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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

895 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

    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
  • 2025

    Research grants (international)

    Colon Cancer Family Registry Cohort - Yr 14- SUBAWARD W Sinai Health System (Ontario)- NEW SUPPLEMENT (Expenditure)
  • 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.
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Tackling Australia\2019s Low Screening Participation to Prevent Bowel Cancer Morbidity and Deaths
  • 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

    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
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Subsequent primary cancer risks for non-hereditary colorectal cancer survivors
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103716
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Parity and lactation induce T-cell-mediated breast cancer protection
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09713-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Evidence-based Interventions for Cancer Screening Access among People with Physical and/or Sensory Disability: a Systematic Review of the Evidence
    DOI: 10.1007/s13187-026-02833-0
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Abstract PR004: Mutational signature profiling identifies a distinct subgroup of early-onset colorectal cancer associated with younger age at diagnosis, recent birth year and specific genomic features
    DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.earlyonsetca25-pr004
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Abstract B017: Trends in early-onset colorectal, appendiceal, and anal tumour incidence by histological subtype in Australia from 1990 to 2020: A population-based time-series analysis
    DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.earlyonsetca25-b017

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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