Lauri Aaltonen - Curriculum Vitae#
Researcher identifier: Orcid 0000-0001-6839-4286, ResearchID A-5375-2010
Degrees
- 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
Current employment
- 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
Previous work experience
- 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
Research output
Number of publications: 360, cited without self-citations: 37910, h-index: 95 (Web of Science 21 Nov. 2023)
Invention disclosures and patents
- 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).
Research supervision and leadership experience
- 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.