PETRA AHOKAS (M.SC)

Petra Ahokas, Laboratory Manager, has over 10 years of experience working in laboratories, both as a research assistant and as a scientist, mostly in the field of cancer research. She joined Valo Therapeutics in 2018 and was tasked with opening and managing Valo's new research and development laboratory. Before joining Valo Therapeutics, Petra worked in cancer research at the University of Helsinki and extensively with oncolytic viruses as a Research Scientist at Oncos Therapeutics (now Targovax). Prior to that, she worked at the National Public Health Institute of Finland in the Department of Vaccines. Petra has a Master’s degree in Biology from the University of Helsinki.