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Mar 15, 2021

Romain Ould Ammar

Romain Ould Ammar was born in Lyon, France. He graduated in 2020 from Lasalle Beauvais, an engineering school in Agronomy. During the same year he[…]

Jan 4, 2021

Best wishes for 2021

Apr 17, 2020

NCID 2020 – Cancelled

We are sad to announce that in view of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the decision of the French gouvernement to cancel national[…]

Apr 17, 2020

NCID 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19

We are sad to announce that in view of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the decision of the French gouvernement to cancel national[…]

Jan 28, 2020

Articles published in 2020

Macacu A, Lasagni S, Carnesecchi E, Dorne JL, Guillot G. Dose-response analysis of toxicological and pharmacological mixtures with the model deviation ratio method: problems and[…]

Dec 18, 2019

iPRI signs MOU in Peru

Lima, December 12th, 2019 – Auna and the International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to become the[…]

Sep 23, 2019

Internship: Image Processing and machine learning for medical images

The International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI www.i-pri.org) is a research institute devoted to disease prevention in which highly experienced epidemiologists, biostatisticians and applied mathematicians work[…]

Aug 29, 2019

Nise Yamaguchi receives award at NCID 2019

Nise Yamaguchi is a medical oncologist who focuses on treating patients and making their lives as comfortable as possible. She has managed to develop and[…]

Aug 28, 2019

Rajendra Badwe receives award at NCID 2019

Rajendra Badwe is Director of the Tata Memorial Cancer Centre in Mumbai, India. He was a pioneer in the introduction of evidence-based treatment guidelines in[…]

Aug 27, 2019

Luis Pinillos Ashton and Carlos Vallejos Sologuren receive award at NCID 2019

Professors Luis Pinillos Ashton and Carlos Vallejos Sologuren have made major contributions to Cancer Control in Peru. Each has been Director-General of the National Cancer[…]

Aug 26, 2019

Fourteenth Annual Meeting of National Cancer Institute Directors (NCID 2019)

The fourteenth annual NCID meeting took place in Lyon between 10-12th July, 2019. There were 125 attendees from 65 countries at a wide range of[…]

Jul 10, 2019

Ten Years of iPRI in video

iPRI is pleased to be entering its tenth year of academic and scientific endeavours. We do so recognising our many partners and stakeholders, without whom[…]

Jun 18, 2019

NCID 2019

The fourteenth meeting of National Cancer Institute Directors will take place in Lyon between 10th and 12th July, 2019 as decided last year. The previous[…]

Jun 18, 2019

Regional Ministerial Conference on Partnership and Cooperation in Oncology

Declaration in the Fields of Oncological Training, Research and Development among the Countries of the Central and Eastern European and the Central Asian Region Representatives[…]

Jun 18, 2019

Boyle gave inaugural lecture at Calisia World Conference

On 10th June 2019, Peter Boyle gave the inaugural lecture on ‘Health, Wellbeing and the Family’ at the Calisia World Conference on Family Health. Professor[…]

Jun 11, 2019

Country reports EU 1950-2015

Budapest, 12th June 2019The Report “Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Europe, 1950-2015” has been presented at the Ministerial Meeting in[…]

Mar 25, 2019

Celebrating Ten Years

iPRI is pleased to be entering its tenth year of academic and scientific endeavours. We do so recognising our many partners and stakeholders, without whom[…]

Mar 13, 2019

iPRI 2017-2018 Biennial Report

The International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI) will celebrate the tenth anniversary of its founding (April, 2009) and has recently moved from Ecully-ouest-Lyon into more spacious[…]

Feb 8, 2019

Articles published in 2019

Ngoma M, Autier P. Cancer prevention: cervical cancer. Ecancermedicalscience. 2019;13:952. [PMID: 31552125] Mullie P, Autier P. Type 1 error. J Physiol. 2019 Sep;597(17):4677-4678. doi: 10.1113/JP278407.[…]

Jan 25, 2019

Dr Otis Brawley joins Johns Hopkins

Dr Otis Brawley, iPRI Senior Research Fellow, has taken up the position of Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University. He[…]

Dec 3, 2018

iPRI signs MOU with INEN

The International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI) is delighted to announce the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (INEN)[…]

Nov 26, 2018

Agreement for closer collaboration with IEO

Today, 26th November 2018,  in Milan, Ing. Mauro Melis, CEO of the Istituto Europeo di Oncology (IEO) and Professor Peter Boyle, signed an agreement for[…]

Oct 18, 2018

Jean-François Doré interviewed regarding sunbed use

Professor Jean-François Doré, Senior Research Fellow of the International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI), has been interviewed recently on French television (M6) regarding the health risks[…]

Aug 26, 2018

Medal presented to Miklós Kásler

Professor Miklós Kásler is a head and neck surgeon who became Director of the National Oncology Institute in Budapest, Hungary in 1986. Since 1994 he[…]

Aug 8, 2018

Protected: NCID 2018 Presentations

Dear friends and colleagues, I would like to thank you all for attending the recent NCID 2018 meeting in Lyon (11-13 July, 2018) and for[…]

Aug 1, 2018

MOU with National Center of Oncology, Azerbaijan

The International Prevention Research Institute and the National Center of Oncology of the Republic of Azerbaijan are delighted to announce the signing of a Memorandum[…]

Jul 23, 2018

Mamadou Diop

iPRI would like to welcome our most recent Senior Research Fellow, Professor Mamadou Diop. Professor Mamadou Diop received his Doctorate Degree in Medicine in 1993 at[…]

Jul 13, 2018

Mamadou Diop receives award at NCID 2018

Mamadou Diop is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cancer Institute of Dakar in Senegal (institute Joliot-Curie service de de cancérologie de l’hôpital A.[…]

Jul 12, 2018

Twalib Ngoma receives award at NCID 2018

Professor Twalib Ngoma is a Radiotherapist who currently works in Muhimbili University Hospital. He is the founder of Tanzania’s National Cancer Institute based at the[…]

Jul 11, 2018

Trish Scanlan receives award at NCID 2018

Dr Scanlan is a Paediatric Oncologist who left her native Ireland to work in Muhimbili Hospital in Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania. Since her arrival the survival from[…]

Jun 18, 2018

NCID 2018

The thirteenth meeting of National Cancer Institute Directors will take place in Lyon between 11th and 13th July, 2018 as decided last year. The previous[…]

May 29, 2018

Autier invited in debate on Mammography Screening

Dr. Philippe Autier, vice-President Population Research of the International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI),  participated in a radio debate on Mammagraphy Screening on French radio station[…]

May 25, 2018

Boyle awarded Chancellor’s Medal

Professor Peter Boyle, President of the International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI) and Director of the Strathclyde Institute of Global Public Health at iPRI, has been[…]

May 11, 2018

Boyle delivers Macewen Lecture

At the annual International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, held in Liverpool, Professor Peter Boyle was honoured to[…]

May 9, 2018

Breast Cancer Screening Statement

iPRI calls for an independent inquiry into the effectiveness of Mammographic Screening for Breast Cancer and supports the review ordered by the Secretary of State[…]

Mar 6, 2018

Gilles Guillot

iPRI is delighted to announce the arrival of Dr Gilles Guillot to the position of Vice-President Biostatistics at the International Prevention Research Institute. Gilles Guillot[…]

Jan 18, 2018

Internships in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

The International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI; www.i-pri.org) is an independent research institute with an outstanding faculty of demonstrated leadership in many fields of epidemiology, health[…]

Jan 17, 2018

Happy New Year 2018

Professor Peter Boyle and the entire iPRI family would like to wish all a Happy New Year 2018.

