Professor Jenkins is a colorectal cancer epidemiologist leading research on aetiology, risk assessment, screening and genetic syndromes. He is an international leader, and his membership on national committees informs policy. He has published 505+ peer-reviewed articles and been awarded $131 million in funding as chief investigator ($47 million as lead), including the NIH-funded Colon Cancer Family Registry Cohort. He makes sustained professional contributions via NHMRC peer review and has won prestigious research excellence awards. He promotes community health and medical science, and enhanced epidemiology workforce capacity as Director, Centre for Epidemiologyand Biostatistics, The University of Melbourne.