Staffan Bensch

Staffan Bensch is a Professor at Lund University, holding roles in the Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab, Lund Migration Group, and Immunogenetics and Infection Biology. His research focuses on evolutionary biology, particularly bird migration genetics and host-parasite interactions of avian malaria. He leads projects on migratory divides in willow warblers and chiffchaffs, and maintains the MalAvi database of bird malaria lineages.

Education: PhD in 1993 from Lund University, with postdoctoral work at UC San Diego. Techniques: Molecular Ecology methods including genomics and tracking technologies.

Research Interests:

• Genetic basis of migration
• Host-parasite evolution
• Avian malaria biodiversity

Publications: Over 267 articles, including recent work on migratory genetics and parasite population structures. Awards: Rosén Linnaeus Prize (2019), Katma Award (2016), Elliott Coues Award (2014).

Grants: Active projects on climate adaptation in willow warblers and comparative studies of migration genetics. Supervised 11 students including Violeta Caballero-Lopez (PhD).

Labs/Teams: Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab, Lund Migration Group.