Jacques Simard holds a Canadian Research Chair in Oncogenetics since 2001. He is Professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Laval University’s School of Medicine, and is a scientist at the CHUL since 1990.

He is the author of more than 430 publications, review articles and book chapters. His research focuses on the genetic susceptibility of hormone-dependent cancers, including breast, ovarian and prostate cancer. Specifically, he participated in the characterization of the impact of mutations in the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. He has been Director of the Interdisciplinary Health Research International Team on Breast Cancer Susceptibility (INHERIT BRCAs), an international interdisciplinary health research team on genetic susceptibility to breast cancer funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) 2001 -2007, which was renewed in 2008 for five years as the CIHR Team in Familial Risks of Breast Cancer. The establishment of this international team has allowed Dr. Simard to pursue numerous collaborations allowing him to accelerate the development of his oncogenetics research activities. Indeed, his close collaboration with several international consortia, notably the Breast Cancer Consortium Consortium (BCAC) and the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 (CIMBA), has led to a significant increase in the validity and the impact of scientific breakthroughs to improve the identification of women at increased risk of developing breast cancer which should benefit most from a better adapted clinical follow-up.

He is currently the principal investigator of a large-scale interdisciplinary project funded by Génome Québec/Genome Canada/CIHR/Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation (2013-2018) entitled Personalized Risk Stratification for Prevention and Early Detection of Breast Cancer (PERSPECTIVE), bringing together 27 co-researchers including fundamentalists, biostatisticians and clinicians from Quebec, Ontario, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany. This project is designed to develop the tools needed to implement a risk stratification approach that will target breast cancer screening in women most likely to develop the disease. In this context, recommendations on the starting age and frequency of mammography screening could be adapted for women’s individual risk of breast cancer. Indeed, risk stratification will better serve the subpopulation of younger women, who are at high risk of developing breast cancer, and who are currently missed by the standard age-based screening program as a criterion for eligibility. Since breast cancer in these young women often has a poorer prognosis, earlier detection and follow-up would improve survival rates, provide less aggressive treatment, reduce side effects, and increase their quality of life.

Pr. Simard is also a partner on two large European Commission Horizon 2020 (2015-2020) projects entitled BRIDGES (Breast Cancer Risk after Diagnostic Gene Sequencing) and B-CAST (Breast Cancer Stratification: Understanding the Determinants of Risk and Prognosis of Molecular Subtypes). Briefly, the BRIDGES project aims to develop a targeted prevention program for breast cancer, specifically to promote the health of women with a family history of the disease. In achieving its objectives, the BRIDGES program will improve targeted prevention of breast cancer, primarily in the context of oncogenetic clinics for breast cancer. To that end, Pr. Simard is the Principal Investigator of a grant from the Ministry of the Economy, Science and Innovation ($ 1.5 million) entitled PRÉVENTION (Predisposition, Prediction and Prevention of Breast Cancer), to substantially increase the collaboration of his interdisciplinary team with the BRIDGES project in order to validate and increase the impact of the discoveries made under the PERSPECTIVE project.

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Shu X, Long J, Cai Q, Kweon SS, Choi JY, Kubo M, Park SK, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Wang Q, Yang Y, Shi J, Guo X, Li B, Tao R, Aronson KJ, Chan KYK, Chan TL, Gao YT, Hartman M, Kee Ho W, Ito H, Iwasaki M, Iwata H, John EM, Kasuga Y, Soon Khoo U, Kim MK, Kong SY, Kurian AW, Kwong A, Lee ES, Li J, Lophatananon A, Low SK, Mariapun S, Matsuda K, Matsuo K, Muir K, Noh DY, Park B, Park MH, Shen CY, Shin MH, Spinelli JJ, Takahashi A, Tseng C, Tsugane S, Wu AH, Xiang YB, Yamaji T, Zheng Y, Milne RL, Dunning AM, Pharoah PDP, Garcia-Closas M, Teo SH, Shu XO, Kang D, Easton DF, Simard J, Zheng W

Identification of novel breast cancer susceptibility loci in meta-analyses conducted among Asian and European descendants.

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Nat Commun, 11 (1), pp. 1217, 2020, ISSN: 2041-1723.

