Principal Investigator
Emma Börgeson, PhD, MSc
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Dr. Emma Börgeson graduated with an IRCSET-sponsored Ph.D. in Medicine from University College Dublin, Ireland [2007-2012]. Her dissertation focused on the therapeutic potential of lipoxins in diabetic complications and she was nominated to the Irish Researcher of the Year Award in 2011. Subsequently, Dr. Börgeson continued her research career as a Marie Curie sponsored post-doc first in Prof Kumar Sharma’s lab at UC San Diego [2012-2014] and subsequently in Prof Catherine Godson’s lab at University College Dublin [2014-2015]. In 2016, Dr. Börgeson received substantial institutional and external grant support to establish her independent laboratory at the University of Gothenburg.
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Staff
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Catherine Åhlund |
Ida Bergström, PhD |
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Clinical coordinator
Sahlgrenska Hospital Ms. Åhlund is the clinical coordinator of the team, integrating basic and clinical research. Following her basic training as a biomedical analysist at the University of Gothenburg, she joined Astra Zeneca in 1983 where she coordinated cardiovascular phase I studies and was involved in the discovery of Losec and Plendil. Subsequently, she joined Gothia Forum and was in charge of coordinating the Gothenburg SCAPIS study headed by Prof. Göran Bergström. |
Flow cytometry coordinator
Clinical Immunology Department Dr Bergström did her PhD at the University of Linköping in 2014 and has since worked with clinical characterization and of leukocytes at the clinical immunology and transfusion medicine department at Region Östergötland. With a strong background in leukocyte biology and inflammatory resolution, Dr Bergström coordinates our lab's flow cytometry analysis, being in change of study design, implementation and analysis of data. |
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Matúš Soták, PhDSenior Scientist & Lab manager
University of Gothenburg Matúš Soták is a senior scientist and the lab manager of the Börgeson lab, where he explores the role of intestine in inflammation resolution. He received his PhD at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic [2006 - 2014]. As a PhD student and Research Assistant at the Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, he investigated the role of the circadian clock in regulation of intestinal transport and colorectal carcinogenesis. He received a young investigator award and a prize for best publication of the year. During his postdoc at AstraZeneca, Sweden [2015 - 2017], he explored putative function of sodium glucose transporter isoform SGLT3 in intestine and metabolic pathophysiology. |
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Students
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Jamie Kraft |
Alankrita Rani |
Madison Clark |
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PhD Student
University of Gothenburg Ms Jamie Kraft obtained her Master’s Degree in Biochemistry at the University of Ottawa with a research focus on the effects of breast milk exosomes on the gut [2019] and previously completed her BSc in Biotechnology from Northumrbia University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. [2016]. Currently, she is working on optimizing a lymphatic cell model in the Börgeson lab to identify the anti-inflammatory effects of lipoxins. |
Visiting student
University of Gothenburg Ms. Alankrita Rani received the University Gold medal in Industrial Microbiology in her BSc [2013-16] at Patna Women's College, India. She did her MSc in Applied Microbiology [2016-2018] at Banaras Hindu University and her final year thesis project focused on Molecular Cloning and Bacterial protein expression studies. She also volunteered to work as an intern in a Molecular Virology lab, investigating the role of Mitochondrial dynamics in Dengue virus life cycle and disease pathogenesis, at the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar , India [2019]. |
Visiting student
California State Polytechnic University Ms. Madison Clark is doing a BSc at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA with a major in Microbiology and a minor in Chemistry [expected graduation, 2020]. She began volunteering for Dr. Börgeson at UC San Diego [2012-2014] and now maintain research activities in the Gothenburg laboratory during summer breaks [2016-onward]. With laboratory experience in chemistry and biology, and a talent for histological software analysis, Ms. Clark is a valued member of the team. |
