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CanPath at the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Conference 2023

Posted June 26, 2023

PhD Candidate Robert B. Basmadjian and Dr. John McLaughlin pose in front of the CanPath poster

We’re so glad to have representation from Atlantic PATH, CARTaGENE, Manitoba Tomorrow Project, Ontario Health Study, and CanPath at the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Conference in Halifax this week!

CanPath and the regional cohorts are well represented in the following sessions:

Monday, June 26, 2023

Workshop 1 – Mentorship for Junior Faculty and Funding Opportunities: How to Break into the Game as a Junior Faculty Member [Dr. Vikki Ho, Scientific Co-Director, CARTaGENE]
Workshop 3 – Data Repositories in Canada: Overview and Data Access 101 [Dr. Robin Urquhart, Scientific Director, Atlantic PATH]

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Concurrent Session B5: Lifecourse and Chronic Disease Epidemiology – Leveraging population health cohorts to identify cancer biomarkers in blood up to seven years prior to diagnosis
- Presenter: Nicholas Cheng, PhD candidate, OICR

Poster: The Manitoba Tomorrow Project: A Canadian Cohort
- Presenter: Dr. Travis Hrubeniuk, Project Lead, Manitoba Tomorrow Project
- Authors: Travis Hrubeniuk, Sachin Katyal, Donna Turner

Travis Hrubeniuk poses with the Manitoba Tomorrow Project poster

Poster: The Ontario Health Study (OHS)
- Presenter: Sarah Salih, Data Analyst, Ontario Health Study
- Authors: Victoria Kirsh, Kimberly Skead, Kelly McDonald, Nancy Kreiger, Julian Lile, Karen Menard, John McLaughlin, Sutapa Mukherjee, Lyle Palmer, Vivek Goel, Mark Purdue, Sarah Salih, Philip Awadalla

Sarah Salih poses with the Ontario Health Study poster

Poster: Aberrant DNA methylation of the F2RL3 and AHRR genes and lung cancer risk
- Presenter: Vikki Ho, Co-Scientific Director, CARTaGENE
- Authors: Alice Nguyen, Anita Koushik, Laura Pelland-St-Pierre, Michael Pham, Romain Pasquet, Sherryl Taylor, Delphine Bosson-Rieutort, Vikki Ho

Dr. Vikki Ho poses with the CARTaGENE poster

Poster: The influence of occupational risk factors on DNA methylation in the AHRR and F2RL3 genes
- Presenter: Laura Pelland-St-Pierre, PhD (cand.) at Université de Montréal
- Authors: Michael Pham, Laura Pelland-St-Pierre, Alice Nguyen, Romain Pasquet, Sherryl Taylor, Delphine Bosson-Rieutort, Anita Koushik, Vikki Ho
Poster: The Impact of Alcohol Consumption and Single Nucleode Polymorphisms on the High Rates of Colorectal Cancer in Atlantic Canada
- Presenter: Carlee Feinstein, Research Assistant, St. FX
- Authors: Carlee A Feinstein, Derrick G Lee, Allison Walsh, Tiffany S Bondo

Poster: The Manitoba Tomorrow Project: A Canadian Cohort
- Presenter: Dr. Travis Hrubeniuk, Project Lead, Manitoba Tomorrow Project
- Authors: Travis Hrubeniuk, Sachin Katyal, Donna Turner

Poster: Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health (CanPath): Celebrating Completing the Provincial Map and Cross-Province Data Linkage
- Presenter: Dr. John McLaughlin, Executive Director, CanPath
- Authors: John McLaughlin, Riaz Alvi, Philip Awadalla, Parveen Bhatti, Trevor Dummer, Jason Hicks, Vikki Ho, Grace Shen-Tu, Kimberly Skead, Ellen Sweeney, Donna Turner, Robin Urquhart, Jennifer Vena

Poster: Examining the impact of inflammatory bowel disease on colorectal cancer risk in Atlantic Canada
- Presenter: Livia Clarke, Research Assistant, Dalhousie Medical School / St. FX
- Authors: Livia Clarke, Derrick Lee, Ellen Sweeney

Poster: The Impact of Abnormal Sleep and Circadian Disruption on Atlantic Canada’s High Rate of Colorectal Cancer
- Presenter: Alison Walsh, Research Assistant, St. FX
- Authors: Alison J Walsh, Carlee A Feinstein, Tiffany S Bondoc, Megan K MacGillivray, Derrick G Lee

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Concurrent Session C5: Cancer Epidemiology II – Exploring Environmental Exposure to Arsenic and Cancer Risk in the Atlantic PATH Cohort using Toxicological and Machine Learning Methods
- Presenter: Dr. Ellen Sweeney, Research Director, Atlantic PATH

Please feel free to contact us at CanPath or the regional cohorts to learn more about these projects!