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. 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…