Lauri Aaltonen - Curriculum Vitae#

• Title of Docent, Medical molecular genetics, Uni of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, Finland, 18 Dec. 1996.
  
• PhD, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, Finland, 30 Aug. 1994
  
• Licenced Physician, 27 March 1991
  
• MD, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine 30 June 1989

• Academy Professor 8/2002 - 7/2007, 1/2008 - 12/2017, 1/2019
  
• Professor of Tumor Genomics, Uni of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, 8/2007
  
• Director, Applied Tumor Genomics Research Program, Uni of Helsinki 2019
  
• Director, Academy of Finland’s CoE in Tumor Genetics Research 2018 - 2025
  
• Vice Scientific Director, iCAN national flagship project 2019 - 2026
  
• Visiting PI, Cancer Genetics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2020 - 2024

• ERC advanced grant PI 2016-21
  
• ERC advanced grant PI 2011-16
  
• Visiting professor (20%) of Cancer Genetics, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, 2015-20
  
• Director, Academy of Finland’s CoE in Cancer Genetics Research 2012-17
  
• Director, Genome Scale Biology Research Program, University of Helsinki 2009-18
  
• Scientific Advisory Board member, Finnish Cancer Institute 2012-20
  
• Member, Nordic Center of Excellence in eScience Research 2013-18
  
• Research Professor, Finnish Cancer Institute 2/2001-7/02
  
• Consultant, HUCH Diagnostic Services 1997-2005
  
• Senior Fellow, Academy of Finland 8/1997-1/2001
  
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Haartman Institute, Department of Medical Genetics, Uni of Helsinki 1994-96
  
• Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Haartman Institute, Dept. of Medical Genetics, Uni of Helsinki 1991-94
  
• Visiting researcher, Marshfield Medical Research Foundation, Wisconsin, USA 8-10/92

• US Patent No. 6,423,491 "Methods of Diagnosing Juvenile Polyposis" (Inventors LA Aaltonen & J Howe).
  
• Patent application submitted in DK No. PA 2004 01843 “Classification of Cancer” (Inventors, Orntoft, Jensen, Kruhøffer, Laiho, Aaltonen).
  
• Patent application submitted in Spain, P200601719, "Prognostic method for colorectal cancer", 220606 (Inventors Diego Arango del Corro, Simó Schwartz Navarro, Lauri A. Aaltonen, John M Mariadason, Carlos Buesa Arjol).
  
• Patent application submitted in the US, 61/220,335, Biomarker for colorectal cancer, 250609 (Inventors Aaltonen LA, Taipale J, Tuupanen S, Turunen M).

• Supervisor of 38 Doctoral Thesis Projects (17 approved with distinction, an honour reserved to <10% of best works in the Faculty of Medicine), 8 ongoing.