Organisation
MBW unites approximately 30 independent research groups and currently has a staff of around 180, of which 50 are PhD students. Read more about how MBW is organized on this page.
The highest decision-making body at the Department of Molecular Biosciences is the Department Board, in which researchers, PhD students and the techincal/administrative staff are represented. The Head of Department is responisble for all activities at the department, with support of the Vice Department Head and the Head of Administration.
Read more about MBW's organization and the process of decision-making at our department:
Decision-making at MBW (311 Kb)
Department Management
- Head of Department: Neus Visa
- Vice Head of Department: Eva Sverremark Ekström
- Head of Administration: Camilla Eldeby
- Director of PhD studies: Kristina Jonas
- Director of Undergraduate studies: Stefan Åström
Department Board
The Department Board is elected every three years, and is chaired by the Head of Department. Below you will find the elected representatives for the Department Board 2024-2026, as well as meeting dates and protocols from the previous year.
Chairman:
Neus Visa, Head of Department
Co-opted member:
Camilla Eldeby, Head of Administration
Secretary:
Alexander Malmstedt, Administrator
Members:
- Eva Sverremark Ekström, Vice Department head
- Antonio Barragan, Professor
- Ylva Engström, Professor
- Kristina Jonas, Associate Professor
- Claes Andreasson, Associate Professor
- Qi Dai, Associate Professor
- Martin Jastroch, Professor
- Maria Ekoff, Lab Manager
- Elena Afanaseva, PhD Student
- Miren Urrutia Iturritza, PhD Student
- Isabella Badolati, PhD Student
Alternates:
- Anna-Lena Spetz, Professor
- Per Ljungdahl, Professor
- Susanne Keipert, Researcher
- Van Le Sabrie, Human Resources
- Ylva Veith, PhD Student
- Symeon Kourmoukalis, PhD Student
- Max Louski, PhD Student
Meetings 2025
Time:
13:00-15:00
| February 19 |
| March 26 |
| April 23 |
| May 21 |
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June 11 |
| September 4 |
| November 5 |
| November 19 |
| December 17 |
MBW’s representation in the Board of Science and the Biology Section
Representatives in the Board of Science 2024-2026
- Mattias Mannervik, Professor (Vice Dean of the Biology Section)
- Ann-Beth Jonsson, Professor (Group alternate)
MBW’s representatives in the Biology section
- Neus Visa, Professor and Head of Department
- Antonio Barragan, Professor
- Kristina Jonas, Associate Professor
- Susanne Keipert, Associate professor (representing the BioResearch School)
- Mattias Mannervik and Ann-Beth Jonsson (as members of the Board of Science)
- Lovisa Lundholm, Researcher
- Vasilios Tsarouhas, Researcher
PhD Council and PhD Council Board
The PhD Council at the department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute (MBW) represents about 60 graduate students covering three different profile areas: Infection and Immunobiology, Integrative Biology and Molecular Cell Biology. The PhD Council’s primary function is to ensure quality of education and to promote good working and social environment for our graduate students.
The PhD Council Board is responsible for the overall operations of the PhD Council. The board meets regularly and consists out of six graduate students:
- Max Louski (Chair)
- Ylva Veith (Vice Chair)
- Emma Block (Secretary/Treasurer)
- Thomas Mazza (Board member)
- Isabella Badolati (Board member)
- Akshit Jain (Board member)
- Miren Urrutia Iturritza (Board member)
If you want to get in contact with the PhD Board, please send an e-mail to phdboard.mbw@su.se.
Protocols PhD Council and PhD Council Board
MBW PhD Council Bylaws (1020 Kb)
Contact
Last updated: March 31, 2025
Source: The Department of Molecular Biosciences
