Renee Kokts-Porietis awarded a MSc scholarship from CIHR
Congratulations to Renee Kokts-Porietis who was awarded a MSc scholarship from CIHR. This achievement is remarkable since she is in her first year of the program!
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Joint meeting of all programs in AHS focused on cancer prevention
On April 23, 2019, the first joint meeting of all the programs in AHS focused on cancer prevention was held at the RRDTC. Besides CEPR, the Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund, the Alberta’s Tomorrow Project, the Cancer Strategic Clinical Network and Cancer Screening Program representatives attended. Presentations from each of the programs were made in…
Dr. Karen Kopciuk and colleagues awarded a CIHR grant
Fantastic news from Dr. Karen Kopciuk and her colleagues who were recently awarded a CIHR grant entitled ‘Assessing cancer screening and outcomes among First Nations people in Alberta’.
Dr. Friedenreich elected as incoming chairperson of the IARC Scientific Council
Dr. Christine Friedenreich was elected as the incoming chairperson of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Scientific Council. “The chairperson of the IARC Scientific Council plays a key role in guiding the scientific governance of the Agency,” says IARC Director Dr Elisabete Weiderpass. http://governance.iarc.fr/SC/index.php In addition: Dr. Friedenreich was the Chair of the Review Panel…
Dr. Darren Brenner has secured a contract with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC)
Dr. Darren Brenner has secured a contract with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) to validate the cancer projections of their OncoSim-All Cancer microsimulation modelling tool with the results from the ComPARe Project. This is an exciting project that will involve several members of our department including Yibing Ruan, Joy Pader and Abbey Poirier. The…
Dr. Friedenreich, and colleagues, receive additional CIHR funding for AMBER
A recent grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) will support recruitment of additional patients for the AMBER study and longer monitoring. https://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2018-02-15/lets-get-physical-breast-cancer-survivors-needed-research-study
Dr. Karen Kopciuk, and colleagues, are recent recipients of a Strategic Clinical Network seed grant
CEPR’s Dr. Karen Kopciuk, together with Dr Huiming Yang and their colleagues, were recently awarded a Strategic Clinical Network (SCN) seed grant entitled: Test of cure: Use of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) testing to optimize the cervical cancer screening clinical pathway post-treatment. This grant was one of four grants recently awarded by the SCN for which there was…
Dr. Darren Brenner accepts New Position with the University of Calgary
Dr. Darren Brenner has accepted a new position as a Molecular Epidemiologist/Assistant Professor with the Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. Dr. Brenner will continue to collaborate closely with CEPR, and will split his office time between our department and the University of Calgary. This position also includes an Investigatorship in Molecular Epidemiology…
Dr. Christine Friedenreich elected to the Scientific Council of the International Agency for Research on Cancer
Congratulations to Dr. Christine Friedenreich, who has been elected as a member of the Scientific Council of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (www.iarc.fr) for a four year period starting in January 2018. The principal responsibilities of Scientific Council members are the evaluation of the scientific activities of the Agency and the provision of scientific…
Dr. Jessica McNeil receives Howard Research Excellence Award
Congratulations to Dr. Jessica McNeil for receiving a Howard Research Excellence Award from the Charbonneau Cancer Institute. These awards are provided to trainees to recognize their excellence in research productivity in 2017. Jessica will be receiving this award at the Charbonneau Cancer Institute’s Research Symposium on February 2, 2018 at which time she will also…