We study the hidden physics of infection. To do that we welcome students and researchers from physics, biology, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and medicine. You do not need to already know our field. Curiosity and the willingness to learn matter more than a perfect match on paper.
If you want a sense of how we work, our values page.
How to apply
Please use the application form below rather than emailing directly (https://forms.gle/U2FvFDCw8zWfhMRr7). If you are unsure whether you fit, apply anyway and tell us what excites you.
At the moment we do not have the funds to support paid positions but this is likely to evolve in the future.
You can still reach out, specially if you are eligible to grants/fellowships that would cover your salary during your stay in the lab.
Open projects
Two master’s projects are open right now. Both can be shaped around your background and timeline.
Filming a snail’s immune system fight a parasite
Schistosomiasis affects over 200 million people, and every infection runs through a freshwater snail first. In some snails the immune system destroys the parasite before it can develop; in others it does not, and no one has ever watched this fight happen live. You would extract snail immune cells, build a micro-scale arena, place a single parasite at the center, and film the battle in real time. A collaboration with Dr. Ryo Morimoto’s group (MIMS, Umeå University). Full description on the KTH degree portal.
Building a skin-on-chip to watch a parasite invade
After a schistosome larva enters the skin, it spends up to 72 hours migrating before slipping into a blood vessel. This is its most vulnerable moment, the best window to stop infection, and no one has filmed it live since the 1980s. You would build a microfluidic skin-on-chip reproducing the layers of human skin down to a blood vessel, designed so we can watch a parasite cross it in real time. Full description on the KTH degree portal.
