Discipline

Medical Oncologist

Research Department

Medical Oncology/Solid Tumor Oncology

Interests

Lung cancer, Epidermal growth factor receptor targeted therapies, Translational medicine, Targeted therapies

Biography

Dr. Jänne received his MD and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. He completed postgraduate training in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and in medical oncology at DFCI in 2001. He currently works in the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology at DFCI. His main research interests include the study of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in non-small cell lung cancer and their impact on the efficacy of EGFR-targeted therapeutic agents.

Background

Board Certification
Internal Medicine, 1999
Medical Oncology, 2001

Fellowship
Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare, Hematology & Oncology

Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine

Medical School
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Recent Awards

• Research Excellence Award; Uniting Against Lung Cancer, 2010
• Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Memorial Award; American Association for Cancer Research, 2010
• Team Science Award; American Association for Cancer Research, 2010
• Hope Now Award for Lung Cancer Research; Joan’s Legacy: The Joan Scarangello Foundation to Conquer Lung Cancer, 2007
• George P. Canellos Award for Excellence in Clinical Investigation and Patient Care; Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 2005
• Tisch Family Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Investigation; Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 2004
• Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2001