Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
With over 15 years of experience in endocrinology, reproductive biology and toxicology, I lead a research group at Karolinska Institutet that investigates the effects of chemicals on female fertility. My ambition is to generate evidence-based information on the risks of chemical exposures and pharmaceutical treatments to human ovaries and oocytes, and to thereby contribute to the development of a chemically safer society. The work of my research group focuses on several aims: -we assess environmental exposures in women and study their associations with fertility -we study the effects of gonadotoxic treatments, like chemotherapy, on ovaries -we map the molecular and cellular composition of human ovaries across life -we investigate how environmental and pharmaceutical exposures affect ovaries by using tissue culture models -we develop new in vitro tools for predicting reproductive toxicity of chemicals. I co-lead the Environmental Endocrinology Focus Area of the European Society of Endocrinology, In addition, I teach and supervise students at various levels, participate in university administration, and engage in stakeholder activities. I have received multiple grants and honors for my research, have served as a scientific expert for national and international organizations, and I frequently present my work at international conferences.
I lead a research group focused on human ovarian biology and the effects of various environmental exposures and medical treatments on women's fertility.
I helped to organize research projects and provided expertise for strategic vision in organizational changes.
Swetox provided me the opportunity to start my own independent line of research. During my active years at Swetox, I set up a research laboratory focused on chemicals and fertility in women, established collaborations that enabled me to transfer protocols and knowledge, obtained several major research grants, and employed my first PhD students and researchers to my team.