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Armando Vazques
Visiting student
University of California, San Diego Mr. Armando Vazquez is currently doing a BSc in Biochemistry and Cellular Biology at UCSD, where he also works in the laboratory of Prof. Huffaker. Armando was one of the successful stipend recipient of the summer 2019, thus performing a internship with the group. |
David Tandio Visiting student
University of Gothenburg Mr David Tandio received his Master’s degree in Pharmacology at the University of Alberta (2019) and having previously completed his BSc in Biomedical Sciences with Extra-Mural Year from King’s College London (2016). Currently, he is performing an internship with the group |
Alumni
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Benuarda Toto |
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Graduate student
Technische Universität Dresden Ms Benuarda Toto received her Masters of Science in Pharmacy degree from UMT Albania [2012] and then worked as a pharmacist in UHC Pediatric Hospital and the Agimi Pharmacy [2013-2016]. In October 2016 she embarked on her second Master’s Degree in Molecular Bio-engineering from the Technische Universität Dresden in Germany [graduated 2018] and did her thesis project in the Börgeson lab, focusing on the biology of obesity-related modification of the lymphatic system. |
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Fredrik Barrenäs, PhD |
Sylvia Müller, PhD |
Jennifer Cohn |
Emelie Shehadeh
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Senior Research Associate
University of Gothenburg As a bioinformatician, specialized in immunology, Dr. Fredrik Barrenäs worked on overseeing the Börgeson lab’s high-throughput data analyses [2016-2018]. Fredrik received a PhD in bioinformatics from Linköping University [2012] and did a Swedish Research Council sponsored 3-year post doc at the University of Washington in Seattle [2013-2016]. He is now establishing his own team at Uppsala University, Sweden, and continues to collaborate with our team. |
Post-doc
University of Gothenburg Sylvia Müller did a postdoc working collaboratively between the Quiding-Järbrink and Börgeson laboratories [2018]. After a PhD at Newcastle University [2013 - 2016] and a post-doc within Merck KGaA, Dr Müller worked on a translational project and the development of techniques and therapies which can be used in clinical applications. |
Medical student
University of Gothenburg Ms. Jennifer Cohn is currently a Medical student at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden [expected graduation 2020]. Intrigued by the translational research carried out at Börgeson laboratory, she joined the team for a summer internship [2017] and mainly focused on the clinical aspects of cardiometabolic health in obesity. |
Undergraduate student
University of Gothenburg Ms Emilie Shedadeh is now working on her MSc in Biology and Business at the University of Gothenburg [expected graduation 2019]. Ms Shedadeh completed her BSc thesis project and an summer internship at the Börgeson lab, investigating the molecular mechanisms of neutrophil apoptosis pathways. |
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Juan Lantero Rodriguez
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Alexis (Lexi) Gauthier |
Victoria Sorhegui |
Alexandra F. Werling
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Research student
University of Gothenburg Mr. Juan Lantero Rodriguez graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Madrid, Spain [2009-2014] and completed a Master’s Degree in Molecular Biology at the University of Gothenburg [2014-2016]. He then completed an internship at the Börgeson laboratory, investigating inflammatory resolution pathways. |
Visiting student
Oregon State University Ms. Alexis Gauthier graduated with a BSc from Oregon State University, USA, in 2017 with a double major in Chemistry and Psychology. Ms. Gauthier began working as a volunteer for Dr. Börgeson at UC San Diego [June-July, 2014] and later maintained research activities in the Gothenburg laboratory [2016]. |
Visiting student
Barron Collier High Florida Ms. Victoria Sorhegui joined the lab as a visiting student from Barron Collier High, Florida, USA [June-July 2015 & 2017]. Her internship served as an introduction to biomedical research, in preparation for her college application. Ms Sorhegui now study at Duke University. |
Bachelor student
University of Gothenburg Ms. Alexandra Ferraro Werling is a bachelor student at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden with a major in molecular biology. She completed her bachelor thesis under Dr Börgeson’s guidance in 2015, focusing on clinical trial management. |