About the research school Organism Biology

Organism Biology describes the molecular, structural and physiological mechanisms defining an organism. It also includes studies of how organisms interact. The Organism Biology research school is an NJ faculty funded umbrella organization targeting all PhD students with an interest in plants, microorganisms and their interactions with each other and/or the environment. 

Aims

• To offer high quality courses with a focus on common methodology and state of the art techniques.
• To provide information and tools to help students make informed decisions about a future career in science and related areas.
• To contribute to interdisciplinary collaborations and increased interaction between research groups, departments, universities as well as between science and society.

Directors of studies

The two part-time directors of studies deal with daily matters and administration. You are very welcome to contact us with any questions related to the Organism Biology research school, courses and workshops.

Katarina Landberg, Researcher at the Dept. of Plant Biology
E-mail: katarina.landberg@slu.se

Vahideh Rafieebanadaki, Researcher at the Dept. of Forest Mycology & Plant Pathology
E-mail: vahideh.rafiei@slu.se

Steering committee

The steering committee decides on course activities, strategies and is economically responsible for the research school. The steering committe consists of:

• Mattias Thelander, chair (Plant Biology)
• Stefanie Rosa, vice chair (Plant Biology)
• Ritu Yadav, student representative (Plant Biology)
• Alma Gustavsson Ruus, student representative (Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology)
• Florentine Ballhaus, student representative (Molecular Sciences)
• Simon Stael (Molecular Sciences)
• Charles Melnyk (Plant Biology)
• Georgios Tzelepis (Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology)
• Mukesh Dubey (Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology)

Deputy members

• Anna Van Wüllen, student representative (Plant Biology)
• Isak Ingerholt, student representative (Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology)
• Dominic Kuang, student representative (Molecular Sciences)
• German Arias (Plant Biology)
• Ke Zhang (Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology)
• Peter Bozhkov (Molecular Sciences)