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Yang Y, Wu L, Shu XO, Cai Q, Shu X, Li B, Guo X, Ye F, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Andrulis IL, Brenner H, Chenevix-Trench G, Campa D, Castelao JE, Gago-Dominguez M, Dork T, Hollestelle A, Lophatananon A, Muir K, Neuhausen SL, Olsson H, Sandler DP, Simard J, Kraft P, Pharoah PDP, Easton DF, Zheng W, Long J

Genetically Predicted Levels of DNA Methylation Biomarkers and Breast Cancer Risk: Data From 228 951 Women of European Descent.

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J Natl Cancer Inst, 112 (3), pp. 295-304, 2020, ISSN: 0027-8874.

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Mavaddat N, Antoniou AC, Mooij TM, Hooning MJ, Heemskerk-Gerritsen BA, GENEPSO, Nogues C, Gauthier-Villars M, Caron O, Gesta P, Pujol P, Lortholary A, EMBRACE, Barrowdale D, Frost D, Evans DG, Izatt L, Adlard J, Eeles R, Brewer C, Tischkowitz M, Henderson A, Cook J, Eccles D, HEBON, van Engelen K, Mourits MJE, Ausems MGEM, Koppert LB, Hopper JL, John EM, Chung WK, Andrulis IL, Daly MB, Buys SS, kConFab Investigators, Benitez J, Caldes T, Jakubowska A, Simard J, Singer CF, Tan Y, Olah E, Navratilova M, Foretova L, Gerdes AM, Roos-Blom MJ, Van Leeuwen FE, Arver B, Olsson H, Schmutzler RK, Engel C, Kast K, Phillips KA, Terry MB, Milne RL, Goldgar DE, Rookus MA, Andrieu N, Easton DF, IBCCS, kConFab, BCFR

Correction to: Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy, natural menopause, and breast cancer risk: an international prospective cohort of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.

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Breast Cancer Res, 22 (1), pp. 25, 2020, ISSN: 1465-5411.

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Association of Genomic Domains in BRCA1 and BRCA2 with Prostate Cancer Risk and Aggressiveness.

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Cancer Res, 80 (3), pp. 624-638, 2020, ISSN: 0008-5472.

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Escala-Garcia M, Abraham J, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arndt V, Ashworth A, Auer PL, Auvinen P, Beckmann MW, Beesley J, Behrens S, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Blomqvist C, Blot W, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Borresen-Dale AL, Brauch H, Brenner H, Brucker SY, Burwinkel B, Caldas C, Canzian F, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Chin SF, Clarke CL, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Daly MB, Dennis J, Devilee P, Dunn JA, Dunning AM, Dwek M, Earl HM, Eccles DM, Eliassen AH, Ellberg C, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Figueroa J, Flyger H, Gago-Dominguez M, Gapstur SM, Garcia-Closas M, Garcia-Saenz JA, Gaudet MM, George A, Giles GG, Goldgar DE, Gonzalez-Neira A, Grip M, Guenel P, Guo Q, Haiman CA, Hakansson N, Hamann U, Harrington PA, Hiller L, Hooning MJ, Hopper JL, Howell A, Huang CS, Huang G, Hunter DJ, Jakubowska A, John EM, Kaaks R, Kapoor PM, Keeman R, Kitahara CM, Koppert LB, Kraft P, Kristensen VN, Lambrechts D, Le Marchand L, Lejbkowicz F, Lindblom A, Lubinski J, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M, Manoukian S, Margolin S, Martinez ME, Maurer T, Mavroudis D, Meindl A, Milne RL, Mulligan AM, Neuhausen SL, Nevanlinna H, Newman WG, Olshan AF, Olson JE, Olsson H, Orr N, Peterlongo P, Petridis C, Prentice RL, Presneau N, Punie K, Ramachandran D, Rennert G, Romero A, Sachchithananthan M, Saloustros E, Sawyer EJ, Schmutzler RK, Schwentner L, Scott C, Simard J, Sohn C, Southey MC, Swerdlow AJ, Tamimi RM, Tapper WJ, Teixeira MR, Terry MB, Thorne H, Tollenaar RAEM, Tomlinson I, Troester MA, Truong T, Turnbull C, Vachon CM, van der Kolk LE, Wang Q, Winqvist R, Wolk A, Yang XR, Ziogas A, Pharoah PDP, Hall P, Wessels LFA, Chenevix-Trench G, Bader GD, Dork T, Easton DF, Canisius S, Schmidt MK

A network analysis to identify mediators of germline-driven differences in breast cancer prognosis.

