Biologiska institutionen | Lunds universitet
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has published a new advice paper on planning family leave. It includes information about:
You can get access to the paper at Family Leave for Researchers at LERU Universities.
I dag blev Katarina Nygren avtackad av ”sin” enhet Funktionell zoologi. Sedan 2014 har Katarina haft hand om ekonomin åt först Molekylär cellbiologi och sedan Funktionell zoologi.
Men ibland måste en våga prova på något helt nytt. Katarina har tagit det stora steget och bestämt sig för att flytta till Stockholm och börja jobba på Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan.
För att tack för de här åren hade avdelningen köpt presenter på temat Stockholm. Katarina fick boken Alla dessa promenader i Stockholmstrakten och ett presentkort som gäller i en mängd olika affärer i stan.
För säkerhets skull fick hon också ett resekit med visir, mask och skyddräkt och ett set skönhetsprodukter att använda efteråt. Nu kan hon vara säker i storstan.
Och för att inte glömma Skåne fick Katarina ett tjusigt halsband och örhängen, gjorda av en skånsk designer.
Det kommer att bli tomt efter dig, Katarina, men jag är övertygad om att du kommer att få det superbra. Jag är imponerad över att du vågar!
Lycka till i massor!
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Grundutbildningsnämnden har möte den 12 juni klockan 13.15 i Zoom. Följande står på dagordningen:
Den 8 maj hade grundutbildningsnämnden möte. Då diskuterades bland annat höstens undervisning, introtermin för universitetsstudier, fakultetsstöd under corona, undervisningen på institutionen under corona, utbytesavtal för 2021–2027, kursfordringar för masterprogrammen akvatisk ekologi och medicinsk biologi, kursbudget 2021, dispenser för praktik- och fältmoment, ändring av utbildningsplaner, ny schemamall, internationell antagning och kursutvärderingar.
Hi! My name is Jean-Marc Lassance.
I am a biologist interested in sensory biology, evolutionary biology and genomics. Specifically, my research interests are centred on understanding the role of the chemosensory systems in the adaptation of animals to their environment, their contribution to fitness, and how variation in those systems affects behaviour and the evolution of mating systems and social behaviours. To this end, I use an interdisciplinary approach combining molecular techniques, phylogenetics and comparative genomics. In my research, I use non-classical insect and rodent models.
After a postdoc in the US, I am joining Christer Löfstedt and the Pheromone Group to contribute to ongoing investigations on the molecular bases of pheromone production and reception in moths and butterflies.
Hi! My name is Linus Johansson and I recently started working as IT-technician at the Department of Biology. I will gladly help with any IT related question and do my best to help you with any IT-problem that may occur.
I am originally from Stockholm but moved to Helsingborg with my wife and dog in December because she wanted to be closer to her family. In my spare time, I try to go long walks with my dog, get to know Helsingborg and Skåne, and hang out with friends and family. I look forward to meet you all and if you have any questions, feel free to come by, I sit in the Ecology building.
Hi! My name is Nicolas Nagloo, I am a neuroethologist with a strong interest in the neural basis of visual behaviour. I have previously focused on the processing of colour information at the retinal level in vertebrates and more recently in invertebrates.
I will now be joining David O’Carroll as a postdoc to investigate the effects of sub-lethal doses of imidacloprid (a neonicotinoid pesticide) on hoverflies and honeybees. Neonicotinoid pesticides are widely used in an agricultural setting but are known to negatively impact the foraging behaviour of several important pollinators. Here, we propose to use a virtual reality flight arena to examine the effects of imidacloprid on visually mediated flight behaviours which have a direct impact on foraging ability. We will combine this approach with a series of eletrophysiological experiments to identify how and which neural circuits are affected by imidacloprid and whether they may be responsible for observed changes in flight behaviours.
Don’t hesitate to say hi if you run into me, always happy to have a chat about science or otherwise! I am really keen to get to know the hiking and biking trails of Sweden!
Hej! I am a new PhD candidate in the Evolutionary Ecology of Plant-Insect Interactions research group, and I will be working together with Øystein Opedal and Magne Friberg.
One of my research interests is the evolution of floral traits. In the next years, I will be using the tropical plant genus Dalechampia to study pollinator-driven variation in floral scent. I will be combining greenhouse studies, lab and field work.
In my free time, I enjoy exploring the nature around Lund, and I will get especially excited about a cool plant!
I am joining Dr. Erik Svenson’s group to work on the polymorphic damselflies, I. elegans. In this species, females present different colours, each of which also presents differences in correlated characteristics that affect their survival and reproduction. Within this system, I will be picking up from questions I have worked on during my PhD with frogs – which although very different than damselflies, are also organisms that spend their young life stages in the water and have a terrestrial adult stage. Specifically, I am interested in how organisms deal with the challenges of the very different environments they experience, and if the drastic morphological and physiological changes these organisms go through when becoming adults (i.e. metamorphosis) are an adaptation to allow organisms to simultaneously specialise into an aquatic and terrestrial environment, avoiding trade-offs of characteristics that could suit them in one habitat while being prejudicial in the other.
Although I consider myself a field biologist and hope to always and forever do research in the wild, I am taking a more ”perched” approach to answer my postdoc research questions. I’ll be looking at how the different life stages of the damselflies change in gene expression, as well as how this varies between sexes and across female types.
I am always up to help with field work, go on a bug/frog/bird watching walk, hear about other people’s research or even help brainstorm their statistics problem!
Grundutbildningsnämnden har möte den 8 maj klockan 13.15 via Zoom. Följande står på dagordningen:
Den 6 april hade grundutbildningsnämnden möte. Då diskuterades bland annat Corona med avseende på övergång till digitalisering, upphovsrätt till filmat material, modifiering av kurser, inställda föreläsningar, förlängning av vårterminen, avvikelserapport från kursplanen, ökat söktryck och inställd examenshögtid och mastergrillning. Annat som diskuterades var bland annat ändringar av kursfordringar för masterprogrammen akvatisk ekologi och medicinsk biologi, ny schemamall, gemensam kursyta i Canvas, examinatorer, inställda kurser, ändring av kursfordringar för masterspåret i växtbiologi, nedläggning av kurser i LADOK, att det är svårt att få moleklylärbiologiska projekt till kandidatexjobbskursen, försening av masterprojekt och kursutvärderingar.
The Biology doctoral student council had a meeting on 28 April. Among other things, they discussed their meeting with the directors of studies, the option to have an online guest lecture seminar, representatives in boards and committees, and a meeting with the heads of the department.
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