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Chloë Raderschall, Maria Viketoft, Mattias Jonsson, Eirini Lamprini Daouti and Ramesh Vetukuri are CBC's operational group. Photo: Cajsa Lithell.

Operational group

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Maria Viketoft

Director

E-mail to Maria Viketoft
Phone: +4618-67 15 05
Department of Ecology, SLU in Uppsala

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Maria's area of expertise is nematode ecology, in particular how these worms interact with plants (both crops and wild plant species) and other soil organisms. Read more about her research here.

Ramesh Vetukuri

Deputy director

E-mail to Ramesh Vetukuti
Phone: +4640-41 53 40 
Department of Plant Breeding, SLU in Alnarp

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Ramesh is interested in plant-microbe and microbiome interactions focusing on developing new and sustainable ways to improve plant yield and control diseases. He focuses on microbes and their effectors, including small RNAs that modulate plant traits. 

Mattias Jonsson

E-mail to Mattias Jonsson
Phone: +4618-67 24 50
Department of Ecology, SLU in Uppsala

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Mattias is specialised in insects and arachnids for biocontrol. His research is mainly focused on conservation biological control of invertebrate pests in agroecosystems.

Eirini Lamprini Daouti

E-mail to Eirini Lamprini Daouti
Phone: +4618-67 20 49
Department of Crop Production Ecology, SLU in Uppsala

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Eirini's research focuses on community ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem functions. She is especially interested in the ecosystem function of weed seed predation and how to use it for sustainable weed control in agricultural fields. 

Chloë Raderschall

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Department of Plant Protection Biology, SLU in Alnarp

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Chloë is interested in the diversification of agroecosystems for supporting pollinators, natural enemies of pests, and the ecosystem services they provide in the light of climate change. 

Cajsa Lithell

Phone +4670-337 90 02
E-mail to Cajsa Lithell
Communications manager for CBC, SLU in Uppsala

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Cajsa works as a communications manager for CBC. She has a background in ecological microbiology and is responsible for CBC's websites, presentation material and other communications.