Benjamin Daniels

Dr. Benjamin Daniels is a Senior Research Fellow and Cancer Institute NSW Early Career Fellow at the School of Population Health, University of New South Wales. His work specializes in leveraging linked administrative health data for cancer treatment analysis, policy evaluation, and pharmacoepidemiological research.

• Pharmacoepidemiology
• Cancer Outcomes Research
• Health Policy Analysis
• Real-World Data Utilization

Education

• PhD in Pharmacoepidemiology, UNSW
• MA in Sociology & Statistics, McGill University
• BSc in Psychology, Drexel University

Research Focus

Daniels' research explores biologic cancer therapies, polypharmacy impacts, opioid prescription policies, and real-world evidence generation. His work bridges population health science with clinical decision-making frameworks.

Publication Trends

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in 2024 with methodological innovations in instrumental variable application, dispensing data analysis, and opioid policy evaluation, followed by 2023 studies on HER2-targeted therapies, cancer-cardiovascular interactions, and post-pandemic treatment patterns.

Awards

• 2020 UNSW Medicine ECAN Best Paper Award in Public Health

Supervision & Grants

Currently supervising Jun Ni Ho (PhD candidate on biologic medicine risk management). Holds active grants including:

• Cancer Institute NSW Early Career Fellowship (2022-2025): $345,000
• UNSW Cancer Seed Grants (2022, 2023): $50,000 each
• Co-investigator on NHMRC Ideas Grant ($480,000)