Jan 9, 2018

David Galloway

iPRI would like to welcome our most recent Senior Research Fellow, Professor David Galloway. David Galloway is the President of the Royal College of Physicians and[…]

Dec 19, 2017

Articles Published in 2018

Bernard R, Bowsher G, Milner C, Boyle P, Patel P, Sullivan R. Intelligence and global health: assessing the role of open source and social media[…]

Nov 29, 2017

Annie Young

Annie Young, SRN, Phd, is Emeritus Professor of Nursing at Warwick Medical School, working in clinical research. Her research portfolio encompasses the management of thrombosis[…]

Nov 12, 2017

Chloé Leao

Chloé Leao was born in Chambéry, France. She graduated with a Bachelor in management of tourism business. During her study, she worked in Megève, France[…]

Sep 19, 2017

iPRI recrutes Epidemiologists, Biostatisticians and Statisticians

The International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI) is a not-for-profit Research Institute which has major international programmes in a wide variety of disease areas in chronic[…]

Sep 7, 2017

Academic Appointments for iPRI Faculty

Two iPRI Faculty have received appointments with the University of Strathclyde situated in Glasgow, Scotland. Dr Guillaume Noyel has been appointed Visiting Researcher in the[…]

Jul 28, 2017

Protected: NCID 2017 Presentations

Dear friends and colleagues, I would like to thank you all for attending the recent NCID2017 meeting in Lyon (17-19 July, 2017) and for your[…]

Jul 10, 2017

Romualdas Gurevicius

Romualdas Gurevicius was born in Plunge, Lithuania and in 1974 graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University receiving a diploma of Public Health[…]

Jul 6, 2017

Boyle to receive Royal Medal

On May 17, 2017, The Royal Society of Edinburgh has announced that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the RSE Council’s recommendations for the 2017[…]

May 19, 2017

NCID 2017

The twelfth meeting of the National Cancer Institute Directors meeting took place in Lyon between 17th and 19th July, 2017. Hosted by the World Prevention[…]

May 17, 2017

Boyle to receive Royal Medal

Today, The Royal Society of Edinburgh has announced that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the RSE Council’s recommendations for the 2017 RSE Royal Medals.[…]

May 3, 2017

Cancer is… Attacking Africa (Updated 22-min version)

Show it in your school, university, NGO, UN organization… Let us know how it went! Cancer is… Attacking Africa is the fifth full length documentary[…]

Apr 28, 2017

iPRI Delegation in Vietnam

iPRI continues to strengthen its ties to Vietnam’s Hospital K and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. Following on the recent signing of an MOU between[…]

Apr 3, 2017

iPRI signs MOU in Ukraine

On Tuesday March 20th, 2017, the International Prevention Research Institute (Lyon, France), represented by its President Professor Peter Boyle, and the Shupyk National Medical Academy[…]

Feb 17, 2017

Philippe Vanhems

Philippe Vanhems graduated as Medical Doctor from Nancy Medical School in 1992. He accomplished his internship in Epidemiology and Public Health and integrated the Division[…]

Feb 17, 2017

Ibolya Nyulasi

Ibolya Nyulasi is the Head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Alfred Health, Melbourne Australia. Alfred Health is a multi-campus health service that[…]

Feb 10, 2017

World Cancer Day 2017

Is Africa once again the forgotten continent of global public health response? We fear it is. How else can one explain how international organizations, donors,[…]

Feb 5, 2017

iPRI 2015-2016 Biennial Report

iPRI is pleased to present its 2015-2016 Biennial Report. Increasingly international attention is turning towards a focus on prevention. Prevention ranges over Primary Prevention, to[…]

Feb 3, 2017

Report: The State of Oncology in Africa

Written about cancer in Africa by health professionals working in Africa or international colleagues working closely with Africa, identifies ‘The State of Oncology in Africa,[…]

Feb 3, 2017

iPRI Stands Against Cancer in Africa

The International Prevention Research Institute stands with all those concerned with African Public Health. In the past decade, Global Public Health seems to have lowered the[…]

Feb 2, 2017

Cancer is… Attacking Africa (59-min version)

Show it in your school, university, NGO, UN organization… Let us know how it went! Cancer is… Attacking Africa was produced in two versions. This[…]

Feb 2, 2017

iPRI signs MOU with Patients’ Organization

iPRI signs MOU with International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) Lyon, 1 February 2017 – Today, the International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI), represented by its[…]

Jan 30, 2017

MOU with Ukraine’s RE Kavetsky Institute

iPRI Signs MOU with RE Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, National Academy of Science of Ukraine Kyiv, 26 January 2017 — Today,[…]

Jan 29, 2017

Melanoma Deaths Could Fall by 2050

NEWS RELEASE Experts predict melanoma death rates will fall by 2050, but numbers of deaths will increase unless effective treatments are developed Amsterdam, The Netherlands:[…]

Jan 29, 2017

Dan Krewski

Dan Krewski is currently Scientific Director of the McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment at the University of Ottawa, and Professor in the School[…]

Jan 9, 2017

Articles Published in 2017

Autier P, Boniol M, Koechlin A, Pizot C, Boniol M. Effectiveness of and overdiagnosis from mammography screening in the Netherlands: population based study. BMJ. 2017[…]

Dec 13, 2016

iPRI Signs MOU in Hungary

Budapest, 14 December 2016 — Today, the International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI), represented by its President, Professor Peter Boyle, concluded discussions and signed an important[…]

Dec 9, 2016

Continued Breast Cancer Mortality Decline

NEWS RELEASE AND COMMENTS BY iPRI SENIOR FACULTY News Release Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Decline in Many Countries South Korea, parts of Latin America are[…]

Dec 8, 2016

Healthcare in Afghanistan challenging

NEWS RELEASE Innovative health care model in Afghanistan still has a way to go London (UK) and Lyon (France), 22 November 2016 — Providing access[…]

Dec 6, 2016

Health Promotion Foundation Poland sign MOU

This 5 December 2016, in Nadarzyn, Poland, two European-based organizations with a long-standing commitment to Prevention both in Europe and worldwide, have come together to[…]

Nov 29, 2016

Pierre Anhoury no longer at iPRI

Please note that Pierre Anhoury no longer works at iPRI.

