Council Members
Council Members:
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Kirsten is passionate about parasitic plants and investigates molecular aspects that explain their evolutionary success.
University of Helsinki, Finland
Saija is interested in photobiology, plant stress tolerance and indoor farming.
Webpage: www.helsinki.fi/crop-light
Stockholm University, Sweden
Katharina is interested in actinorhizal nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis
Webpage: Katharina Pawlowski
Lund University, Sweden
Mats has a keen interest in barley mutants, using them as a tool to explore plant architecture, flowering time and chlorophyll biosynthesis.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Throsten is interested in understanding how plant cells monitor and maintain the functional integrity of their cell walls during development and interactions with the environment.
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Rosa investigates how dynamic changes in the cellular membrane enable plant adaptation to environmental stress.
Webpage: Rosa Laura Lopez Marques
University of Oslo, Norway
Paul investigates the epigenetic regulation of seed development and especially the role and mechanisms of genomic imprinting in different species and species hybrids.
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Margrethe aims to accelerate the domestication of perennial barley by optimizing tissue culture and transformation protocols, offering a more sustainable alternative to annual grain crops.
Website: Margrethe Kristine Dam Falkenberg
Deputy members:
The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway
Melissa’s areas of expertise include plant defense, molecular biology, plant biochemistry, epigenetics and functional genomics.
Website: Melissa Magerøy – Nibio
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Elizabeth investigates the evolution and function of metabolic pathways, with a focus on how plants adapt and interact with their environment.
University of Helsinki, Finland
Michael studies how plants interact with environment and how they survive when the environment changes. He is especially interested in molecular signalling pathways and use various genetic methods to identify genes that contribute to plant stress tolerance.
Webpage: Mikael Brosche
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Webpage: Jens Sundström
Former council members:
… until 2026
- Prof. Ari-Pekka Mahonen, Finland
… until 2024
- Prof. Stefan Wenkel, Treasurer, Sweden
- Dr Zsófia Réka Stangl, PhD and postdoc representative, Sweden
- Prof. Christiane Funk, President, Sweden
… until 2021
- Prof. Cornelia Spetea Viklund, Journal Responsible, Sweden
- Prof. Saijaliisa Kangasjärvi, Member, Finland
… until 2019
- Prof. Stefan Jansson, President, Sweden
- Dr. Totte Niittylä, Secretary General, Sweden
- Prof. Per Gardeström, Treasurer, Sweden