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Email

daniel.buchanan@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Principal Research Fellow - Colorectal Cancer
Department of Clinical Pathology
Education
Doctorate (Coursework)
The University of Queensland
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
The University of Queensland
Bachelors Degree
The University of Queensland
ORCID

0000-0003-2225-6675

A/Prof Daniel Buchanan

Principal Research Fellow - Colorectal Cancer
Department of Clinical Pathology

657 Scholarly works
28 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

    Genetic risk factors modulate the association between physical activity and colorectal cancer
    DOI: 10.1186/s12916-026-04675-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Association of germline variants with KRAS-mutation status in colorectal cancer
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-39644-8
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Precision Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Understanding Tumourigenesis in High Risk People to Optimise Prevention
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Script: An RCT of Genomic-Based Stratified Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care.
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Expanding Diagnostic Approaches for Lynch Syndrome
  • 2006

    Journal article

    CpG island methylator phenotype underlies sporadic microsatellite instability and is tightly associated with BRAF mutation in colorectal cancer
    DOI: 10.1038/ng1834
Daniel Buchanan

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2017
Award for Excellence in Team-based Research Program University of Melbourne
2017
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Abstract 6571: Proliferative T cell infiltration is associated with colorectal cancer molecular subtypes and cancer specific survival
    DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2026-6571
  • 2026

    Journal article

    TGF-β-pathway-based polygenic risk score modifies the association between red meat intake and colorectal cancer risk: Application of a novel pathway-based PRS method.
    DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-25-1754
  • 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

    Associations of epidemiologic risk factors with Fusobacterium nucleatum and bacterial alpha diversity in the colorectal tumor-associated microbiota
    DOI: 10.1007/s10552-026-02133-4
  • 2026

    Journal article

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

    Journal article

    T-cell Subset Features and Distributions Evolve across the Colorectal Precancer–Cancer Spectrum
    DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-25-0481

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Fully Executed - CEMM-UoM-DTA-Supply

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