Felix Haglund de Flon

Felix Haglund de Flon is an Associate Professor of Experimental Pathology at Karolinska Institutet and Principal Researcher at Karolinska University Hospital Solna. He leads the Sarcoma Genomics research group, focusing on biomarker discovery and tumor biology to advance precision medicine for sarcoma patients.

• Education: MD and PhD from Karolinska Institutet (2012-2013), licensed physician (2014)
• Key Research: Cancer genomics, sarcoma tumor microenvironment, IGF1R signaling in DNA repair, and clinical implications of TERT promoter mutations

His recent work spans molecular subtyping of synovial sarcoma, immune surveillance mechanisms, and genomic profiling to improve diagnostic accuracy. Notable scientific awards include Thesis of the Year (2014) and Young Researcher Award (2018). The group's publications emphasize translational studies connecting genomic findings to clinical outcomes. Collaborations extend to Basel University Hospital, Lund University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Scientific Awards:

• Thesis of the Year, Swedish Association of Pathology 2014
• Young Researcher Award, Euro Ewing Consortium 2018

Key advisees include PhD students Yifan Zhang, Yi Chen, and Ahmed Waraky. Current grants from Cancerfonden and the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation support his research on sarcoma genomics and clinical decision-making tools.