Academic Degrees
- Docent in Ecology, Umeå University (2003)
- Ph.D. in Ecological Botany, Umeå University, Sweden, Advisor: Prof. Lars Ericson (1997)
- B.Sc. in Biology and Mathematics, University of Lund, Sweden (1991)
Professional Experience
- 2017- Professor in Plant Genomics and Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (2017 – present)
- 2017- Affiliated member, Linnean Centre for Plant Biology (2017 – present)
- Professor in Evolutionary Genetics, Umeå University (2009 – 2016)
- Group leader at the UPSC Centre for Forest Biotechnology (Berzelii Centre) (2007 – present)
- Senior Research Position, Swedish Research Council (VR) at Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Sweden (2004 – 2009)
- Affiliated member, Umeå Plant Science Centre (2003 -)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Sweden (2002 – 2004)
- 2000-02 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA. Funded by an NSF grant to Dr. Douglas R. Taylor. Advisor: Dr. Douglas R. Taylor (2000 – 2001)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Sweden. Funded by the Swedish Natural Science Research Council (NFR) (1999)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Funded by the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT). Advisor: Dr. Michael C. Whitlock (1997 – 1999)
Scholarships and Awards
- Young Researcher Award, Umeå University (2008)
- ”Tage Erlanders pris för naturvetenskap och teknik” awarded by the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences (2008)
- ”Skytteanska samfundets pris till yngre forskare vid den teknisk-naturvetetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå universitet” (2004)
- ”Stiftelsen Konung Carl XVI Gustafs 50-årsfond för vetenskap, teknik och miljö” (2004)
- “Young Investigators’ Prize” awarded by the American Society for Naturalists (1999)