Idag ordnade SACT (gruppen för vetenskapliga aktiviteter) ett Tandem Talk med Ulf Arup och Åke Lindström. Först ut att prata var Ulf, vars grundskolelärare tidigt fick in (mer …)
Klimatförändringar som påverkar både lavar och fåglar
Jessica Knapp – new postdoc
Hej! My name is Jess and I am a new postdoc with Maj Rundlöf working on the effects of pesticide exposure on bees in farmland. I am interested in aspects of landscape ecology and biodiversity conservation; specifically, how changes in land management affect pollinator populations and pollination services. I have just moved here from the University of Exeter in the UK and I am looking forward to getting to know you all.
Equality group recommends: Neurosexism and allies
Nature has recently published two interesting articles about gender equality.
The first one is a review of the book ”The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters The Myth Of The Female Brain”, by Gina Rippon. It discusses the surprisingly poor nature of the evidence for large structural differences between male and female brains in humans.
The second article showcases six men in research who are supporting gender equality work in various ways. It gives some inspiration and practical advice on how to help change the culture in STEM to become more equitable for all.
Minutes from the BDR-meeting 25/1 -19
The Biology doctoral students council had a meeting on 25 January. Among other things they discussed a new BDR chair person, guest speaker 2019, PhD retreat, movie/pizza event and meeting with the new Head of the Department and the Directors of Studies. Read more in the minutes from the meeting (pdf; 447 kB; new window).
Samantha Mellinger – new PhD student
Hi everyone!
My name is Samantha and I recently started my PhD under the supervision of Helena Westerdahl at the Department of Biology. I have a Master degree in evolutionary ecology from France. Some people will recognize me because I did my Master project here at the department and since then, I never left!
I am very interested in host-pathogen interactions and especially by a key component of vertebrate’s immune system, the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC). The MHC is fascinating and the aim of my project is to investigate gene expression between different MHC gene copies and in relation to disease such as avian malaria infection, in songbirds.
I’m looking forward to meet people I haven’t met before and for people I already know, see you around!
Naken professor på Alvaret mötte skattmas
Igår var det avtackning av Honor Prentice. Fikarummet på tredje våning i Ekologihuset var fullt av folk som ville tacka Honor när hon (mer …)
Stimulating talks left us with thoughts
Yesterday GENECO held their annual winter meeting at Hotel Elite. About 40 persons came to hear presentations on the (mer …)
Kirsty Macleod – new postdoc
Hej! I am a new postdoc, joining Tobias Uller’s research group on a Marie Curie Fellowship. My research project aims to understand how the post-natal social environment mediates the effects of prenatal stress, which I will test using social lizards in Tasmania. The first two years of my position here will actually be undertaken at Simon Fraser University in Canada, and at the University of Tasmania in Australia – but I will be back in Lund full time in 2021! In the meantime, I’m here till the end of this month and am looking forward to interacting with everyone in the department during this stay.
Johan Kjellberg Jensen – new PhD
Hi all! My name is Johan K. Jensen and I have just started my PhD here at the Department of Biology and CEC, supervised by Caroline Isaksson. You might have seen me on the second floor for a year or two already, as I took both my BSc and MSc at the department and am quite fond of coffee!
My project focuses on the impact of urbanisation on organismal health and biodiversity, mainly looking at passerine birds. However, it is a broad study and includes insects as well as avian physiology, in addition to a lot of outreach and work with school children to learn about effects on their wellbeing from working with nature. The main theme is urban ecology, which has always been my biggest research interest. I hold a Bachelor’s in Biology and Master’s in Animal Ecology.
Outside of work I enjoy any and all activities outdoors, especially hiking. I’m also interested in art and literature, even when it is not biology related.
I’m looking forward to meet you all!
Kristina Corthals – new postdoc
Hi, I am Kristina Corthals and together with Elton Melo I am one of the new postdocs working with Anders Enjin.
I just finished my PhD at the University of Göttingen, where I studied the behavioural adaptations of both locomotion and courtship to light deprivation in Drosophila melanogaster. Since this involved spending a lot of time in small and dark rooms, I am very excited to now do some research that allows me to work in light conditions again. During my time in Lund I will try to understand the neuronal basis of hygrosensation in insects using single cell RNA sequencing of the antenna, to find possible candidate genes, patching of S2 cells and hopefully developing a fast and reliable behavioural assay to test for intact hygrosensation.
Elton Melo – new postdoc
What I work with
My name is Elton Melo, from Brazil. I recently joined Anders Enjin´s research group to investigate the neural basis of hygrosensation in Drosophila melanogaster. My post-doctoral research will involve developing microfluidic devices to study humidity receptor neurons signaling dynamics applying calcium/voltage imaging and whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology.
My Background
I received my PhD in 2016 from the Federal University of Alagoas in Brazil. My thesis focused on developing different analysis methods applying capillary and microchip electrophoresis with fluorescence detection to determine neuroactive amino acids in microdialysis sample. During my PhD, I also spent a year at the University of Kansas where I had the opportunity to work with different microfabrication techniques.
Dagordning till styrelsemötet den 13/2 -19
Den 13 februari klockan 13.15 har institutionsstyrelsen möte i Synpunkten i Biologihus B. Följande står på dagordningen:
- Mötet öppnas
- Protokolljusterare utses
- Fastställande av dagordningen
- Föregående mötesprotokoll
- Rapport Bokslut 2018 (bilaga) Föredragande Joakim Nilsson
- Anhållan om att inrätta tillsvidareanställning: Forskare – Evolutionär ekologi – CanMove (bilaga) Forskare – Funktionell zoologi (bilaga)
- Förordnande som studierektor för utbildning; Förslag: Emma Kritzberg förordnas som biträdande studierektor för forskarutbildningen i 3 år.
- Genomgång av psykosocial arbetsmiljöenkät Föredragande: Anders Brodin
- Informationspunkter Arbetsordning och beslutsbefogenheter vid Biologiska institutionen (bilaga) Infrastrukturutredning
- Eventuellt övrigt
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