Dr. Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia awarded the Department of Oncology’s Young Investigator Award

Dr. Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia was awarded the Department of Oncology’s Young Investigator Award for 2020 at this year’s virtual event held on April 22nd, 2021. Miranda’s outstanding achievements in the first two years of her career with CEPR/Department of Oncology were recognized. She has rapidly established a strong program of research in childhood/adolescent and young adult…

Nishtohtamihk li kaansyr (Understanding Cancer): Cancer Screening, Outcomes and Experiences among Métis People in Alberta

Dr. Karen Kopciuk, along with Drs Angeline Letendre and Huiming Yang and Ms Reagan Bartel, is leading a research project entitled “Nishtohtamihk li kaansyr (Understanding Cancer): Cancer Screening, Outcomes and Experiences among Métis People in Alberta” that has received a one-year, $100,000 bridge grant through a priority announcement by the CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples’…

Dr. Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia and colleagues recent success in the Spring 2020 CIHR Project Scheme competition

Congratulations to Dr. Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia and her colleagues in their recent success in the Spring 2020 CIHR Project Scheme competition. Their study is entitled “Oncofertility among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors in Alberta: a mixed methods study”. Miranda is leading a large multi-disciplinary team that will examine oncofertility among adolescent and young adult (AYA)…

Charlotte Ryder-Burbidge successfully defends her MSc thesis in Epidemiology

Congratulations to Charlotte Ryder-Burbidge who successfully defended her MSc thesis in Epidemiology at the University of Alberta. She passed her defense with no revisions and was nominated for the Dean’s Gold Medal for her thesis project entitled: “Does living with Parkinson’s disease affect life-space mobility? A multiple-methods study”. This challenging and interesting project has contributed…