Aviane Auguste
Associate Member, Oncology
Dr Aviane Auguste is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health. Originally from Saint Lucia, he graduated from the Université des Antilles in Martinique with a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Biology. His training in Public Health and Epidemiology was from the Bordeaux School of Public Health (ISPED, France) and University of Burgundy (France). He completed a Doctoral thesis in 2019 at the "Université de Rennes" (France) on the “Epidemiology of head and neck cancer risk factors in the French West Indies” (Inserm unit 1085- Irset, Guadeloupe). Prior to joining McGill university, he worked as a postdoctoral scientist at the Guadeloupe cancer registry (University Hospital of Guadeloupe) and most recently at the Gustave Roussy Institute (Inserm unit 1018- CESP, Paris). Dr Auguste is the co-leader of the head and neck cancer working group of the African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium (AC3) which investigates cancer disparities in populations of African descent.
(1) Investigating the effectiveness of community-based cancer prevention in low-income settings and developing countries ; (2) understanding the unique characteristics of small island health systems (e.g. overseas travel for care) and their impact on outcomes of patients diagnosed with cancer and other chronic illnesses ; (3) Strengthening of health research capacity in low-and-middle income countries.
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