Javier Louro

I am a postdoctoral researcher specialized in Cancer Epidemiology at the Unit of Epidemiology of the Karolinska Institutet. I have a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health and my educational background is in Mathematics and Biostatistics.

Education:
2021 PhD in Methodology of Biomedical Research and Public Health, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
2017 Expert in Health Services Research and Chronic Diseases, Universitat de Alcalá, Spain.
2016 MSc in Statistics and Operations Research, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain.
2014 BSc in Mathematics, Universitad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Grants:
2024 Childhood cancer research postdoctoral position grant from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund (Barncancerfonden). Project: Exploring Pathways, Delays, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Childhood Cancer Diagnosis. Grant number: PD2024-0015. Total amount: 1 634 400 SEK.
2024 Karolinska Institutets Forskningsbidrag 2024-2025 from Karolinska Institutet. Project: Ökad rättvisa i barncancer: en omfattande studie av vägen till diagnos och vård – förseningar och socioekonomiska skillnader inom den svenska sjukvårde. Grant number: 2024-02454. Total amount: 137 300 SEK.

Awards:
2023 Extraordinary Doctorate Award for the academic year 2021, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
2022 SEE-CIBERESP Award to the best communications presented by young researchers, Spanish Society of Epidemiology.
2019 XV Alicia Llacer Award to the best research project by a young researcher, Spanish Society of Epidemiology.

My previous research has been focused mainly on breast cancer. My PhD aimed to estimate a woman’s risk of developing invasive breast cancer applying individualized risk models based on her personal risk factors in order to personalize breast cancer screening.

Currently, my research is centered on childhood cancer, with a specific focus on identifying socioeconomic inequalities in the diagnosis process and treatment initiation for patients with this disease.

2025 Teacher (45h), “Epidemiological Methods for studying the Determinants of Health”, Master’s Programme in Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

2025 Teacher (30h), “Biostatistics I”, PhD Programme in Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

2025 Teacher (12h), “Biostatistics 2”, Master’s Programme in Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

2024 Teacher (33h), “Epidemiological Methods for studying the Determinants of Health”, Master’s Programme in Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

2024 Teacher (30h), “Biostatistics I”, PhD Programme in Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

2024 Teacher (28h), “Biostatistics 2”, Master’s Programme in Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

2022-2023 Part-time associate professor (60h), “Longitudinal data analysis”, Master´s degree in Statistics and Operations Research, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain.

2016-2023 Course leader (231h), “Biostatistics”, Higher Education Diploma in Clinical and Biomedical Laboratory, Institut Bonanova, Spain.