Nov 20, 2016

Tran Van Thuan

Tran Van Thuan was born in Bac Ninh, Viet Nam and graduated MD, MSC and PhD from Ha Noi Medical University. He studied at Singapore[…]

Nov 9, 2016

Umberto Veronesi RIP

On November 8th, 2016 the world lost one of the great men of modern Medicine with the passing of Umberto Veronesi. A pioneering surgeon who[…]

Oct 27, 2016

Boyle Awarded Prestigious Fellowship

Dublin, Saturday 22 October, 2016 – Today Professor Peter Boyle was conferred with Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland at the St. Luke’s[…]

Oct 26, 2016

Keynote at St. Luke’s

Dublin, Friday 21 October, 2016 – Today, Professor Peter Boyle gave the keynote lecture, on the topic of Global Public Health, at the Advanced Masterclass[…]

Oct 11, 2016

iPRI Signs MOU with Vietnam

Hanoi, 7 October 2016 — Today, the International Prevention Research Institute, represented by its President, Professor Peter Boyle, concluded discussions and signed an important Memorandum[…]

Sep 23, 2016

David Zaridze presented Award

On the occasion of the 11th Annual Meeting of Cancer Institute Directors (NCID2016), Professor David Zaridze was presented with the World Prevention Alliance / International[…]

Sep 21, 2016

Pat Loehrer presented Award

On the occasion of the 11th Annual Meeting of Cancer Institute Directors (NCID2016), Dr Patrick Loehrer was presented with the World Prevention Alliance/International Prevention Research[…]

Sep 15, 2016

David Byrne presented Award

On the occasion of the 11th Annual Meeting of Cancer Institute Directors (NCID2016), Mr. David Byrne was presented with the World Prevention Alliance / International[…]

Aug 16, 2016

Eye-Light

Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic Retinopathy is a complication of the eye that can affect anyone who has diabetes either type I or type II. It causes damage to the[…]

Aug 2, 2016

Protected: NCID 2016 Presentations

  Presentations Please find below the links to download the presentations given at NCID 2016. Thank you to all the speakers who kindly shared their[…]

Jul 26, 2016

NCID 2016 Awards

During this past 2016 National Cancer Institute Directors meeting in Lyon, France, iPRI and WPA President Professor Peter Boyle was proud to present three awards for[…]

Jul 2, 2016

Melinda Magyari

Melinda Magyari was born in Transylvania.She did her undergraduate medical training at the Semmelweis University in Budapest. She moved to Denmark and graduated in medicine[…]

May 27, 2016

Christian Partensky

Christian Partensky has been Professor of Digestive Surgery at the Claude Bernard University of Lyon since 1977 and Head of the Department of HPB Surgery[…]

May 3, 2016

Adil Aljarrah

Adil Aljarrah, graduated from the University la-Sapienza with honours. He completed his general surgery and breast surgery residency in Scotland obtaining a fellowship in general surgery[…]

Apr 29, 2016

The Moonshot: A View from Europe

Today, The Cancer Letter published a guest editorial written by iPRI President, Professor Peter Boyle: The Moonshot: A View from Europe

Apr 23, 2016

Mammography Screening Questioned

NEWS RELEASE: MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING QUESTIONED – Lyon, France – A study by the International Prevention Research Institute (Lyon) and King’s College…

Apr 20, 2016

NCID 2016

Welcome to The eleventh meeting of the National Cancer Institute Directors meeting will take place in Lyon between 11th and 13th July, 2016.

Feb 3, 2016

World Cancer Day 2016

There is a catastrophic cost associated with cancer; let us not forget those who have to face these costs.

Jan 29, 2016

Mireille Doré RIP

We are deeply saddened to hear that Mme Mireille Doré passed away earlier this morning. Mireille was the wife of Dr Jean Francois Doré, a long-standing[…]

Jan 4, 2016

Articles Published in 2016

Mullie P, Pizot C, Autier P. Daily milk consumption and all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease and stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohort[…]

Nov 5, 2015

Jean-Louis Touraine

Jean-Louis Touraine has been a Professor in Nephrology, Immunology and Transplantation at the Claude Bernard University of Lyon since 1979. From 1986 to 2012 he[…]

Aug 7, 2015

Miruna Dragomir

Miruna Dragomir was born in Brasov, Romania. After her high school diploma in Romania, she graduated from INSA (National Institute of Applied Sciences) in Lyon,[…]

Aug 3, 2015

Protected: NCID 2015 Presentations

Please find below the links to download the presentations given at NCID 2015. Thank you to all the speakers who kindly shared their presentations.

Jul 8, 2015

Mammography Benefits Overestimated

An in-depth review of randomised trials on screening for breast, colo-rectal, cervical, prostate and lung cancers, published today in the Journal of the Royal Society[…]

Jun 11, 2015

Physical activity and breast cancer risk

From 29 May till 2 June 2015 Cécile Pizot, Research Officer at iPRI, participated in the 2015 ASCO annual meeting in Chicago. She presented her[…]

May 29, 2015

ASSET Summer School

Within the activities of the EU-funded project ASSET of which iPRI is partner, we have the pleasure to announce the first “Summer School on Science in Society[…]

Apr 10, 2015

NCID 2015

Welcome The tenth meeting of National Cancer Institute Directors will take place in Lyon between 8th and 10th July, 2015. The previous meeting attracted over[…]

Apr 9, 2015

The Health of Nations

March 9, 2015 – A review has been published in The Lancet today. The Health of Nations Prevention of infectious diseases and other global health[…]

Apr 2, 2015

Jean-Claude Mbanya

Jean-Claude Mbanya is Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Director Biotechnology Center and Coordinator[…]

Apr 2, 2015

Alina Macacu

Alina Macacu was born in Bucharest, Romania. She graduated in 2010 from the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) in Lyon, France, with an engineer’s[…]

Apr 2, 2015

Derek Yach

Derek Yach has focused his career on advancing global health. He is currently the Executive Director of the Vitality Institute. Prior to that he was[…]

Mar 30, 2015

Tanning booths and melanoma in France

On 12-13 March 2015, Professor Mathieu Boniol, Vice-President of Biostatistics at iPRI, participated in the 17th National Days of Photodermatologie organised by the French Society[…]

Mar 23, 2015

Statistics are Human Beings with the Tears Wiped Away

March 17, 2015 – As part of a Series “Countering Cancer – 100 reports from the frontline”, Pfizer has published an interview with Professor Peter Boyle, President[…]

Mar 20, 2015

Life-saving treatments learnt from war being missed

NEWS RELEASE Life-saving treatments learnt from war being missed Friday 20 March, 2015, London, UK: Trauma is responsible for more global deaths annually than HIV, malaria and[…]

Mar 14, 2015

Senior Epidemiologist

iPRI is searching for a talented Senior Epidemiologist with proven, demonstrable expertise in delivering epidemiological strategy, methodology and projects/studies. This full-time position will involve daily[…]

