Dr. Christine Friedenreich was honoured to be selected as the first Canadian to receive the Rosalind E. Franklin Award for Women in Science from the US National Cancer Institute. This is a tremendous honour that recognizes the contribution of women in cancer research. The award is given in tribute to Dr. Franklin, who played a…
Dr. Dylan O’Sullivan will be starting as a new Research Scientist in our department on Nov 1, 2022. Dylan is currently finishing his postdoctoral training at the University of Calgary under the supervision of Dr. Darren Brenner and Dr. Winson Cheung.
Momtafin Khan started as an Epidemiology Research Associate in our department on Aug 29th, 2022. She moved to Calgary from Kingston where she recently completed her MSc in Epidemiology from Queen’s University. Welcome Momtafin!
Please welcome Nicole Maseja to the department. Nicole will be working with Dr. Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia over the summer of 2022 doing treatment data abstraction and assisting with the ACF-funded project seeking to understand symptom burdens in AYA cancer survivors. She will be working both virtually and in the office.
Please join us in welcoming Momtafin Khan as a second Epidemiology Research Associate joining our department in 2022. Momtafin is currently completing a MSc in Epidemiology at Queen’s University under the supervision of Dr. Will King studying the effect of solar UV radiation on prostate cancer risk and the role of being over-weight or obese.…
Reilly Parkinson started in our department on June 6th 2022 as an Epidemiology Research Associate. Reilly completed a Masters in Public Health degree at the University of Victoria in 2021, and a Bachelor of Health Science degree at the University of Lethbridge in 2019. She completed practicum projects at both ATP and ACPLF before starting…
We are delighted to share the news that Dr. Karen Kopciuk has been promoted to Adjunct Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary effective July 1, 2022. This promotion is a recognition of the significant contributions to research, teaching, student supervision and professional service that Karen has made in her career. Please…
Ilana Lebon is a first year BHSc student who will be working on the B2B project with Dr. Karen Kopciuk in the summer of 2022. Dr. Kopciuk worked with Ilana when she was in junior high on several science fair projects as she was interested in statistics and cancer way back then!
Canadian Cancer Society/CIHR Action Grants were awarded to: Dr. Lin Yang (PI), Dr. Yong Zheng and Dr. Christine Friedenreich (Co-PIs): An artificial intelligence tool to reduce sedentary behaviour in Canadians. Dr. Darren Brenner, University of Calgary: Using medication to prevent colorectal cancers in Canada. Dr. Friedenreich is a co-investigator on a grant led by Dr.…
Dr. Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia was awarded a Branch Award in the Child Health and Wellness Grand Challenge Catalyst competition in the amount of $200,000 for the “Alberta Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research Program”.