Short Story
Dr. Mark Giganti joined the faculty at St. George’s University as an Instructor in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPHPM) in January 2011, a post which involves both teaching and research responsibilities. He is currently teaching an introductory Biostatistics class to first-term students in the DPHPM master’s program and looks forward to sharing his expertise in statistical methodology and analysis, both in the classroom and in collaborations with fellow faculty members.
He comments: “There seem to be many areas full of potential that are not yet tapped in Grenada and the region. I am quite excited about being affiliated with SGU, a leading institution in the areas of medicine and public health with an already strong presence in the region. I hope to contribute my unique skill set towards answering some of the many unanswered questions of scientific interest.”
Dr. Giganti obtained his Master’s of Science degree in Biostatistics from the University of Washington in 2007 and for three years immediately prior to his arrival in Grenada, he worked as a biostatistician in Zambia. He was affiliated with the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, a non-governmental organization which supports the Zambian government in its HIV prevention and AIDS treatment programs, where his primary responsibility was to analyze programmatic and research data to help better inform patient care. Additionally, Dr. Giganti was the primary data analyst for ten publications which have been published in peer-reviewed journals and several more which are currently in review.
“When I first decided to pursue a career in biostatistics, I did so because it would provide me the unique opportunity to apply my analytic skill set on an every day basis and to do so in the context of helping others,” says Dr. Giganti. “I am eager to join the SGU faculty because it affords me both of those components.” Dr. Giganti is excited about the opportunity to contribute to the research of relevant questions of interest because of their potential long-term, big picture impact and about sharing his passion for the topic with others through teaching”.
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