Toni Tapani SEPPÄLÄ

DEGREES Title of Docent in surgery (experimental), University of Helsinki 28 Nov 2019 Specialist (board certification) in gastrointestinal surgery, University of Helsinki 20 Jun 2018 Doctor of Medical Sciences (PhD), University of Eastern Finland 30 Aug 2012 Licentiate of Medicine (MD), University of Eastern Finland 22 Dec 2010 CURRENT EMPLOYMENT Professor (tenure track) Faculty of Medicine and Medical Technology 1 Feb 2022– University of Tampere Chief Physician, GI surgeon Gastroenterology and Alimentary tract surgery 1 Feb 2022– Tampere University Hospital RESEARCH FUNDING AND GRANTS HUS State Research Funding (VTR; 145,000 €) 2021–2024 Relander Foundation (45,000 €) 2021–2023 The Academy of Finland (500,000 €) 2021–2025 Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation (1,173,000 €) 2021–2025 – Together with co-PIs P. Peltomäki, J-P. Mecklin and M. Nyström Sigrid Juselius 3-year grant (150,000 €) 2021–2024 Finnish Cancer Society (150,000 €) 2021–2022 iCAN Flagship subproject funding (280,000 €) 2021–2022 Fellowship Grant, Sigrid Juselius Foundation (140,000 €) 2021–2022 Fellowship Grant, Instrumentarium Science Foundation (40,000 €) 2019–2021 Emil Aaltonen’s Foundation (210,000 €) 2019–2022 Finnish Medical Foundation (150,000 €) 2019–2021 Funded Postdoc position, 12 months (100,000 €; 50% during 2 years) 2017–2018 – Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki Eight foundation grants (several foundations, 10,000 € or less) 2008–2015 RESEARCH OUTPUT Total number of peer-reviewed original publications: 66 2010–2022 – Number of citations: 2975 (Google Scholar 8/1/2022) – h-index: 24 / m-index: 2.00 / i10-index: 36 Other research items, authorships and media output related to research: 34 – TV, online, radio and newspaper interviews, guideline work, websites, letters PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE Research fellow Dept. Surgical Oncology 1 Aug 2019 – 31 Jun 2021 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, US GI surgeon/res Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Jan 2022 Helsinki University Hospital (7 mo postdoc research) Resident Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä (total 47 months) 2012–2015 – Chief resident (26 mo), GI surgery 20 mo, research (4 mo) RESEARCH SUPERVISION AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE PhD thesis, UH medicine (Kristina Zalevskaja) 2021– PhD thesis, UH medicine (Säde Szeto) 2021– PhD thesis, UH medicine (Iiro Kauma) 2021– PhD thesis, JyU Sport and Health Sciences (Tero Sievänen), co-supervisor 2020– MSc thesis, UH medicine (Kornelia Kuc), principal 2021– Bachelor thesis, UH medicine (Darja Holmström, completed), principal 2018–2020 Bachelor thesis, UH medicine (Säde Szeto, completed), principal 2019–2020 Bachelor thesis, UO medicine (Jutta Lappalainen, completed), principal 2019–2020 Laboratory group management and supervision, Johns Hopkins/Burkhart Lab 2019–2021 (Elisabetta Sereni, Haley Zlomke and R. Suri, postgraduate supervision) Postgraduate research supervision (Erkki-Ville Wirta, TAYS) 2017– Postgraduate research supervision (Ville Väyrynen, KSSHP) 2015– Postdoctoral research supervision (Jussi Nikkola, TAYS) 2020– Postdoctoral research supervision (Erdogan Erkan, UH) 2020– Leadership experience in societies, business, clinical work 2001– TEACHING MERITS Pedagogical training: 10 credits, University of Helsinki 2018 Evaluated good teaching skills for the Title of Docent, University of Helsinki 2019 AWARDS AND HONOURS Young Scientist of the Year, Gastropäivät 2016, Finnish Digestive Surgeons 2016 Meera Khan Award Lecture, InSiGHT 2022, New York, NY, US (2022) Eero Saksela Award, FCI Symposium 2022, Helsinki (2022) OTHER KEY ACADEMIC MERITS Reviewer/Opponent Reviewer for PhD theses: 2 (Suvi Sippola, Jussi Haijanen, UTu) 2021–2022 Opponent for PhD dissertation: 1 (Heigo Reima, Uni Tartto) 2022 Reviewer for the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF), funding applications 2018–2020 Reviewer for scientific journals: 54 reviews listed on publons.com 2012–2022 Associate Editor for Hered Pract Clin Cancer and BJS Open 2020– International invited oral presentations 2021– Invited moderator/commentator: ESCP webinar series 2022 Invited oral presentation: MET Cancer seminar series, TUNI, Tampere 2022 Invited oral presentation: NPOG annual meeting, Helsinki 2022 Invited oral presentation: EHTG 2021 virtual meeting (faculty) 2021 Invited oral presentation: ESCP 2021 virtual meeting 2021 Invited oral presentation: SMB 2021 virtual meeting 2021 Invited oral presentation: RCGG 2021 virtual spring meeting, UK 2021 Invited oral presentation: TUNI special seminar series, Tampere 2021 Invited oral presentation: ONCOSYS special seminar, UH, Helsinki 2021 SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL IMPACT AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY SERVICE European Hereditary Tumour Group (EHTG) 2018– • Member of the board of directors, Secretary 2019– Prospective Lynch Syndrome Database (PLSD) • Member of the Scientific Steering committee 2017– The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim • Board of directors 2009–2011 Finnish Junior Doctors’ Association • Board of directors, treasurer 2011–2014 • Chairman of the Council 2015–2018 Finnish Medical Association • Member of the Council 2010–2012 • 5 other committees 2006–2014 National Institute for Health and Welfare • Member of the Expert Working Group on developing nursing 2011–2012 and multiprofessional documentation practices