Who we are

The Biodiversity Data Lab

Meet the current and previous members of a research group working across molecular biology, ecology, geospatial science, and machine learning.

Biodiversity Data Lab group under a leafy tree

Lab moments

A personal view of the group

Alongside individual bios, these photos show the lab as a collaborative team: discussing models, walking through Uppsala, and connecting biodiversity science with people and place.

Lab members collaborating around a round table — Working through a statistical modelling challenge as a team.

Biodiversity Data Lab group under a tree — Group photo under a leafy canopy.

Lab group in Uppsala — Research life around Uppsala.

People

Lab members

Browse current lab members and alumni while preserving the full biographies and contact details from the existing site.

Current

Tobias Andermann

Computational Biologist & Group Leader, Assistant Professor

I am a biodiversity researcher dedicated to providing data and computational tools for combatting the global biodiversity crisis. I firmly believe in the potential of interdisciplinary research to provide new and innovative solutions to fill our gaps in understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of biodiversity, by bringing together perspectives from ecology, statistics and machine learning, remote sensing, and environmental DNA.

tobias.andermann@ebc.uu.se

Current

Adrian Baggström

Nature Geographer, PhD student

I am a PhD student focusing on biodiversity, geomatics, remote sensing and machine learning. My interest is to research the possibilities of assessing biodiversity through remote sensing techniques such as spectral imagery, lidar and synthetic aperture radar. By combining these techniques with geospatial data and deep learning, I aim to develop tools that contribute to monitoring biodiversity at different scales.

adrian.baggstrom@ebc.uu.se

Current

Monica Guilera Recoder

Ecologist, PhD student

As an ecologist focused on the study of fungal biodiversity in forest ecosystems, my goal is to discover the unknown and protect the known. My PhD research aims to optimize environmental DNA metabarcoding techniques -- in fieldwork and labwork -- to assess fungal biodiversity more efficiently and study the impact of forestry and other human disturbances on fungal diversity.

monica.guilera-recoder@ebc.uu.se

Current

Jakob Nyström

Data Scientist, PhD student

The ultimate goal of my research is to provide policymakers and companies with data and tools to make better decisions for nature and biodiversity. My research focuses on quantifying natural and anthropogenic drivers of biodiversity patterns and developing causal and predictive models for biodiversity and ecosystem integrity across taxonomic and geographical scales.

jakob.nystrom@ebc.uu.se

Current

Jan Borgelt

Computational Ecologist, Postdoc

My academic background centers on understanding environmental changes across ecosystems, giving me a broad perspective on ecological challenges. I am particularly interested in applying data science and innovative technologies to develop computational methods that address the biodiversity crisis. As part of my research stay at the Biodiversity Data Lab, I am working with eDNA insect data to understand insect taxa and diversity across space.

jan.borgelt@ntnu.no

Current

Vun Wen Jie (VJ)

Ecologist, Postdoc

Biodiversity is integral to the processes that support all life on Earth. My interest is to implement a framework that allows detection and attribution of biodiversity change to drivers, strengthening the bridge between biodiversity science and policy. This postdoc position is a collaboration with the Department for Information Technology and the Biodiversity Data Lab.

vun.wen.jie@it.uu.se

Current

Mahwash Jamy

Evolutionary Biologist, Researcher

I am a postdoctoral researcher fascinated by the extraordinary diversity of microbes and the evolutionary processes that shaped it. My work focuses on leveraging environmental sequencing within phylogenetic frameworks to investigate the diversity, ecology, and evolution of microbial eukaryotes.

mahwash.jamy@ebc.uu.se

Current

Linus Lassen

Molecular Biologist, Master student

I am a master student in Applied Biotechnology, fascinated by the planet's biodiversity. My thesis focuses on enhancing eDNA workflows to make biodiversity monitoring faster, more inclusive, and accessible. I am exploring portable sequencing with a single barcode marker to detect insects, protists, fungi, and plants from a single sample.

linuslassen@outlook.de

Bianca Sarcani

Bioinformatician, Master student

I am a master student in Bioinformatics at Uppsala University. I am passionate about biodiversity, especially researching ways it can be accurately analysed and quantified using computational tools. I am developing an eDNA annotation pipeline to help identify fungal species in soil samples.

biancasarcani@gmail.com

Caleb Caulk

Data Scientist, Master student

I am a master student in Data Science at Uppsala University. My thesis focuses on developing a pipeline that allows researchers to compare statistical and machine learning models on biodiversity predictions while allowing different configurations for intensive testing.

caleb-floyd.caulk.5143@student.uu.se

Britt Andermann

Research Librarian

I am a research librarian with a vested interest in the role natural history museum archives play in providing source material and biodiversity data for scientific research. I focus on highlighting archives as valuable entities from which to mobilize occurrence and taxonomic biodiversity data.

britt.andermann@em.uu.se

Jiacheng Ling

Biogeographer, Master student

I am an ecologist specializing in biodiversity and species distribution modeling. My interest focuses on geodiversity, spatial heterogeneity, and how it can help explain biodiversity patterns across habitats and taxa at local scales.

jiacheng.ling.3450@student.uu.se

Beilun Zhao

Environmental Biologist, Postdoc

As an environmental biological researcher, my primary objective is to expand our understanding of spatial and temporal biodiversity to contribute to natural conservation efforts. My research focuses on the correlation between species ecological niches and environmental DNA across ecosystems.

beilun.zhao@ebc.uu.se

Filipe Almeida

Evolutionary Biologist, Master student

I am a master student in the Erasmus Mundus Programme in Evolutionary Biology. My research interests lie in applying and developing computational methods for biodiversity conservation. I focus on predicting conservation status of fungal species in Sweden using machine learning.

filipegmsalmeida@gmail.com

Alice Satre

Environmental biologist, Intern

I am a master student in life and environmental science. My interests are focused on forestry, ecology and biodiversity conservation. I joined the Biodiversity Data Lab as an intern to learn how to better understand and protect biodiversity.

Shuangshuang Wang

Forensic microbiologist, PhD student

As a forensic microbiological researcher, I work on the human microbiome and human DNA. Through this exchange opportunity, I explored environmental microbiology and environmental DNA to study distribution patterns of fungi in forests.

shuangshuang.wang@ebc.uu.se

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