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Sofia Marmon is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pure and Applied Biochemistry at Lund University's Faculty of Engineering. She leads the oat genome work package in ScanOats (since 2021), participates in the PanOat consortium, and contributes to EU and Nordic projects focused on oat genomics and climate-resilient crop development.
Her research centers on seed lipid biochemistry and oat genetics to improve food crops, specifically targeting enzymes in lipid biosynthesis/degradation pathways. She develops low-lipase oat varieties by characterizing post-harvest lipid degradation mechanisms and previously studied triacylglycerol formation in Camelina sativa, with strong emphasis on sustainable agricultural solutions aligned with UN SDGs.
Her 2024 publications demonstrate focused work on oat mutant characterization (brassinosteroid signaling, kernel development) and processing effects (kilning impacts on macronutrients), bridging fundamental plant science with practical cereal chemistry applications for Nordic agriculture.
She teaches Biochemistry and Gene Technology courses in Biotechnology programs while managing multiple concurrent projects: EU Interreg 'OatFrontiers' (2023-2026) piloting regional oat breeding, Nordic PPP 'RobOat' (2024-2027) targeting climate-stress resilience, 'Fimbulwinter wheat' (2025-2027) for winter wheat adaptation, and genetic diversity studies of Nordic oats.
Marmon operates within ScanOats industrial research center, PanOat consortium, Lund University Plant Sciences network (LUPS), and PlantLin research group, co-organizing the 2023 Food Oats Conference to advance oat science collaboration across Nordic and Irish institutions.