Mar 1, 2015

Paul Ndom

Paul Ndom was born in Cameroon and graduated MD from the Faculty of Medicine (CUSS), University of Yaounde. He is: Associate Professor of Medicine at the[…]

Feb 23, 2015

Master’s programme in Global Public Health

The University of Strathclyde Institute for Global Public Health at iPRI is pleased to launch the Master’s Programme in Global Public Health for the September[…]

Feb 6, 2015

Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness

Book cover of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness (SIVE): an observational retrospective cohort study – exploitation of a unique community-based national-linked database to determine the effectiveness[…]

Jan 31, 2015

World Cancer Day 2015

The International Prevention Research Institute, today released its 2015 World Cancer Day Statement. In it, Professors Peter Boyle, Derek Yach and Twalib Ngoma, make the[…]

Jan 29, 2015

Boyle awarded city's medal

January 8, 2015, Professor Peter Boyle, President of iPRI, was presented with his city’s medal, the Médaille de la Ville de Dardilly. Below is Professor[…]

Jan 29, 2015

Giovanni Corrao

Giovanni Corrao became research assistant at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Turin, in 1984, where he was until 1988. In 1988 he was upgraded as[…]

Jan 29, 2015

Carlo La Vecchia

Carlo La Vecchia received his medical degree from the University of Milan and a master of science degree in clinical epidemiology from Oxford University. He[…]

Dec 21, 2014

Nigel Gray (1928-2014)

The International Prevention Research Institute is deeply saddened by the death of Nigel Gray (on 20th December, 2014). This represents the loss of a pioneer[…]

Dec 4, 2014

Donald Mattison

Donald Mattison continues his distinguished career in medicine and public health. In 2012 he was concurrently appointed Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of[…]

Dec 2, 2014

Articles Published in 2015

Autier P, Funck-Brentano E, Aegerter P, Boniol M, Saiag P. Re: High nevus counts confer a favorable prognosis in melanoma patients by S ribero and[…]

Oct 28, 2014

Publication of Mathematical Oncology 2013 book

iPRI is pleased to announce the publication of the book “Mathematical Oncology 2013”, co-edited by Alberto d’Onofrio, Research Director at iPRI, and Alberto Gandolfi, Research[…]

Oct 28, 2014

Mathematical Oncology 2013

Cover page of Mathematical Oncology 2013 co-edited by Alberto d’Onofrio (iPRI) and Alberto Gandolfi (National Research Council of Italy) With chapters on free boundaries, constitutive[…]

Sep 27, 2014

Professor Boyle at ECCO14

https://youtu.be/TwM6-jmUss8

Sep 26, 2014

Michel Jourlin

Michel Jourlin was born in Saint-Etienne, France, and graduated in Mathematics at the University of Lyon 1. After a PhD in Pure Mathematics, he turned[…]

Aug 28, 2014

Protected: NCID 2014 Presentations

Please find below the links to download the presentations given at NCID 2014. Thank you to all the speakers who kindly shared their presentations.

Aug 22, 2014

Peter Boyle awarded Lifetime Achievement award

The prestigious ESMO Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2006 to recognise international research by individuals, teams and organisations that demonstrate commitment to clinical cancer[…]

Aug 4, 2014

Bernard Levin

Bernard Levin earned his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School in Johannesburg, South Africa. He held academic appointments in the Department[…]

Jul 23, 2014

Miri Ziv

Miri Ziv is a Medical Sociologist and serves as a member of various national and global councils, providing guidance on issues relating to cancer control[…]

Jul 16, 2014

Dan Waitzberg

Dan Waitzberg is a gastrointestinal surgeon and nutrologist. He received his medical degree from the University of São Paulo (FMUSP), Brazil in 1974 and completed his residency[…]

Jul 16, 2014

Pierre Singer

Pierre Singer has over 30 years of clinical and academic experience. He was born in France attending medical school at the Louis Pasteur Faculty of[…]

Jul 15, 2014

Markus Pasterk

Markus Pasterk was born in Klagenfurt, Austria and studied Molecular Biology at the University of Vienna, where he received a M.Sc. degree in 1994. Early in his[…]

Jul 12, 2014

iPRI Quinqennial Report

iPRI is pleased to present its 2009 – 2014 Quinquennial Report. To download the report (approx. 100 Mb) CLICK HERE.

Jul 5, 2014

NCID 2014

The ninth meeting of National Cancer Institute Directors will take place in Lyon between 9th and 11th July, 2014 as decided last year. The previous[…]

Jun 16, 2014

André-Robert Grivegnée

André-Robert Grivegnée is Head of the Cancer Prevention and Screening Clinic at Jules Bordet Institute in Brussels. As a radiologist, he is Head of the Senology[…]

May 16, 2014

John Fitzpatrick RIP

The sudden passing of Professor John Fitzpatrick is a source of deep sadness to all at the International Prevention Research Institute iPRI. Professor Fitzpatrick was[…]

Apr 1, 2014

iPRI Statement

In the interest of transparency, iPRI wishes it to be made known that the publications below which cite ‘an unrestricted research grant’ were neither iPRI[…]

Mar 24, 2014

Mark Dumenil

Mark Dumenil was born in London and moved to France in 1981 and directing his career towards supporting the introduction across Europe of innovative medical[…]

Mar 20, 2014

Physical activity reduces breast cancer risk

NEWS RELEASE Regular physical activity reduces breast cancer risk irrespective of age Thursday 20 March, 2014, Glasgow, UK: Practising sport for more than an hour day[…]

Mar 20, 2014

Deaths from breast cancer fall in Europe

NEWS RELEASE Deaths from breast cancer fall in Europe, but unexplained differences between countries remain Thursday 20 March, 2014, Glasgow, UK: Improvements in treatment, as well as enhanced[…]

Mar 20, 2014

Breast Cancer 2013: Good news, Bad news

NEWS RELEASE Where are we with Breast Cancer in 2013: Good news for some, bad for others Thursday 20 March, 2014, Glasgow, UK: The global[…]

Feb 4, 2014

The Cancer Letter interviews Peter Boyle

The interview given by Professor Peter Boyle, Ph.D., President of the International Prevention Research Institute to The Cancer Letter, has just been published in The Cancer[…]

Jan 31, 2014

Markus Pasterk moves to BBMRI-ERIC

Markus Pasterk has resigned from his position at the International Prevention Research Institute to take up the key position of Administrative Director at the new[…]

Jan 23, 2014

Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer joins Institute

Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer joins the University of Strathclyde and International Prevention Research Institute The University of Strathclyde Institute of Global Public Health at iPRI (SIGPH@IPRI) has announced the arrival[…]

Jan 14, 2014

Internships in Biostatistics and Epidemiology at iPRI

The International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI; www.i-pri.org) is an independent research institute with an outstanding Faculty of demonstrated leadership in many fields of epidemiology, health[…]

