Yrjö Urho Collan

Background

Collan, Yrjö Urho was born on June 23, 1941 in Helsinki. Son of Yrjö Johannes and Toini Lahja (Sederholm) Collan.

Education

Candidate in medicine, University Helsinki, 1963. Licence in medicine, University Helsinki, 1968. Division of Medical Sciences, University Helsinki, 1972.

Career

Registrar department pathology University Helsinki, 1968-1973. Registrar department surgery University Central Hospital, Helsinki, 1973-1974. Associate professor department pathology University Helsinki, 1976-1977, consultant department pathology, 1977-1978.

Laboratory supervisor Institute Occupational Health, Helsinki, 1978-1980. Professor, chairman pathology University Kuopio, Finland, 1980-1988. Director histopathology University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland, 1988-1989.

Professor University Turku, since 1989. Director pathology University Central Hospital, Turku, 2004—2006. Chairman committee postgraduate education University Kuopio, 1982-1988.

Director pathology service University Central Hospital, Kuopio, 1980-1988. Contract professor University Ancona, Italy, 1985-1987. Expert consultant National Board Health, Helsinki, since 1987.

Chairman Prognostication and Cancer Research Group, Turku, since 1994. Coordinator cancer research program, Turku, 1994-2001.

Achievements

• Yrjö Urho Collan has been listed as a noteworthy Medical educator, researcher, physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Manager Society Young Friends of Nature in Finland, Helsinki, 1961-1962. Board directors student union Helsinki University, 1966. Vice president North Savo Cancer Society, Kuopio, 1982-1988.

Lieutenant Finnish military, 1964. Fellow Royal College Pathologists. Member International Academy Pathology (international councillor 1982-1988, president Finnish section 1986-1988), International Union Against Cancer (roll of honour since 1997), International Society Stereology (Scandinavian representative 1983-1987), European Society Pathology (chairman committee for diagnostic quantitative pathology 1988-1992), International Society Diagnostic Quantitative Pathology (president 1988-1992), European Society Analytical Cellular Pathology (council 1986-1993, 97—2003), Society for Cytometry and Morphometry in Finland (chairman 1982-1987, 90—), Finnish Cancer Society (board directors 1992-2000), Society for Cancer Research, Turku (chairman 1993-1994).

Interests

• Avocations: ornithology, languages.

Connections

Married Eira Kyllikki Lehto, October 9, 1971. Children: Y. William Mikael, Lauri Urho, Anni Toini.

Father:

Yrjö Johannes Collan

Mother:

Toini Lahja (Sederholm) Collan

Spouse:

Eira Kyllikki Lehto

child:

Anni Toini Collan

child:

Lauri Urho Collan

child:

Y. William Mikael Collan