Dr. Darren Brenner, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Oncology
Associate Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences
Associate Director, Research
Forzani & MacPhail Colorectal Cancer Screening Centre
Member
Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute
Member
O'Brien Institute for Public Health
Child Health & Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
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Background
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy Epidemiology, University of Toronto, 2012
MSc Applied Health Sciences (Epidemiology), Brock University, 2008
BSc (Hon) Health Sciences, Brock University, 2006
Biography
Darren Brenner is a cancer epidemiologist who leads a program of research at the University of Calgary focused on using big data and precision health analytics to examine cancer risk and outcomes. He has over a decade of experience conducting observational and intervention research on chronic disease risk and survival. Darren is leading several major prevention, screening and outcome data initiatives. He has been awarded several CIHR and CCS grants. He has over 170 publications to date. He is the chair of Canadian Cancer Statistics Committee since 2020. He is the Chair of the CPAC OncoSim All-cancers modeling committee. He was the co-lead of the highly impactful Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer (ComPARe) project. In 2019 he was the co-recipient of the Canadian Cancer Society’s William E. Rawls Prize recognizing an exceptional young investigator.
Darren completed his PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Toronto followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization in Lyon, France.
Research
Areas of Research
- Cancer Epidemiology
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Cancer Screening
- Cancer Outcomes Research
Dr. Brenner is a molecular cancer epidemiologist in the Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. His research is focused on the intersection of lifestyle, genetics and molecular pathways in the development of several cancers. Dr. Brenner is currently leading studies to examine the utility of biomarkers in the prediction of cancer risk. We are also examining the impact of lifestyle (obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, poor nutrition) and environmental factors on relevant genetic and molecular pathways in colorectal, breast and lung cancer risk. '
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| MDCH 742 | Advanced Topics In Epidemiology |
Awards
- William E Rawls Prize, Canadian Cancer Society. 2019
- Alberta Early Career Award in Oncology Research, Alberta Cancer Research Conference. 2021
- Young Scholar Award, Department of Oncology . 2017
Publications
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