The KBC Group

All departments and research units within the KBC environment are represented in the KBC Group, the board, which is coordinating the research and infrastructure activities at KBC.

The KBC group meets 3-4 times during a term and is chaired by the Scientific Coordinator for KBC, Professor Stefan Björklund. The KBC Communications Officer, Anna Shevtsova, acts as a secretary for the group.

Members of the KBC Group 2025

KBC Group

Stefan Björklund
Chair, Scientific Coordinator of KBC
Professor, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics

Christoffer Boman
Associate professor, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, TEC-Lab
Alternative member/deputy: Markus Broström, Professor

Clas Wikström
Service Center KBC and Department of Chemistry, Service director

Erik Johansson
Professor, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Head of the department

Jan Karlsson
Professor, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science (EMG)
Alternative member/deputy: Christian Bigler, Professor, Head of the department

Johannes Hanson
Professor, Department of Plant Physiology (UPSC), Head of the department

Madhusree Mitra
Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, SLU, vice-president of Umeå Postdoc Society (UPS)

Magnus Wolf-Watz
Professor, Department of Chemistry

Alternative member/deputy: Henrik Antti, Professor, Head of the department

Marta Bally
Associate professor, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Deputy Director of UCMR

Mats Öquist
Department of Forest Ecology and Management, SLU, and SLU Stable Isotope Laboratory (SSIL), Director

Matthew Francis
Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Head of the department

Mikael Thyrel
Senior Lecturer, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, BTK, SLU

Stephanie Robert
Professor, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology (UPSC), SLU,
Alternative member/deputy: Totte Niittylä, Associate professor, Head of the department

Thomas Wågberg
Professor, Department of Physics, Head of the department
Alternative member/deputy: Magnus Andersson, Associate professor

Anna Shevtsova
Communications officer, KBC

Rebecca Forsber
Communications officer, KBC and SciLifeLab Umeå