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Nat Commun, 11 (1), pp. 312, 2020, ISSN: 2041-1723.

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Mavaddat N, Antoniou AC, Mooij TM, Hooning MJ, Heemskerk-Gerritsen BA, GENEPSO, Nogues C, Gauthier-Villars M, Caron O, Gesta P, Pujol P, Lortholary A, EMBRACE, Barrowdale D, Frost D, Evans DG, Izatt L, Adlard J, Eeles R, Brewer C, Tischkowitz M, Henderson A, Cook J, Eccles D, HEBON, van Engelen K, Mourits MJE, Ausems MGEM, Koppert LB, Hopper JL, John EM, Chung WK, Andrulis IL, Daly MB, Buys SS, kConFab Investigators, Benitez J, Caldes T, Jakubowska A, Simard J, Singer CF, Tan Y, Olah E, Navratilova M, Foretova L, Gerdes AM, Roos-Blom MJ, Van Leeuwen FE, Arver B, Olsson H, Schmutzler RK, Engel C, Kast K, Phillips KA, Terry MB, Milne RL, Goldgar DE, Rookus MA, Andrieu N, Easton DF, IBCCS, kConFab, BCFR

Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy, natural menopause, and breast cancer risk: an international prospective cohort of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.

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Breast Cancer Res, 22 (1), pp. 8, 2020, ISSN: 1465-5411.

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Wiltshire T, Ducy M, Foo TK, Hu C, Lee KY, Belur Nagaraj A, Rodrigue A, Gomes TT, Simard J, Monteiro ANA, Xia B, Carvalho MA, Masson JY, Couch FJ

Functional characterization of 84 PALB2 variants of uncertain significance.

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Genet Med, 22 (3), pp. 622-632, 2020, ISSN: 1098-3600.

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Li H, Terry MB, Antoniou AC, Phillips KA, Kast K, Mooij TM, Engel C, Nogues C, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Lasset C, Berthet P, Mari V, Caron O, Barrowdale D, Frost D, Brewer C, Evans DG, Izatt L, Side L, Walker L, Tischkowitz M, Rogers MT, Porteous ME, Meijers-Heijboer HEJ, Gille JJ, Blok MJ, Hoogerbrugge N, Daly MB, Andrulis IL, Buys SS, John EM, McLachlan SA, Friedlander M, Tan YY, Osorio A, Caldes T, Jakubowska A, Simard J, Singer CF, Olah E, Navratilova M, Foretova L, Gerdes AM, Roos-Blom MJ, Arver B, Olsson H, Schmutzler RK, Hopper JL, Milne RL, Easton DF, Van Leeuwen FE, Rookus MA, Andrieu N, Goldgar DE

Alcohol Consumption, Cigarette Smoking, and Risk of Breast Cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Results from The BRCA1 and BRCA2 Cohort Consortium.

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Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 29 (2), pp. 368-378, 2020, ISSN: 1055-9965.