Jan 3, 2014

Articles Published in 2014

Gaye A, Marcon Y, Isaeva J, LaFlamme P, Turner A, Jones EM, Minion J, Boyd AW, Newby CJ, Nuotio ML, Wilson R, Butters O, Murtagh[…]

Dec 17, 2013

Mouthwash use and the Prevention of Plaque, Gingivitis and Caries

A monograph has been published as Special Issue of the journal Oral Diseases (Boyle P, Koechlin A and Autier P. Mouthwash use and the Prevention[…]

Dec 6, 2013

Elizabeth Fontham

Elizabeth Fontham is the Founding Dean and Professor of Epidemiology Emeritus at Louisiana State University (LSUHSC) School of Public Health and Professor of Pathology in[…]

Dec 6, 2013

Further doubt cast on benefit of vitamin D supplementation for disease prevention

NEWS RELEASE Lyon, France, 6 December 2013 — A comprehensive review of the evidence suggests that low vitamin D levels are not a cause but a consequence[…]

Dec 5, 2013

Ed Trapido

Ed Trapido is Associate Dean for Research at the Louisiana State University School of Public Health, Professor and Wendell Gauthier Chair for Cancer Epidemiology, and[…]

Dec 3, 2013

ECCO 2013, Amsterdam: ‘The State of Oncology' (Interview of Professor Boyle)

ECCO 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Friday 27 September – Tuesday 1 October Prof Peter Boyle discusses ‘The State of Oncology’ during the 2013 European Cancer[…]

Dec 2, 2013

ECCO 2013

ECCO 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Friday 27 September – Tuesday 1 October Prof Peter Boyle, in a presentation entitled ‘The State of Oncology’ during the[…]

Dec 2, 2013

'State of Oncology 2013' media coverage

The “State of Oncology 2013” report has generated substantial media attention around the world since its launch at ECCO on 30th September 2013. A non-exhaustive[…]

Nov 25, 2013

Peter Boyle is Inaugural John A Rock Visiting Scholar at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health

John A Rock was formerly the Chancellor of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and since that time has served as the Dean of the[…]

Nov 18, 2013

Muhammed Aasim Yusuf

Muhammed Aasim Yusuf is a gastroenterologist with a particular interest and expertise in therapeutic endoscopy in gastrointestinal cancer. He graduated from the King Edward Medical[…]

Oct 4, 2013

Prostate Cancer Screening using the PSA Test Does more Harm than Good

NEWS RELEASE Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Lyon, France, 29 September 2013 — Prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is widely used in France[…]

Oct 4, 2013

Colorectal Cancer: Fall in Death Rates is Attributable to Screening Programmes

NEWS RELEASE Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Lyon, France, 28 September 2013 — Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in European countries is highly effective in reducing mortality from[…]

Sep 30, 2013

The State of Oncology 2013 – new report draws attention to urgent need to tackle disparities in cancer care worldwide

 NEWS RELEASE Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Lyon, France, 30 September 2013 — A proposal for a new financing model to tackle the major disparities that exist in[…]

Sep 28, 2013

The State of Oncology 2013

Breast cancer has been known and written about for millennia and has been the subject of research into its treatment and causes for centuries. Despite[…]

Sep 9, 2013

Prof. Little and Dr. Vaught join iPRI

iPRI is delighted to announce that Prof. Little and Dr. Vaught join as Senior Research Fellows. Julian Little, PhD holds a Canada Research Chair in Human Genome[…]

Sep 9, 2013

Jim Vaught

Jim Vaught spent 14 years at the U.S. National Cancer Institute, most recently as the Chief of the Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch. He earned a[…]

Aug 29, 2013

Julian Little

Julian Little has been a Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Director 2006-2016) at the University of Ottawa since 2004. He currently[…]

Aug 1, 2013

The Enemy Within

http://vimeo.com/dependableproductions/theenemywithin Vivienne Parry OBE tells the incredible story of our fight against cancer over the last 50 years. Through the eyes of scientists such as[…]

Jul 29, 2013

Alan Nelson

Alan Nelson, PhD, is the founder, Chairman and CEO of VisionGate, Inc., founder of Nortis, Inc., co-founder and President of the Predictive Health Analytics Institute[…]

Jul 22, 2013

Protected: NCID 2013 Presentations

This is a private page with links to NCID 2013 photos, videos and presentations. We thank all participants for their contribution and for their generosity[…]

Jul 22, 2013

Naftali Busakhala

Naftali Busakhala is the founder and chairman of the department of Hematology and Oncology at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, the teaching hospital for Moi[…]

Jul 22, 2013

Carlos Vallejos Sologuren

Carlos Vallejos Sologuren is principal member of AUNA, one of the most important private healthcare services in Perú. In 1996, he founded the Sociedad Peruana[…]

Jul 22, 2013

Peter Johnstone

Peter Johnstone was raised in Gresham, Oregon. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1979, completing a Master of Arts degree in Communication[…]

Jul 16, 2013

Office expansion

The International Prevention Research Institute has extended its premises at the Ecully Offices. The additional office space proved necessary with the expansion of research activities[…]

Jul 9, 2013

Hans Joachim Schmoll

Hans Joachim Schmoll obtained his medical degree in 1970 from Hanover Medical University, Germany. Currently, Prof. Schmoll is the Head of the Division of Hematology[…]

Jun 18, 2013

Joint Strathclyde iPRI institute to deal with global health issues

NEWS RELEASE A major initiative to tackle global health problems was launched today at the University of Strathclyde. The Strathclyde Institute of Global Public Health[…]

Jun 10, 2013

Cancer Epidemiology: Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Special Populations

Foreword According to the World Health Organization’s 2008 GLOBOCAN report, 64% of global cancer deaths —and 56% of cancer cases— were registered in countries in[…]

Jun 10, 2013

Cancer Epidemiology: Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Special Populations

iPRI is pleased to announce the publication of the book “Cancer Epidemiology – Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Special Populations”, co-edited by Amr Soliman, University[…]

May 11, 2013

Cancer is… 4

This is the fourth episode of a four-part television documentary series championed and produced by Cemil Alyanak, filmmaker and Professor Peter Boyle, President of the[…]

May 11, 2013

Cancer is… 3

This is the third episode of a four-part television documentary series championed and produced by Cemil Alyanak, filmmaker and Professor Peter Boyle, President of the[…]

May 11, 2013

Cancer is… 2

This is the second episode of a four-part television documentary series championed and produced by Cemil Alyanak, filmmaker and Professor Peter Boyle, President of the[…]

May 11, 2013

Cancer is… 1

This is the first episode of a four-part television documentary series championed and produced by Cemil Alyanak, filmmaker and Professor Peter Boyle, President of the[…]

Apr 22, 2013

8th National Cancer Institute Directors meeting, Lyon, 10-12 July, 2013

The eighth meeting of National Cancer Institute Directors will take place in Lyon between 10th and 12th July, 2013. As requested by participants, the focus[…]

