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Aviane Auguste

Academic title(s): 

Associate Member, Oncology

Aviane Auguste
Contact Information
Address: 

2001 ɬ﷬ College, Suite 1200
Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 1G1

Email address: 
aviane.auguste [at] mcgill.ca
Area(s): 
Cancer Epidemiology
Biography: 

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 ɬ﷬ 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.

Current research: 

(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.

Selected publications: 

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Group: 
Associate Members
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