McGill University Division of Cancer Epidemiology

What McGill University Division of Cancer Epidemiology does

The McGill University Division of Cancer Epidemiology is a non-profit academic research department within McGill University, founded in 1988, that conducts epidemiologic research aimed at discovering cancer preventives. The division operates from McGill's downtown Montréal campus at 845 Sherbrooke Street West and is staffed by 11-50 employees, embedded within McGill's broader research infrastructure of 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, and two campuses. Its primary participants are graduate and postdoctoral researchers, research study participants, and collaborators across McGill's affiliated hospitals and partner institutions.

The division's technological footprint is not separately disclosed; it operates on shared McGill infrastructure including the Minerva student portal, Workday HR system, Microsoft Office 365, and web analytics tools (Google Analytics, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity) used at the institutional level. The division produces no commercial product; its outputs are research findings, academic publications, and trained researchers. There are no proprietary technology products, patents, or AI-driven research platforms documented in the available data for the division specifically.

As a non-profit, the division is funded through research grants and philanthropy channeled through McGill University. McGill's broader revenue mix includes tuition (domestic and international students), government research grants (including historical MRC awards of $16.4M and $10M to McGill institutions), and donor fundraising managed by the Vice-President (University Advancement). The division's customer base is institutional rather than commercial — grant funders (federal agencies, foundations), research participants, and graduate trainees — and pricing or commercial contract structures do not apply.

Name

McGill University Division of Cancer Epidemiology

Legal name

McGill University

Website

https://mcgill.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1821

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The McGill University Division of Cancer Epidemiology is a non-profit academic research department within McGill University that conducts epidemiologic research into cancer prevention, serving graduate researchers, research participants, and grant funders through university-administered scientific studies.

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Cancer Epidemiology Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

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Medical Oncology (HLAKAFAB)

Keywords

• Cancer epidemiology research
• Cancer prevention studies
• Oncology epidemiology
• Population health research
• Cohort study research

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

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B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and educational services: McGill generates revenue through tuition fees from undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs, funded by domestic and international students.
2. Research funding and grants: McGill receives significant research funding from government agencies (e.g., MRC/PMAC grants, MRC awards of $16.4 million and $10 million), private foundations, and donors for endowed chairs and specific research initiatives.
3. University Advancement and donations: The Vice-President (University Advancement) leads fundraising efforts, managing donor relationships and philanthropy.

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Core offering

The Division of Cancer Epidemiology is an oncology department within McGill University that conducts epidemiologic research aimed at discovering cancer preventives. It is a non-profit, academic research unit staffed by 11-50 employees and operating within McGill's Montreal-based Faculty of Medicine and affiliated teaching hospital network.

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Montreal Consortium for Human Rights Advocacy Training (MCHRAT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 1997McGill-based interuniversity institute forming partnerships between social development and human rights advocacy organizations and the academic community. Since 1992, MCHRAT has advanced initiatives in the Middle East for development, democratic participation, coexistence and peace building.
• University of JordanmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 1997CIDA-funded collaboration to establish the first school of social work in Jordan. McGill and MCHRAT assisting the University of Jordan through committee led by Vice President Academic Dr. Mohammad Maqusi.
• Douglas HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated psychiatric hospital partnering with McGill's Department of Psychiatry for schizophrenia research initiatives.
• Allan Memorial InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcGill-affiliated psychiatric institute contributing to the synergy of research efforts in schizophrenia studies alongside Douglas Hospital and Montreal Neurological Institute.
• Montreal Neurological InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcGill-affiliated neuroscience institute with brain imaging centre contributing to schizophrenia research alongside Douglas Hospital and Allan Memorial Institute.
• UNESCOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational recognition of McGill's Universal Declaration of Human Rights archives honoring John Peters Humphrey's work.

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Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health – Department of Epidemiology: University-based epidemiology department conducting large-scale population and chronic disease epidemiology studies with substantial NIH funding; directly comparable in academic epidemiology mandate and research model.
• Karolinska Institutet – Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics: University department at Karolinska performing epidemiology and biostatistics research with strong cancer focus; comparable in scale, academic standing, and registry-driven research approach.
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health – Department of Epidemiology: Premier university-based epidemiology department running long-running cohort studies including cancer epidemiology and population health research; highly comparable in size, scope, and funding profile.
• Imperial College London – School of Public Health – Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Screening: University-based public health school with active cancer epidemiology research groups; directly comparable academic epidemiology setting and cohort-based research approach.
• University of Oxford – Cancer Epidemiology Unit: Dedicated cancer epidemiology research unit at Oxford running large prospective cohort studies; directly comparable in mission, methods, and academic positioning.
• UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health – Department of Epidemiology: Large epidemiology department with active cancer epidemiology research programs funded by NCI; comparable as a peer in cancer-focused population research within a public-health school.

Broad incumbents

• National Cancer Institute (NCI) – Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics: US federal cancer epidemiology research division running large-scale population studies; broader scope and budget but directly comparable cancer-epidemiology mandate and methods.
• International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO): WHO's cancer research agency conducting global cancer epidemiology and prevention studies; broader international mandate but overlapping cancer-epidemiology research focus.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Major US cancer center with dedicated epidemiology research program; broader clinical-oncology portfolio but overlapping cancer-epidemiology research mission and funding models.
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center – Public Health Sciences Division: Major cancer-focused research center running large cohort and prevention studies; broader scope than McGill's division but overlapping cancer-epidemiology and biostatistics research.

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