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Fachal L, Aschard H, Beesley J, Barnes DR, Allen J, Kar S, Pooley KA, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Turman C, Soucy P, Lemacon A, Lush M, Tyrer JP, Ghoussaini M, Marjaneh MM, Jiang X, Agata S, Aittomaki K, Alonso MR, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Antonenkova NN, Arason A, Arndt V, Aronson KJ, Arun BK, Auber B, Auer PL, Azzollini J, Balmana J, Barkardottir RB, Barrowdale D, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Benitez J, Bermisheva M, Bialkowska K, Blanco AM, Blomqvist C, Blot W, Bogdanova NV, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Bonanni B, Borg A, Bosse K, Brauch H, Brenner H, Briceno I, Brock IW, Brooks-Wilson A, Bruning T, Burwinkel B, Buys SS, Cai Q, Caldes T, Caligo MA, Camp NJ, Campbell I, Canzian F, Carroll JS, Carter BD, Castelao JE, Chiquette J, Christiansen H, Chung WK, Claes KBM, Clarke CL, GEMO Study Collaborators, EMBRACE Collaborators, Collee JM, Cornelissen S, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Cybulski C, Czene K, Daly MB, de la Hoya M, Devilee P, Diez O, Ding YC, Dite GS, Domchek SM, Dork T, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Droit A, Dubois S, Dumont M, Duran M, Durcan L, Dwek M, Eccles DM, Engel C, Eriksson M, Evans DG, Fasching PA, Fletcher O, Floris G, Flyger H, Foretova L, Foulkes WD, Friedman E, Fritschi L, Frost D, Gabrielson M, Gago-Dominguez M, Gambino G, Ganz PA, Gapstur SM, Garber J, Garcia-Saenz JA, Gaudet MM, Georgoulias V, Giles GG, Glendon G, Godwin AK, Goldberg MS, Goldgar DE, Gonzalez-Neira A, Tibiletti MG, Greene MH, Grip M, Gronwald J, Grundy A, Guenel P, Hahnen E, Haiman CA, Hakansson N, Hall P, Hamann U, Harrington PA, Hartikainen JM, Hartman M, He W, Healey CS, Heemskerk-Gerritsen BAM, Heyworth J, Hillemanns P, Hogervorst FBL, Hollestelle A, Hooning MJ, Hopper JL, Howell A, Huang G, Hulick PJ, Imyanitov EN, KConFab Investigators, HEBON Investigators, ABCTB Investigators, Isaacs C, Iwasaki M, Jager A, Jakimovska M, Jakubowska A, James PA, Janavicius R, Jankowitz RC, John EM, Johnson N, Jones ME, Jukkola-Vuorinen A, Jung A, Kaaks R, Kang D, Kapoor PM, Karlan BY, Keeman R, Kerin MJ, Khusnutdinova E, Kiiski JI, Kirk J, Kitahara CM, Ko YD, Konstantopoulou I, Kosma VM, Koutros S, Kubelka-Sabit K, Kwong A, Kyriacou K, Laitman Y, Lambrechts D, Lee E, Leslie G, Lester J, Lesueur F, Lindblom A, Lo WY, Long J, Lophatananon A, Loud JT, Lubinski J, MacInnis RJ, Maishman T, Makalic E, Mannermaa A, Manoochehri M

Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes.

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Nat Genet, 52 (1), pp. 56-73, 2020, ISSN: 1061-4036.

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Beeghly-Fadiel A, Khankari NK, Delahanty RJ, Shu XO, Lu Y, Schmidt MK, Bolla MK, Michailidou K, Wang Q, Dennis J, Yannoukakos D, Dunning AM, Pharoah PDP, Chenevix-Trench G, Milne RL, Hunter DJ, Per H, Kraft P, Simard J, Easton DF, Zheng W

A Mendelian randomization analysis of circulating lipid traits and breast cancer risk.

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Int J Epidemiol, 2019, ISSN: 0300-5771.

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  • Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Subvention, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec - Université Laval, Centres de recherche affiliés, from 2017-01-01 to 2099-12-31
  • Centre de recherche sur le cancer, Subvention, Institutionnel - BDR, BDR - Centres de recherche reconnus, from 1996-05-01 to 2022-06-13
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  • Personalized Risk Assesment for Prevention and Early Detection of Breast Cancer : Integration and Implementation (PERSPECTIVE II), Subvention, Génome Canada, Projets de recherche appliquée à grande échelle - Large-Scale Applied Research Project, from 2017-11-01 to 2022-03-31

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  • Breast Cancer Risk after Diagnostic Gene Sequencing (BRIDGES), Subvention, Commission européenne, Programme-cadre pour le recherche et l'innovation: Horizon 2020, from 2015-01-09 to 2020-01-08
  • Breast CAncer STratification: understanding the determinants of risk and prognosis of molecular subtypes (B-CAST), Subvention, Commission européenne, Programme-cadre pour le recherche et l'innovation: Horizon 2020, from 2015-01-09 to 2020-01-08
  • GE3LS Network in genomics and personalized health, Subvention, Génome Canada, from 2016-01-01 to 2019-12-31
  • Journée de la recherche de la Faculté de médecine, Subvention, Institutionnel - BDR, Fonds général de recherche du CRSNG, from 2010-11-24 to 2020-03-31
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