Associate Professor Aung Ko Win, MBBS, MPH, PhD, is a Principal Research Fellow and Deputy Head of the Colorectal Cancer Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, and Deputy Lead of Precision Prevention and Early Detection, University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research in Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre. He also has an honorary research appointment in Genetic Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital.
To reduce the population cancer burden through precision prevention and early detection, Dr Win has developed and led several large-scale research programs in the field of genetic epidemiology, in collaboration with multiple international consortia including Colon Cancer Family Registry, International Mismatch Repair Consortium, International MUTYH Collaboration, and Asian Cohort Consortium. His current research focuses on colorectal cancer, in particular: studying risk factors for genetic diseases (mainly Lynch syndrome and MUTYH-associated polyposis), second primary cancers and colorectal cancer subtypes; investigating the aetiology of early-onset colorectal cancers; developing personalised assessment based on a wide range of risk factors. Dr Win has widely published, in the field of hereditary colorectal cancer, more than 140 peer-reviewed articles and reviews in top-ranking journals including JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Gastroenterology and Gut. He has been funded over $4 million via fellowships and projects as a Chief Investigator. He has been an invited speaker at more than 40 national and international conferences and research institutions. He actively contributes to the scientific community nationally and globally via involvement in clinical guideline committees, research working groups, grant review panels, and grant and manuscript peer-reviews. Dr Win is the Graduate Research Training Coordinator for the University of Melbourne Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, overseeing the progress of approximately 35 graduate researchers (PhD and MPhil) every year. He is also co-coordinator of Genetic Epidemiology, a masters-level subject at the University of Melbourne. Throughout his career, Dr Win’s academic leadership and contributions have been recognised by multiple prestigious research excellence awards, including 2013 Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research and 2017 University of Melbourne Award for Excellence in Team-based Research Programs.
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Mendelian randomization of circulating polyunsaturated fatty acids and colorectal cancer risk.
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Research Contracts
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research Travel Grant
Award for Excellence in Team-Based Research Programs
Team Award for Excellence in Research Achievements
Scholar-in-Training Award
Head of School Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research
Hugh Rogers Fellowship
Dean's Award for Excellence in the PhD Thesis
Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis
Winner of the 2013 Premier's Award for Health and Medical Research
Richard Lovell Travelling Scholarship
Picchi Award for Excellence in Cancer Research
Population Health Congress Travel Award
M.A. Bartlett Research Scholarship Fund Special Travel Grants-In-Aid
Melbourne Abroad Travelling Scholarship (MATS)
Public Health Initiative for Research Student Training (PHIRST) Award
Early Career Award for Excellence in Research Achievement
Best Poster Presentation Award
Student Bursary Award
Early Career Travel Award
Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship
Picchi Brothers Foundation Cancer Council Victoria Cancer Research Scholarship
Dora Lush Biomedical Postgraduate Research Scholarship
Best Poster Presentation Award
Credentials
Positions
Nhmrc Career Development Fellow
Melbourne School Of Population And Global Health
Casual
Melbourne School Of Population And Global Health
Active Member
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Deputy Head, Colorectal Cancer Unit
University of Melbourne Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Honorary Research Associate, Genetic Medicine
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Deputy Lead, Precision Prevention And Early Detection
University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research (UMCCR), Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
Member
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health Graduate Research Training Committee
Graduate Research Training Coordinator
University of Melbourne Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Member
University of Melbourne Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Management Committee
Member
International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT)
Member
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Associate Member
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Member
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
Member
Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CGA-ICC)
Member
American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
Member
Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA)
Member
International Epidemiological Association (IEA)
Education
Graduate Certificate in University Teaching
University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy (Epidemiology and Cancer Genetics)
University of Melbourne
Master of Public Health
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Institute of Medicine (2)