Facility Director
Ulf Gyllensten is Professor in Medical Molecular Genetics and Director of Clinical Genomics Uppsala. He has previously served as the Director of the Uppsala Genome Center, Director of the SciLifeLab Genomics Platform, Scientific Director SciLifeLab Uppsala and was one of the founders of Uppsala Biobank. His own research is both in genomics and in translational medicine with a focus on gynecological cancer. Read more about about Ulf Gyllensten’s research.
Email: ulf.gyllensten@igp.uu.se
Head of Facility
Malin Melin, PhD, is Head of Facility and manages overall operations at Clinical Genomics Uppsala. Malin has an MSc in biotechnology, a PhD in clinical molecular genetics and extensive experience in genomic methods, bioinformatics and project management. A list of publications that Malin has contributed to can be found in the Pubmed database.
Email: malin.melin@scilifelab.uu.se
Work package leaders
Solid tumors
Johan Botling, MD, PhD, is the work package leader for solid tumors. Read more about Johan Botling's research projects in molecular tumor pathology.
Email: johan.botling@igp.uu.se
Johan Botling is currently on leave of absence.
Lotte Moens, PhD, is the acting work package leader for solid tumors. Lotte is a clinical molecular biologist in pathology at the department of Clinical Pathology at Uppsala University Hospital. Lotte has a background in toxicogenomics, multifactorial diseases and molecular pathology and has extensive experience in genomic methods development.
A list of publications that Lotte has contributed to can be found in the Pubmed database.
Email: lotte.moens@igp.uu.se
Hematology
Tatjana Pandzic and Peter Hollander jointly lead the hematology work package at Clinical Genomics Uppsala.
Tatjana Pandzic is a clinical laboratory geneticist and researcher at the department of Clinical Genetics at Uppsala University Hospital. Read more about Tatjana Pandzic’s research.
Email: tatjana.pandzic@igp.uu.se
Peter Hollander is a specialist in hematopathology and researcher at the department of Clinical Pathology at Uppsala University Hospital. Read more about Peter Hollander’s research.
Email: peter.hollander@igp.uu.se
Inherited diseases
Adjunct professor and clinical laboratory geneticist at Uppsala University Hospital, Marie-Louise Bondeson leads the work package focusing on inherited diseases. Read more about Marie-Louise Bondeson's translational research projects for the improved diagnosis of inherited diseases.
Microbiology
Associate professor René Kaden is a microbiologist at the Clinical Microbiology department at Uppsala University Hospital and leads the work package for Microbiology. His research focuses on molecular epidemiology, evolution and taxonomy of microorganisms. Read more about René Kaden’s scientific work at Publons.
Email: rene.kaden@akademiska.se
Bioinformatics
Claes Ladenvall, PhD, is a bioinfomatician and responsible for the bioinformatics work package.
Claes has a background in stroke genetics, T2D genetics and statistical genetics. Since joining the facility, Claes has been working on developing bioinformatic applications for various malignancies. A list of publications that Claes has contributed to can be found in the Pubmed database.
Email: claes.ladenvall@igp.uu.se