Linnéa Smeds
Postdoctoral Scholar
Interests
- Conservation genomics
- Molecular evolution
- Structural variation
- Bioinformatics
Education
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Ph.D. in Biology with specialization in Evolutionary Genetics,
Uppsala University
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M.S. in Bioinformatics Engineering,
Uppsala University
Biography
Linnéa’s research in the Makova lab involves investigating selection in non-canonical DNA from primates, especially G4 quadruplexes, using bioinformatics methods. Linnéa worked for 8 years as a bioinformatician in Dr. Hans Ellegren’s lab, developing approaches to study speciation, mutation rate and sex chromosome evolution in birds, before taking on a Ph. D. in evolutionary genetics. Her thesis “Conservation genomics in inbred Scandinavian wolves using bioinformatic methods” involved work on Y chromosome evolution, admixture, genetic load and structural variation.
Publications
L Smeds, K Kamali, I Kejnovská, E Kejnovský, F Chiaromonte, KD Makova.
Non-canonical DNA in human and other ape telomere-to-telomere genomes.
NUCLEIC ACIDS RES,
2025.