NordGen

Svalbard Global Seed Vault


Staff

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Department

 

Name & Contact

Other information

NordGen Head Office
 
Director Árni Bragason 

+46 40 53 66 44

arni.bragason@nordgen.org
 
 

Economy manager Eva  Jorup Engström 

+46 40 53 66 49

eva.jorup-engstrom@nordgen.org
Eva is in charge of the NordGen budget, bookkeeping and human resources. 
 

Economy Carina Frankel 

+46 40 53 66 59

carina.frankel@nordgen.org
 
 

Administrative Coordinator Annica Nilsson 

+46 40 53 66 43

annica.nilsson@nordgen.org
 
 

Professor, Public relations, Svalbard Global Seed Vault Roland von Bothmer 

+46 70 676 44 18

roland.von.bothmer@ltj.slu.se
 
 

Coordinator of Operation and Management, Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Ola Westengen 

+47 90 94 27 85

ola.westengen@nordgen.org
 
 

Environmental Coordinator Erik Persson 

+46 40 53 65 57

erik.persson@nordgen.org
Working with the environmental aspects of conservation and sustainable use of genetic diversity. 
 

Documentation & IT Manager Jonas Nordling 

+46 40 536653

jonas.nordling@nordgen.org
Manages IT department 
 

Database developer Magdalena Svärdh 

+46 40 536653

magdalena.svardh@nordgen.org
Participates in the development of the NordGen information system. 
 

Server administrator / programmer Martin Forsén 

+46 40-53 65 50

martin.forsen@nordgen.org
Responsible for configuration and maintainance of the NordGen servers and security principles of the IT infrastructure, and general IT support. Web developer and programmer of other applications. 
 
 
Plants
 
Section Leader Plants Morten Rasmussen 

+46 40 53 65 56

morten.rasmussen@nordgen.org
 
 

Senior Scientist Lena Ansebo 

+46-40-53 65 55

lena.ansebo@nordgen.org
Horticulturist. Responsible for fruit, berries and ornamentals. Contakt for the national programs and horticultural networks. Works with documentation. 
 

Seed Store Manager Simon Jeppson 

+46 40 536658

simon.jeppson@nordgen.org
Manager of NordGen seed store 
 

Seed Store Technician Eva Johnsson 

+46 40 53 66 58

eva.johnsson@nordgen.org
Practical seed administration. 
 

Seed Specialist Pawel Chrominski 

+46 40 536658

pawel.chrominski@nordgen.org
Works with seed processing and analysis. Protocol/method development. Seed quality assessment and seed administration. 
 

Laboratory Assistant, Project manager Alfia Khairullina 

+46 (0) 40-53 66 52

alfia.khairullina@nordgen.org
Genetics and molecular markers, development projects. Responsible for the practical work in the laboratory. In vitro preservation and DNA-analyses of NordGen material.  
 

Senior Scientist Agnese Kolodinska Brantestam 

+46-40-53 66 48

agnese.kolodinska@nordgen.org
Responsible for the Molecular Laboratory. Coordinating and planning projects within the Biology division. 
 

Scientist Emeritus Udda Lundqvist 

+46 40 536552

udda@nordgen.org
 
 

PhD student Lena Mabande 

+4640536554

lena.mabande@nordgen.org
 
 

Senior Scientist Jette Nydam Hansen 

+46 40 53 66 48

jette.nydam.hansen@nordgen.org
Substitute for Agnese Kolodinska Brantestam during 2012. 
 

Genetic Resources Officer Fredrik Ottosson 

040-53 66 45

fredrik.ottosson@nordgen.org
 
 

Senior Scientist Anna Palmé 

+46 40 536642

anna.palme@nordgen.org
Anna is a member of the Working Group for Forage and Industrial Crops and is involved in Nordic and European cooperation, database managing and characterization projects. 
 

Senior Scientist Svein Oivind Solberg 

+46-40-53 66 51

svein.solberg@nordgen.org
 
 
 
Farm Animals
 
Section Leader Farm Animals Peer Berg 

+47 64949790

peer.berg@nordgen.org
Section Leader for NordGen Farm Animals, situated in Ås, Norway 
 

Senior Scientist Anne Kettunen Præbel 

+47 64949772

anne.praebel@nordgen.org
Anne works with project management, Nordic and international networking as well as with information and communication tasks. 
 
 
Forest
 
Section Leader Forest Tor Myking 

+47 55 11 62 29

tor.myking@nordgen.org
 
 

Senior Scientist Kjersti Holt Hanssen 

+47 64 94 90 25

kjersti.hanssen@nordgen.org
 
 

Senior Scientist Tore Skrøppa 

+47 64 94 90 67

tore.skroppa@nordgen.org
 
 

Senior Scientist Jørn Henrik Sønstebø 

+47 64948925

jorn.henrik.sonstebo@skogoglandskap.no