SFU, 2006).
Research interests include statistical modeling for brain imaging, cancer bioinformatics, and high-dimensional data analysis. He has authored/co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and secured major grants including NSERC Discovery Grants, CIHR projects, and TFRI funding. Awards include the Canada Research Chair and recognition for student mentorship.
Teaching spans courses like Bayesian Statistics, Data Analysis, and Time Series. He has supervised numerous graduate students and postdocs, contributing to interdisciplinary research teams. Active in editorial roles for journals such as the Canadian Journal of Statistics and Entropy.
