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Emma Hammarlund is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Lund University, where she serves as Principal Investigator for multiple research initiatives including LUCC (Lund University Cancer Centre), EpiHealth, and StemTherapy. She leads the Molecular Evolution research team and specializes in interdisciplinary studies bridging geobiology and cancer research.
Her research focuses on understanding evolutionary mechanisms through tumor modeling, geobiological signatures in the fossil record, and hypoxia dynamics in cancer. Key interests include:
- Animal evolution and diversification drivers
- Tissue maintenance mechanisms in malignant/non-transformed tissues
- Chemical fingerprinting of early-stage cancers
- Stem cell dynamics in evolutionary contexts
Her publications demonstrate strong interdisciplinary trends, with recent works spanning geobiology (Neoproterozoic oxygen variability), cancer biophysics (hypoxia sensing in metastasis), bioinformatics (missing data analysis), and origins of life research. This reflects her unique approach to studying evolutionary principles through both geological and biomedical lenses.
Awards include:
- Jan Bergström Young Geoscientist Award (2014)
She leads 10 active research projects with grants from the Swedish Research Council, Sjöberg Foundation, and Johns Hopkins University, focusing on isotopic signatures of cancer, elemental fingerprinting of tumors, and evolutionary oncology.
Hammarlund manages research teams at the Molecular Evolution lab and contributes to national stem cell initiatives, frequently organizing academic workshops like UniStem Day 2024.
