Jaume Mora, MD, PhD

Degrees

• MD Degree, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona (1990)
• Specialty in Pediatrics, Vall d’Hebron Hospital  in Barcelona (1995)
• PhD Degree, Autonomous University of Barcelona (2003)

Professional and Training Activity 

• Scientific Director of the Oncohematology Center, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu - Barcelona Children's Hospital.
• Consultant and former head of the Oncology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Barcelona Children's Hospital.
• The New York Hospital Cornell University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Combined Fellowship Programs (peds Hem/Onc), New York, USA (1996-1999).
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Molecular Pathology of Pediatric Tumor Fellowship, New York, USA (1999-2001).

Associations, Achievements and Scientific Activity 

• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), since 1998.
• International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), since 2001.
• Spanish Paediatric Oncology Society (SEHOP), since 2011.
• Young Investigator Award (YIA) of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (2000).
• Career Development Award (CDA) of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (2001).
• Schweisguth Prize, International Society Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) (2001).

Areas of specialization

• Childhood tumours: neuroblastoma, Ewing's sarcoma, Wilms’ tumour, brain stem glioma.
• Translational research: molecular classification of tumours and integrative genomics. 
• Preclinical pharmacology models. Origins of embryonic tumours.