- Name: ALBERTS Catharina
- Current institution: Amsterdam UMC - Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, The Netherlands
- Email: c.j.alberts@amsterdamumc.nl
- Biosketch:
Dr C.J. Alberts is based at the Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) and the Public Health Service (GGD) of Amsterdam (the Netherlands). In addition she is a Visiting Scientist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO) in Lyon (France). Her research focuses on infection-related and screening-detectable cancers, with a strong emphasis on reducing disparities in cancer risk across migrant populations in Europe. Dr. Alberts currently leads Cancer RADAR, an international initiative funded by the Dutch Research Council (personal VENI Fellowship) in collaboration with European cancer registries, IARC/WHO, and Amsterdam UMC. Cancer RADAR maps cancer incidence by migration background across Europe, with a focus on infection-related and screening-amenable cancers (breast, cervical, colorectal, liver, stomach, lung). The project addresses an important surveillance gap: the lack of harmonised migration data in cancer registries. Working with registries across Europe, Cancer RADAR evaluates feasibility, identifies barriers, and develops strategies for improved collection and analysis of migration-related data. Dr. Alberts’ goal is to build a sustainable European network of registries to enable continued monitoring of cancer inequalities, in line with Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. Through her earlier research at IARC (Postdoctoral Fellow), the Public Health Service of Amsterdam (PhD and Postdoc), and Stanford University (Researcher) she gained wide-ranging expertise in epidemiology, infection-related cancers, registry data (e.g. GLOBOCAN), vaccination uptake, and cancer risk factors across diverse populations.
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