Screening and early detection of disease

Finding and treating diseases and disorders early to reduce their impact on health

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
A new automated measure of breast cancer risk from digital and film mammography (Cirrus)	Project Leader Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Allergy and Lung Health	Professor Shyamali Dharmage	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Australian Chlamydia Control Effectiveness Pilot - ACCEPt	Unit Head Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Australian Mammographic Density Research Facility (AMDRF)	Project Leader Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Breast Cancer	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Breast cancer follow-up and prospective analyses	Project Leader Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Building a simulation model to improve cardiovascular disease risk prediction and treatment for Indigenous Australians	Project Leader	Centre for Health Policy
Colon Cancer Family Registry Cohort	Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Colorectal Cancer	Unit Head Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Colorectal Cancer Screening	Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Developing a safe and acceptable self-collection model for cervical cancer screening	Professor Kerry Arabena	Centre for Health Equity
Development of an evidence based clinical care pathway for high risk women following risk reducing hysterectomy +/- bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRBSO)		Centre for Health Equity
Development of automated measures from mammograms that predict masking and risk and pilot implementation into a BreastScreen service		Centre for Health Equity
Development of automated measures from mammograms that predict masking and risk of breast cancer		Centre for Health Equity
Diabetes Eye Care
Diagnosis and management of pelvic inflammatory disease in Australia	PhD student Jane Goller	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire	Research Assistant Tessa Cutler	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Humanities and Social Sciences Unit	Unit Head Richard Chenhall	Centre for Health Equity
International Mismatch Repair Consortium	Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Men's Health	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Management of Chlamydia Cases in Australia (MoCCA)		Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Northeast India Knowledge Network	Head of Unit	Nossal Institute for Global Health
Rectal Treatment Study (RTS)	Head, Sexual Health Unit Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Reducing the burden of colorectal cancer by optimising screening: evidence to clinical practice	Project Leader Professor Mark Jenkins	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Removal of Financial Incentives Trial: ACCEPt-able	Unit Head Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Sexual Health	Unit Head Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Sexual Health and Ageing, Perspectives and Education (SHAPE) Project	Project Leader Professor Jane Hocking	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The ABACUS group	Project Leader Dr Carolyn Nickson	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research
The Ark: Cloud-based bioinformatics tools	Project leader Prof John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The PEBBLES study: A randomised controlled trial to prevent eczema, food allergy and sensitisation using a skin barrier improvement strategy	Project Leader A/Prof Adrian Lowe	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Translating Evidence into Practice: Optimising and Facilitating Prevention and Screening in Women with a Strong Family History of Breast Cancer		Centre for Health Equity
Twin and Family Registry Management	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Twin pairs, brother, sisters and sibships: methods for the statistical analysis of family data	Unit Head Professor Julie Simpson	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Twins Research Australia	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics