Curriculum Vitae

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Bioinformatician and data scientist with a background in machine learning and statistical genomics. I coordinate training and industry outreach at the National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden (NBIS), part of SciLifeLab, and am an associate professor of bioinformatics at Uppsala University. My research covers complex-trait and cancer genomics, conservation and ancient genomics, and metagenomics, mostly in collaboration with groups across Sweden. Since 2018 I co-organise RaukR, an advanced R summer school.

Experience

2024 – present

Training & Industry Outreach Coordinator, Data Scientist

National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, SciLifeLab, Uppsala

2017 – 2024

Bioinformatics Data Scientist

National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, SciLifeLab, Uppsala. Long-term support group (WABI)

2014 – 2017

Researcher

Kerstin Lindblad-Toh’s lab, Uppsala University & SciLifeLab

2010 – 2014

Postdoctoral researcher

Örjan Carlborg’s computational genetics group, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

2006 – 2010

Web consultant & database engineer

Global Diversity Foundation

Education

2006 – 2009

PhD in Bioinformatics, awarded December 2009

Linnaeus Centre for Bioinformatics, Uppsala University. Thesis: From Physicochemical Features to Interdependency Networks: A Monte Carlo Approach to Modeling HIV-1 Resistome and Post-translational Modifications. Supervisor: Prof. Jan Komorowski; co-supervisor: Dr. Gunnar Andersson; opponent: Prof. Anna Tramontano

2003 – 2005

MSc, Molecular Biology

Uppsala University. Thesis: Rough Set-Based Classifiers for Predicting HIV-1 Resistance to NRTI Drugs

2000 – 2003

BSc, Molecular Biology

University of Warsaw. Thesis: Role of CDK-5 Kinase in the Mammalian Central Nervous System

Academic title

Associate professor (docent) in bioinformatics, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University.

Certifications

FitSM® Foundation

Issued by APMG International, May 2026. Verify credential

Teaching and course organisation

• RaukR, Advanced R Programming for Bioinformatics, Visby. Co-organiser, annually since 2018.
• R for non-programmers and Advanced R for data scientists. Course leader.
• R Programming for Life Scientists, SciLifeLab, 2015–2020. Course responsible; teacher 2015–2017.
• Statistical Methods in Genetic Mapping: An R-based Course, 4 ECTS graduate course, 2013. Course responsible and teacher.
• LUPA Workshop: GWAS Analyses in Stratified Populations, Uppsala, 2011. Course responsible.
• Next-Generation Sequencing: Bioinformatics and Data Analysis, PhD-level course. Course responsible.
• Boolean Reasoning and Knowledge-based Systems in Bioinformatics, Uppsala University. Teacher and teaching assistant.

Invited and popular-science talks

• From mythology to artificial intelligence: a short journey through statistical models (in Swedish). Public lecture, 13x13, Uppsala University, 5 November 2025.

Supervision and examination

• Examiner, PhD theses (2): M. Dahlö (2021), A. García-Montaner (2020).
• Opponent, licentiate thesis (1): K. Ausmees (2019).
• Co-advisor, PhD theses (3): S. Sakthikumar (2020), S. Forsberg (2016), M. Ahsan (2014).
• Subject reviewer, master’s theses (2): Y. Utkueri (2024), M. Qvarnlöf (2024).
• Master’s and research-project supervision: further projects, listed on the Training & Outreach page.

Selected publications

36 peer-reviewed articles and preprints; 1,474 citations, h-index 22, i10-index 36 (Google Scholar, October 2026). The full list is on the publications page.

• Bayesian mixed model analysis uncovered 21 risk loci for chronic kidney disease in boxer dogs. PLOS Genetics, 2023.
• Contribution of rare whole-genome sequencing variants to plasma protein levels and the missing heritability. Nature Communications, 2022.
• GenErode: a bioinformatics pipeline to investigate genome erosion in endangered and extinct species. BMC Bioinformatics, 2022.
• Genomic insights into the conservation status of the world’s last remaining Sumatran rhinoceros populations. Nature Communications, 2021.
• Genetic Barriers to Historical Gene Flow between Cryptic Species of Alpine Bumblebees Revealed by Comparative Population Genomics. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2021.
• Pre-extinction Demographic Stability and Genomic Signatures of Adaptation in the Woolly Rhinoceros. Current Biology, 2020.
• SETD2 Is Recurrently Mutated in Whole-Exome Sequenced Canine Osteosarcoma. Cancer Research, 2018.
• Genome-Wide Analysis in German Shepherd Dogs Reveals Association of a Locus on CFA 27 with Atopic Dermatitis. PLoS Genetics, 2013.

Skills

Tools

R Python Nextflow Snakemake HPC environments

Methods

Machine learning Feature selection Statistical genetics Proteomics Reproducible research Explanatory programming (tidyverse)

Languages

Polish native English fluent Swedish fluent French basic Latin basic Spanish basic

Last updated October 2026.