Apr 11, 2013

Womens' Cancer Summit

Professor Peter Boyle, Ph.D., President of the International Prevention Research Institute gave the keynote address during Susan G. Komen International Global Women’s Cancer Summit on[…]

Mar 26, 2013

Mark Clanton

Mark Clanton served as the principal Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health in 2006, under NCI Director Andrew von Eschenbach. […]

Mar 8, 2013

Alcohol: Science, Policy, and Public Health

Alcohol: Science, Policy and Public Health Oxford University Press has just published the milestone book: ‘Alcohol: Science, Policy, and Public Health’. This is the second in[…]

Mar 7, 2013

Phillipe Autier receives certificate of excellence

The European Journal of Cancer has granted Dr Philippe Autier, Vice-President Population Research at iPRI, a certificate of excellence in reviewing in recognition of his outstanding[…]

Feb 4, 2013

World Breast Cancer Report launched

Washington DC, World Cancer Day, 4 February 2013 – Today, the 2012 World Breast Cancer Report was officially launched at the Global Women’s Cancer Summit.[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Michael Baum

Professor Michael Baum University College London, UK Future direction for breast cancer treatment Professor Michael Baum highlights the need for a dramatic change in the[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Murat Tuncer

Professor Murat Tuncer Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Importance of cancer prevention Professor Murat Tuncer discusses the importance of disease prevention and explains what steps must[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Otis Brawley

Professor Otis Brawley Emory University, Georgia, USA Prostate cancer screening and treatment Professor Otis Brawley discusses the risks and benefits associated with prostate cancer screening[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Patrick Loehrer

Dr Patrick Loehrer Indiana University, USA Working to improve the standard of cancer care in Eldoret, Kenya Dr Patrick Loehrer discusses the difficulties faced improving[…]

Feb 1, 2013

Aasim Yusuf

Dr Aasim Yusuf Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan Improving cancer care in Pakistan Dr Aasim Yusuf talks about the current state[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Akram Hussain Syed

Dr Akram Hussain Syed University Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh Landscape of cancer care in Bangladesh Dr Akram Hussain Syed considers the state of cancer care and[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID interview with Anne Merriman

Professor Anne Merriman Hospice Africa, Uganda Palliative care and affordable morphine Professor Anne Merriman explains the importance of affordable palliative care and expanding the distribution[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID interview with Brian Hook

Brian Hook Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon Partnership Combining the Red Ribbon, HIV, and Pink Ribbon, breast cancer, campaigns Brian Hook talks about the launch of[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID interview with Clement Adebamowo

Dr Clement Adebamowo Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria The impact of breast cancer in Africa Dr Clement Adebamowo talks about the lack of knowledge[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with David Zaridze

Dr David Zaridze Russian National Cancer Research Centre, Moscow, Russia Cancer prevention and epidemiology in Russia Dr David Zaridze talks about the state of cancer[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID interview with Hilal al Sayer

Professor Hilal al Sayer Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospital, Kuwait Paediatric palliative care and development in Kuwait Professor Hilal al Sayer talks about paediatric palliative care[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Jean Mossman

Jean Mossman Cancer Charity Consultant Patient’s perspective and regulation of treatments Jean Mossman stresses the importance of the patient’s perspective in cancer care. As the[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Nancy Brinker

Ambassador Nancy Brinker Founder of Susan G Komen for the Cure Global burden of breast cancer Nancy Brinker talks about the work her organisation is[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Kurt Zatloukal

Professor Kurt Zatloukal – Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Austria International Network of bio-banks and expert centres Professor Kurt discusses preclinical work, biobanks[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Paul Ndom

Dr Paul Ndom Taounde University, Cameroon Cancer care in Cameroon and treatment options Dr Paul Ndom talks about NGO activists, cancer care in Cameroon and[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Rajendra Badwe

Dr Rajendra Badwe Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India Cost effective care and the state of oncology in India Dr Rajendra Badwe talks about the implementation[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID interview with Richard Sullivan

Professor Richard Sullivan Kings College London, UK The value of cancer care and society The framing for value cancer care and society is not solely[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Philippe Autier

Dr Philippe Autier iPRI Organised mammographic screening programmes Dr Philippe Autier talks about the efficacy of screening programmes. Also mentioned is evidence for new methods[…]

Feb 1, 2013

NCID 2012 interview with Peter Boyle

Professor Peter Boyle iPRI Professor Peter Boyle, chair of the 2012 National Cancer Institute Directors Meeting in Lyon, talks about the importance and highlights of[…]

Jan 23, 2013

ESMO 2012, Vienna

ESMO 2012 Vienna, Austria: Friday 28 September – Tuesday 2 October A record-breaking 16,394 delegates attended ESMO 2012 in Vienna: over the five days, 140[…]

Jan 22, 2013

The Big Burn

Fighting entrenched industries is no easy task, not even for governments. We all know how long it took the public interest sector to win campaign[…]

Jan 17, 2013

Articles Published in 2013

Autier P. [Screening for breast cancer: worries about its effectiveness]. Rev Prat. 2013 Dec;63(10):1369-77. French. [PMID: 24579331] Chaturvedi AK, Anderson WF, Lortet-Tieulent J, Curado MP,[…]

Dec 20, 2012

NCID 2013

The first meeting of National Cancer Institute Directors took place at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy when five National Cancer Institute Directors[…]

Dec 20, 2012

NCID 2012

NCID 2012 attendees The 2012 meeting has attracted a great deal of interest and several projects initiated at our previous meeting have come to fruition[…]

Dec 20, 2012

NCID 2011

The National Cancer Institute Director’s Meeting 2011 was held in Lyon, France. Over eighty participants from 35 countries participated in the meeting of Cancer Institute[…]

Dec 19, 2012

Publication of p53 book

iPRI is pleased to announce the publication of the book “p53 in the Clinics”, co-edited by Pierre Hainaut, Research Director in iPRI, Magali Olivier, IARC,[…]

Dec 19, 2012

p53 in the Clinics

Foreword Initially ignored by many researchers as an outsider molecule of minor importance in carcinogenesis, p53 took over 10 years to rise to the status[…]

Dec 17, 2012

Articles Published in 2012

Boniol M, Boyle P, Autier P, Ruffion A, Perrin P. Critical role of prostate biopsy mortality in the number of years oflife gained and lost[…]

Dec 12, 2012

Institute of Global Public Health established in Lyon and Glasgow

NEWS RELEASE Glasgow, Scotland (UK) / Lyon, France, 12 December 2012 — The University of Strathclyde has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the[…]

Nov 4, 2012

World Breast Cancer Report 2012

Breast cancer has been known and written about for millennia and has been the subject of research into its treatment and causes for centuries. Despite[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Witold Zatoński

Witold Zatoński, M.D., Ph.D., is a Director and Professor in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Prevention at Cancer Center & Institute of Oncology in[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Kurt Zatloukal

