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!
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