Dr. Darren Brenner featured in Leap Magazine
Dr. Darren Brenner was featured in Leap Magazine by ACF: https://myleapmagazine.ca/2019/07/29/research-rockstar-dr-darren-brenner/
AMBER cohort study has reached target sample size
After seven years of recruitment in Edmonton and Calgary, the AMBER cohort study has reached the target sample size of 1500 study participants. This project is examining how physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health-related fitness are related to survival after breast cancer. The Calgary study team members include Leanne Dickau, Rebecca Urbat, Nathaniel Minichiello, Sue…
Abstracts accepted at the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB) conference
Congratulations to everyone who had abstracts accepted at the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB) conference! Fifteen people from our department will be travelling to Ottawa from May 13th to 15th to attend this biennial conference. This is a fantastic reflection of the high quality research being done in the department.
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
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…