معرفی
Johan Staaf is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at Lund University, affiliated with the Lund University Cancer Centre (LUCC) and the Division of Translational Cancer Research. As a principal investigator and project manager, he leads research initiatives in lung cancer and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), focusing on molecular characterization, biomarker discovery, and translation to clinical diagnostics.
- Expertise: Genomics, Epigenetics, Bioinformatics, Precision Cancer Medicine
- Projects: 8 active and 6 finished grants, including genomic markers for chemotherapy response in TNBC and DNA repair deficiency analysis in ER+ breast cancer.
His work emphasizes multi-omics integration and machine-learning to redefine molecular taxonomies, identify prognostic biomarkers, and develop blood-based assays for early cancer detection and relapse monitoring. He supervises PhD students and collaborates internationally.
Scientific Awards:
- Senior Investigator Award - Swedish Cancer Society (2019)
Key Contributions: Landmark studies on BRCA1 mutations vs. hypermethylation in TNBC, circulating tumor DNA applications, and immune landscape characterization via image analysis. He also contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals in cancer research and global health equity.
