Dr. Eduardo L. Franco

Dr. Eduardo L. Franco, PhD (Hon), OC, FRSC, FCAHS, is James McGill Professor and Chairman, Department of Oncology, and Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology, McGill University. Since 1985, he has conducted epidemiologic research on the causes of cancer and on the means to prevent it or to improve patient survival, topics on which he has published 500+ articles, 60+ chapters, and two books. He is mostly known for his contributions to our understanding of human papillomavirus infection as the cause of cervical cancer and using this knowledge to prevent this cancer via vaccination and improved screening strategies. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Preventive Medicine, Senior Editor of eLife, and has served in the editorial boards of several top-tier journals in oncology and epidemiology. He is Officer of the Order of Canada and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.Dr. Eduardo L. Franco