Group members

Emma Hammarlund

PI, Associate Professor.
PhD in Chemistry
Associate Professor (Docentship) in Tumor Biology

Interests in the lab:
Understanding how it all connects – biological and geological forces, animal origins, and health. To do wacko experiments that help us think better and wider.

Interests outside the lab:
Enjoying a regular day. Laughing and discussing with great people (incl smaller versions, like my two kids).

Link to Lund University Research Portal

Link to ResearchGate profile

Photo of Emma Hammarlund.

Niklas Engström

Laboratory engineer.
BSc in Business Administration
MSc in Biological Engineering
PhD in Biology and Biological Engineering

Interests in the lab:
Learning new methods and solving problems.

Interests outside the lab:
Indoor climbing, running and jumping the trampoline with my kids.

Link to Lund University Research Portal

Photo of Niklas Engström.

Marina Mazariegos

Marina Mazariegos portrait photo.

Laboratory engineer.
Originally from Spain (Segovia).

BSc in Biochemistry from Complutense University in Madrid (Spain).
MSc in Research in Immunology from Complutense University in Madrid (Spain).

Interests in the lab:
Being able to participate in several projects, learn different techniques and try my best to have the lab organized and running for everybody.

Interests outside the lab:
Watching and discussing classic films, reading fantasy books, dancing tap dance (or at least trying to), swimming and having a beer with friends.

Mazharul Islam

Mazharul Islam portrait photo.

Associate Researcher.
Originally from Bangladesh (Dhaka).

MSc/BSc in Microbiology
PhD in Medical Sciences

Interests in the lab:
Hypoxia modelling, stem cells, molecular evolution, 3D tissue culture, Imaging.

Interests outside the lab:
Travelling, music and movies, books, fixing computers.

Auraya Manaprasertsak

PhD student.
BSc in Chemistry
MSc in Organic Chemistry

Interests in the lab:
Learning new things in the lab; methods, techniques and instruments.
The feeling when I try to do the experiment that I am dying to know the results.

Interests outside the lab:
Travelling, running and cooking food.
Watching series, listening to podcast and music.

Link to Lund University Research Portal

Photo of Auraya Manaprasertsak.

Emma Haxen

PhD student.
MSc in Geology-Geoscience

Interests in the lab:
The role of oxygen in animal evolution.
Geochemical redox proxies in paleoenvironmental reconstruction.
Method development, evaluation, and calibration.

Interests outside the lab:
Drawing and painting, reading, hiking and mushroom hunting.

Link to Lund University Research Portal

Photo of Emma Haxen.

Paula Martos Salvo

PhD student.
Originally from Spain (Badalona).

BSc in Biomedical Science, University of Barcelona, Spain.

Interests in the lab:
Continuous learning of new techniques and methods. The relationship between stemness capacity and oxygen.

Interests outside of the lab:
Traveling and hiking. Cooking food, but preferably eating it. The beach. Making plans with my friends.

Paula Martos Salvo portrait photo.

Arthur Boffelli Castro

PhD student.

BSc in Biology with focus in Marine Biology
MSc in Bioinformatics

Interests in the lab:
Programming is one of my passions, specially when combined with cancer research. I am always up for learning new things, and love to explain my scripts and programs.

Interests outside of the lab:
Sports (specially tennis, volleyball, and parkour), playing the guitar (electric and acoustic), drawing, dogs, Lord of the Rings (and other nerdy stuff), and spending time with my son.

Photo of Arthur.

Katarina Turesson

Grant administrator.

Interests in the lab:
To help students and staff with administrative tasks. To keep track of grants and make sure we use funds wisely.

Interests outside of the lab:
Singing barbershop, reading and walks with my dog.

Katarina Turesson portrait photo.

Milly Rylander

Bachelor student, Biomedicine Lund University.

Interests in the lab:
Learning new things and methods, especially how to investigate stem cells, hypoxia and organoids

Interests outside of the lab:
Reading, growing sunflowers, travelling.

Milly Rylander portrait photo.

Orgena Dano

Master student, Linköping University
Originally from Albania

BSc in Medical Biology

Interests in the lab:
Learning new techniques and running experiments, hypoxic conditions of stem cells.

Interests outside the lab:
Reading books, listening to music, watching series.

Orgena Dano portrait photo.

Alumni

Olof Peterffy, laboratory assistant
Anuraag Bukkuri, guest researcher
Etienne Baratchart, postdoc
Christopher Carroll, postdoc
Arsalan Amirfallah, postdoc
Veneta Gerganova, postdoc.
Florian Jacques, postdoc.
Mai Hoang Philipsen. postdoc.
Isabella Åström, MSc student.
Stina Andersson, laboratory assistant (now PhD student in Mohlin group).