Jaume Mora Graupera

Biography

Dr. Graupera is an awarded pediatric oncologist. Heads the Hematology Oncology Department in Sant Joan De Déu — one of the best children’s hospitals in Europe. Researcher. Was trained in the USA.

Specialty

Provides treatments of neuroblastomas, gliomas, Ewing's sarcomas, and Wilms' tumors.

Work experience

• Scientific Director of the Hematology Oncology Department in Sant Joan De Déu — Barcelona Children’s Hospital
• Director of the Developmental Tumors Laboratory in Sant Joan De Déu — Barcelona Children’s Hospital.

Education

• 1990 — The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Barcelona — Degree in general medicine and surgery
• 1995 — The Vall d'Hebron University Hospital — Specialty in pediatrics
• 1996-1999 — Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (USA) — Fellowship in pediatric hematology oncology
• 1999-2001 — Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (USA) — Fellowship in molecular pathology of pediatric cancer
• 2003 — The Autonomous University of Barcelona — PhD in Medicine.

Awards

• 2000 — The Young Investigator Award by the American Society of Clinical Oncology
• 2001 — The Schweisguth Prize by the International Society of Pediatric Oncology for the best scientific article in pediatric oncology
• 2001 — The Career Development Award by the American Society of Clinical Oncology
• 2006 — The First Prize of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) award for the study of cancer in children
• 2011 — BBVA Foundation Award for the significant contributions in scientific research of pediatric cancer
• 2001 — The Schweisguth Prize by the International Society of Pediatric Oncology for the best scientific article in pediatric oncology.

Scientific activity

Dr. Jaume Mora Graupera has written over 70 papers on the malignant tumors treatment in children. Has developed a passive treatment for the spinal cord gliomas without radiation therapy.

Membership in organizations

• The International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP)
• The American Society of Clinical Oncology
• The American Association for Cancer Research
• The Spanish Society of Paediatric Hematology and Oncology
• The Catalan Society of Pediatrics
• The Histiocyte Society.