Kerstin Sunnerheim

Kerstin Sunnerheim is an Associate Professor at Mid Sweden University's Department of Natural Sciences, Design and Sustainable Development. Her research focuses on natural antioxidants, chemical ecology, and structure-activity relationships of bioactive compounds in plants.

• Specializes in oat-derived avenanthramides and their biochemical effects
• Conducts forest protection research against pests like pine weevils
• Investigates eco-friendly extraction methods from forest biomass

Recent work explores antioxidant mechanisms in Food Chemistry and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, with applications in human health and forest industries. Her publications span 2003-2020, showing sustained contributions to phytochemical research and sustainable chemistry.