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Mellstedt, Håkan Sören Thure was born on October 23, 1942 in Lund, Sweden. Son of Ture and Stina (Carlstedt) Mellstedt.
academic administrator hematologist oncologist
Mellstedt, Håkan Sören Thure was born on October 23, 1942 in Lund, Sweden. Son of Ture and Stina (Carlstedt) Mellstedt.
Doctor of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1974.
Assistant professor medicine Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1975-1986, associate professor, 1986-1996. Senior assistant physician Serafimer Hospital, 1978-1980. Head internal medicine, department oncology Karolinska Hospital and Institute, 1980-1985, head biotherapy and lymphoma unit, 1985-1996, deputy director, 1986-1996.
Professor experimental oncology and head physician University Uppsala and Academy Hospital, Sweden, 1996-1999. Managing director Cancer Center Karolinska, Karolinska Institute/Hospital, since 1999. Professor oncology Biotherapy, Karolinska Institute, since 1999.
Science advisor Centoccor, Malvern, United States of America, 1988-2000, E. Merck GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, 1990-1994, Pasteur-Merieux Serum and Vaccines, Lyon, France, 1996-2004, Pharmacia AB, Stockholm, 1992-2000, Cell Research Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1994-2000, BioInvent AB, Lund, Sweden, 1995-2005, Glaxo-Wellcome, Ltd., London, 1995-2000, GemVax, Oslo, since 2002, Affibody AB, Stockholm, since 2001, Wilex GmbH, Munich, since 2005, Amgen Europe, Zurich, since 2005. Chairman clinical trial advisory board Oxgiene Inc., Boston, since 1998.
Member Swedish Cancer Society (scientific committee), European Society Medical Oncology (national representative, steering committee), American Association Cancer Research, New York Academy Science, Swedish Society Oncology (chairman since 1993), Society Biological Ther.
Married Eva Bengtsson, May 21, 1966.