Kurt Zatloukal, M.D. is professor of pathology at the Medical University of Graz, Austria and head of the Diagnostic and Research Center for Molecular BioMedicine.[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Tongzhang Zheng

Tongzhang Zheng is Professor of Epidemiology (environmental health) at the Yale School of Public Health. He received a D.Sc. from the Harvard University in 1990.[…]

Oct 24, 2012

David Zaridze

David Zaridze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is member of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He graduated Medical[…]

Oct 24, 2012

William Wood

William Wood is a graduate of Harvard Medical School.  He completed a residency in surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship in surgical[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Lars Vatten

Lars Vatten was born in Trondheim, Norway, studied Medicine at the University of Tromsø (MD in 1980) and received a Master of Public Health in[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Murat Tuncer

Murat Tuncer is a specialist in Paediatric Haematology (1991) in Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. Between 1997 and 2005, Professor Tuncer was Secretary General of[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Robert JS Thomas

Professor Robert Thomas is the Special Advisor on Health to the Victorian Government and University of Melbourne, and Chair of the Advisory Council of Cancer[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Richard Sullivan

Professor Richard Sullivan studies health systems, particular NCD policy and the impact of conflict on health. He is Professor of Cancer and Global Health at[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Frank Sullivan

Frank Sullivan has been a Senior Research Fellow International Prevention Research Institute since 2012. Following clinical training in the West of Scotland and fourteen years as[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Temple Smith

Temple Smith graduated with a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from University of Colorado. He did a joint postdoctoral fellowship under the direction of the mathematician, Stanislaw[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Chris Robertson

Chris Robertson is a statistician whose long term research interests have focussed on the application and development of statistical modelling in epidemiology. Since 2002 he[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Paul Perrin

Paul Perrin has been Professor of Urology at the University of Lyon since 1981. He received his degree in Medicine from the Claude Bernard University[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Twalib Ngoma

Twalib Ngoma is one of Africa’s foremost radiation oncologists with special interest in cancer control. He trained at the Christie Hospital in Manchester and Beatson[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Andrew Morris

Since August 2017 Andrew Morris has been the inaugural Director of Health Data Research UK, the multi-funder UK Institute for health and biomedical informatics research[…]

Oct 24, 2012

William R. Miller

William R. Miller is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Edinburgh, in the United Kingdom. He completed his BSc and PhD degrees at the[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Albert Lowenfels

Albert Lowenfels, a graduate of New York University College of Medicine has been a faculty member of New York Medical College for several decades. Initially[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Geoffrey Hamilton-Fairley

Geoffrey Hamilton-Fairley is Vice Chairman of Oncimmune plc a company pioneering tests to measure the immune response to cancer in order to enable early cancer[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Donato Greco

Donato Greco was born in Naples, Italy, and graduated in medicine with a specialisation in infectious diseases, public health, epidemiology, and biostatistics. He started his[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Kenneth Fleming

Kenneth Fleming has been an academic pathologist for over 40 years. His research interests include the pathogenesis of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, and the molecular analysis[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Jean-François Doré

Jean-François Doré was born in 1940 in Fécamp, France, graduated LSc Nat from the Faculty of Sciences, University of Paris, and obtained a Doctorate in[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Paul Burton

Paul Burton qualified in Medicine from the University of Leicester in 1983, taking an intercalated BSc in Genetics (supervised by Barry Holland) in 1981. As[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Otis Brawley

Otis Brawley is a graduate of University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland,[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Clement Adebamowo

Clement Adebamowo was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and graduated BM ChB Hons from the University of Jos, Nigeria, having earned a distinction at every examination. He[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Alina Blaj

Alina Blaj was born in Romania and studied bank finance at Babes Bolyai University at Cluj Napoca in Romania. In 2010 she received a Masters[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Kim Coppens

Kim Coppens was born in St. Agatha-Berchem, Belgium. She graduated from the University College of Ghent, Belgium in 2011 as an Office Manager specialised in[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Michel Smans

Chief Technology Officer Michel Smans was born in Brussels, Belgium, and received a Master’s Degree of Mathematics from the University of Namur. After two years[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Cécile Pizot

Cécile Pizot was born in Lyon, France. She graduated from the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon (France) in 2011, obtaining an engineering diploma[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Alice Koechlin

Alice Koechlin grew up in Saint-Étienne, France, and graduated in Bioinformatics and Modelling at the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) of Lyon in 2010,[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Maria Bota

Maria Bota is a biostatistician at iPRI. She obtained an engineering diploma (Master in Science and Technology) in Bioinformatics and Modelling in 2009, from the National[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Patrick Mullie

Research Director Patrick Mullie was born in Mouscron, Belgium, and graduated in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University College of Leuven and in Epidemiology and[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Maria Paula Curado

Senior Researcher Maria Paula Curado received a Doctor of Medicine degree and a PhD degree from the University of Goias. From 1990 to 2006 she[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Irene Leigh

Research Director Irene Leigh was born and educated in Liverpool. She obtained her undergraduate medical training and intercalated BSc (Hons) in Anatomy at the London[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Pierre Hainaut

Research Director Pierre Hainaut was born and educated in Belgium. He obtained an Msc in Science in 1980 and a PhD in Biological Sciences in[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Philippe Autier

VP Population Research Philippe Autier was born in Brussels, Belgium, and received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and a[…]

Oct 24, 2012

Peter Boyle

President Peter Boyle’s appointment as President of the International Prevention Research Institute, Lyon, France follows immediately on his tenure as Director of the International Agency[…]

Oct 3, 2012

ESMO 2012

New studies that reveal for the first time the real economic and human costs of caring for cancer patients in Europe have been presented during[…]

Oct 2, 2012

Review of the first iPRI textbook

A review of the first “iPRI Scientific Publication”, Textbook on Epidemiology and Biostatistics, has been published in the American Journal of Epidemiology on September 18th, 2012. Click[…]

Sep 14, 2012

Diabetes may up breast cancer risk

WOMEN with type II diabetes are nearly 30 per cent more likely to get breast cancer, according to results of a comprehensive review made by[…]

Sep 12, 2012

Prof. Boyle, honorary Doctor of Laws

Professor Peter Boyle awarded Doctor of Laws honoris causa The University of Dundee has honoured leading figures from Scotland and the world at its summer[…]

Sep 10, 2012

Dr. Greco joins iPRI

iPRI is delighted to announce that Dr Donato Greco joins as Senior Research Fellow. He has founded and later directed the National Centre for Epidemiology of[…]

Jul 6, 2012

One more award for Prof. Leigh

Irene Leigh, awarded CBE (© Image from School of Medicine, University of Dundee) It is with great pleasure that we announce that Professor Irene May[…]

Jun 18, 2012

Prof. Leigh awarded

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Professor Irene May Leigh, an iPRI Senior Research Fellow, has been honoured with the award of[…]

