Team

Melanie leads the Hannebelle Lab in the Biophysics division of the Department of Applied Physics at KTH, and is a SciLifeLab fellow.

She is a bioengineer and biophysicist working at the interface of physics, microbiology, and global health. Her research uses microscopy, microfluidics, and quantitative modeling to study how pathogens move, adhere, and organize, with a particular focus on schistosomiasis and tuberculosis, two diseases of major global health burden.

Beyond the lab, Melanie is committed to making science a more open and equitable endeavor, through open-source instrumentation, field microscopy training in Senegal, Brazil, and the United States, and community work supporting children’s literacy.

contact: melanieh[at]kth.se