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Professor Janne Lehtiö and the LehtiöLab focuses on proteomics and proteogenomics to gain new knowledge on molecular phenotype of cancer to apply the gained knowledge on improving personalized medicine. He received a faculty professor position in Medical Proteomics at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in 2015 and since 2021 has shared clinical appointment at Karolinska University Hospital as head of clinical proteomics unit.

Since 2008 Lehtiö has been principle investigator at Dept. of Oncology and Pathology at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (KI), Sweden, currently leading the cancer proteogenomics research group of 40 researchers. Previously, at 2004, Dr. Lehtiö was appointed as director of the Karolinska University Hospital’s clinical proteomics facility and since 2010 he is director of the clinical proteomics mass spectrometry facility at the national research center Science for Life Laboratory t Stockholm. 

Education
I achieved MSc degree in biochemistry from Helsinki University, Finland and PhD in engineering (biotechnology) at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden. Post the PhD, I worked few years in biotech industry in USA and Europe; and obtained postdoctoral experience in cancer research at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, Stockholm, Sweden. In 2009, I got an assistant professor in proteomics (docent) merit at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and was pointed to the faculty Professor position 2015. Since 2006, I have also been director of the Karolinska University Hospital’s clinical proteomics facility and since 2021 holds share position at pathology clinic as hospital chemist.

Selected academic awards, commisions of trust and honors

2023 Board of Directors of Cancer Core Europe

2022 Nobel assembly at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡

2021 Precision Medicine Scientific Lead, SciLifeLab 

2021 Board of Directors at Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center

2018-2023 Scientific Director, Science for Life Laboratory
2015 Research infrastructure fellow, Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research
2015 The Swedish Mass Spectrometry Society medal in the honor of Jöns Jacob Berzelius
2009 Thought Leadership Award, Agilent Foundation, USA.