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Email

m.jenkins@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor in Epidemiology, MEGA
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0002-8964-6160

Prof Mark Jenkins

Professor in Epidemiology, MEGA
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

900 Scholarly works
73 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Genomic characterization of colorectal tumors: insights into significantly mutated genes, pathways, and survival outcomes
    DOI: 10.1186/s12885-025-15440-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Effective General Practice-Led Interventions to Increase Uptake in Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Scoping Review
    DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002367
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Risk Factors for Subsequent Primary Cancers in Colorectal Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
    DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-26-0386
  • 2026

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Testing Interventions to Increase Participation in the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Among Persistent Never-Screeners: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The CASSOWARY Trial: An RCT of the Clinical Utility and Cost-Effectiveness of a Multi-Cancer Polygenic Risk Score in General Practice.
  • 2018

    Research grants (international)

    Colon Cancer Family Registry Cohort
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Breast cancer risk associations with digital mammographic density by pixel brightness threshold and mammographic system
    DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2017170306
Mark Jenkins

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


1990
Victorian Health Promotion Student Scholarship (3 years) VicHealth

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Alcohol consumption and molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer: pooled observational and Mendelian randomization analyses
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101308
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Optimising SMS content for bowel cancer screening participation in Australia: cross-sectional national survey findings
    DOI: 10.1071/PU25121
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Tumor mutational and microbial profiles of early-onset and later-onset colorectal cancers according to detailed tumor location: an international pooled analysis
    DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000003877
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Response to Yu
    DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaf352
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Testing interventions to increase participation in the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program among persistent never-screeners: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
    DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09553-2
  • 2026

    Other

    HLA Heterozygosity Influences Colorectal Cancer Risk and Survival Outcome
    DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.10.020
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Germline MLH1 c.-42 C > T is a likely pathogenic variant predisposing to a reduced-penetrance/modified Lynch syndrome phenotype featuring MLH1-methylated cancers
    DOI: 10.1007/s10689-025-00519-y

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    ROSELLA: Implementation of Polygenic Risk Assessment in General Practice for Australias Most Common Cancers

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