Jun 15, 2012

New partnership between iPRI and ENVIRON

iPRI President Peter Boyle and ENVIRON CEO Steve Washburn are pleased to announce a collaborative research partnership between the International Prevention Research Institute and international[…]

Jun 4, 2012

Dr. Hainaut, Professor at the University of Malaya

We are delighted to announce that, as of the 4th of June, 2012, Pierre Hainaut was offered an appointment of Visiting Professor at the University[…]

May 31, 2012

Today is World No Tobacco Day

Today, Thursday 31 May, is World No Tobacco Day, a day dedicated to highlighting why tobacco is harmful, and why quitting is life-saving. Tobacco remains[…]

May 23, 2012

Burden of sunbed use in France

A new study conducted by iPRI, and published the 23thof May in the Bulletin d’Epidemiologie Hebdomadaire, evaluates the impact of sunbed use on the incidence[…]

May 22, 2012

The 7th NCID meeting in Lyon

The seventh meeting of National Cancer Institute Directors will take place in Lyon between 11th and 13th July, 2012. The previous meeting attracted 85 participants[…]

May 16, 2012

EU and US biological and medical sciences cooperation

On the initiative of Seán Kelly, Member of the European Parliament, a series of biomedical sciences cooperation seminars will be held in Washington DC. These[…]

May 15, 2012

Dr. Hainaut joins iPRI

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Dr. Pierre Hainaut to iPRI. Pierre Hainaut was born and educated in Belgium. He obtained an Msc[…]

Apr 24, 2012

Mr. Michael P. Johnson

It is with great sadness that we announce that Michael P. Johnson passed away today after battling a long illness. Mike was an outstanding finance[…]

Apr 3, 2012

Higher springtime UV radiation in Northern Europe

Based on a multi-year EU-funded study (EuroSun), the International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI) in Lyon, has concluded that UV radiation in Europe appears earlier in[…]

Mar 7, 2012

Prof. Leigh and Prof. Zatloukal join iPRI

iPRI is proud to announce the joining of Prof. Irene Leigh and Prof. Kurt Zatloukal as Senior Research Fellows. Prof. Irene Leigh has been Head[…]

Jan 6, 2012

Dr. Guigaz, French Ambassador for the Global Fund

We are delighted to announce that, as of the 5th of January, Mireille Guigaz has been appointed by the French Conseil des Ministres as the French Ambassador for[…]

Dec 16, 2011

Dr. Boniol, President of EUROSKIN

iPRI is proud to announce that, as of the 12th of December, 2011, Dr Mathieu Boniol has been unanimously elected President of EUROSKIN for a[…]

Dec 14, 2011

Dr. Guigaz awarded

iPRI is proud to announce that one of our Senior Research Fellows, Dr. Mireille Guigaz, is awarded the French National Order of Merit (Commander’s class). The[…]

Nov 24, 2011

ITFoM at the FET Flagship Midterm Conference

The ITFoM (IT Future of Medicine) project will present outcomes and achievements of the past six months at the FET Flagship Midterm Conference and Exhibition[…]

Nov 4, 2011

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Preface Faced with unprecedented growth and ageing of the world population, the dramatic increases in the global burden of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer[…]

Oct 21, 2011

Summer School 2012: Call for applicants open, deadline 12/31/2011

Following the great success of the 2011 course, healthcare professionals from around the world will be gathering in Dundee once more for our third Summer[…]

Sep 2, 2011

Prof. Sullivan and Prof. Wood join iPRI

iPRI is delighted to announce that two more internationally renowned experts join as Senior Research Fellows: Prof. Richard Sullivan and Prof. William Wood. Prof. Richard[…]

Aug 26, 2011

The 1st iPRI scientific publication is available

iPRI is pleased to announce the publication of the first in a new series “iPRI Scientific Publication”. This first book is a textbook on Epidemiology[…]

Aug 2, 2011

2nd iPRI-University of Dundee Summer School successfully convened

Following the overwhelming success of the 2010 Summer School, health professionals from low- and middle-income countries joined faculty from the International Prevention Research Institute and[…]

Jul 29, 2011

Breast cancer screening has little to do with falling breast cancer deaths

An international team of researchers from France, the UK and Norway coordinated by Philippe Autier, Research Director at the International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI) found[…]

Jun 24, 2011

DataSHIELD Implementation Workshop

The DataSHIELD implementation workshop has been successfully held at the IPRI headquarters in Lyon. A joint collaboration of: DataSHIELD (Data aggregation through anonymous summary-statistics from[…]

May 20, 2011

6th NCID Meeting 2011: a real success

Over eighty participants from 35 countries participated in the recent meeting of Cancer Institute Directors held by iPRI in Lyon between 16th-18th May, 2011. Among[…]

May 3, 2011

ITFoM: an IT revolution for health

The European Future Technologies (FET) Conference and Exhibition 2011 in Budapest on 4th May 2011 will mark the official launch of the futuristic FET Flagship[…]

Apr 15, 2011

Prof. Tuncer and Prof. Zatoński join iPRI

iPRI is proud to announce the joining of Prof Murat Tuncer and Prof Witold Zatoński as Senior Research Fellows. Witold Zatoński M.D., Ph.D., is a[…]

Apr 11, 2011

6th NCID meeting in Lyon

Cancer Centre Directors and leading cancer scientists will meet at iPRI between 16-18th May, 2011. The informative programme will range over presentation of forthcoming advances[…]

Mar 9, 2011

OncoTrack kicks off search for novel genomic cancer diagnostics

OncoTrack, an international consortium of over 60 scientists, managed by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, launches one of Europe’s[…]

Mar 3, 2011

Dr. Guigaz and Prof. Sullivan join iPRI

iPRI is delighted to announce that two more internationally renowned experts have recently joined as Senior Research Fellows: Dr Mireille Guigaz, a French Ambassador and[…]

Feb 25, 2011

Study Confirms Body Weight Influences on Death

A study of more than 1 million Asians found that those who were a normal weight were far less likely to die from any cause[…]

Feb 21, 2011

Prof. Boyle, Member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Heading 1 Test It is with pleasure that we announce the appointment of Peter Boyle as Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, from[…]

Jan 17, 2011

Articles Published in 2011

Lehrach H, Müller H, Bruggeman FJ, Subrak R, Boyle P, Pasterk M, Zatloukal K, Hubbard T, Brand A, Girolami M, Jameson D, Westerhoff HV. ITFoM – The IT Future of Medicine. Procedia[…]

Dec 25, 2010

Articles Published in 2010

Parkin DM, Ferlay J, Curado MP, Bray F, Edwards B, Shin HR, Forman D. Fifty years of cancer incidence: CI5 I-IX. Int J Cancer. 2010[…]

Dec 25, 2009

Articles Published in 2009

Boyle P, Ford I, Robertson J, La Vecchia C, Boffetta P and Autier P. Essential considerations in the investigation of associations between insulin and cancer[…]

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