Cecilia Alsmark

Cecilia Alsmark serves as a Visiting Researcher at Uppsala University's Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Design and Discovery, with dual responsibilities in parasitology/genomics research and project coordination for research financing initiatives including Wallenberg Foundation programs.

Her research spans parasitology, evolutionary genomics, and infectious disease epidemiology, focusing on lateral gene transfer mechanisms in microbial parasites like Cryptosporidium, Leishmania, and Trichomonas. Key contributions include genomic characterization of pathogen diversity, outbreak investigations of zoonotic diseases, and development of axenic culture techniques for parasite studies.

Analysis of her 14 publications (1998-2018) reveals consistent emphasis on horizontal gene transfer's role in parasite evolution, with increasing application of genomic tools to understand Cryptosporidium and Leishmania pathogenesis. This work bridges molecular biology and public health, particularly in veterinary and zoonotic disease contexts.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

While no student advising or grant details were specified, her multi-institutional collaborations across veterinary science, microbiology, and pharmacology indicate broad research engagement.

Her laboratory work appears integrated within Uppsala University's research ecosystem, utilizing shared facilities for genomic analysis and parasite culture without indication of a standalone lab.