Åsa Lankinen

I have a broad research interest in the borderline between plant ecology, evolutionary biology and genetics. I also focus on research related to plant protection biology and plant breeding.

BI1380: Urban Ecology for the Development of Sustainable Living. Course leader

BI1394: Grundläggande ekologi. Deputy course leader

BI1397: Basic and Applied Ecology. Deputy course leader

BI1463: Floristik och insektsfaunistik med växtskydd och naturvård. Deputy course leader

BI1296: Plant Biology for Breeding and Protection. Teacher

BI1273: Växtproduktion. Teacher

BI1267: Integrated Pest Management in Sustainable Production Systems. Teacher

LK0395: Urban Agriculture and Social Interaction. Leading one week on plant protection biology

Ongoing projects:

• Plant immunity in the field in relation to microbial influence (Swedish Research Council, Carl Trygger Foundation 2019-)
• Evolution-proofing plant protection for sustainable potato production: How can integrated pest management (IPM) reduce resistance development in pathogens? (FORMAS 2022-)
• Plant Breeding for Increased Seed Production in Red Clover (SLU Grogrund, Partnerskap Alnarp, Lantmännens forskningsstiftelse 2021-2026)
• Sexual conflict during pollen competition in Collinsia heterophylla

Building a North-South Network to Target Biodiversity and Pollination as a Path towards Sustainable Cocoa Agriculture in West Africa (Swedish Research Council/Swedish Research Links, network grant, 2021-)

MSc, Lund University. 1996

PhD, Lund University. 2000

Postdoc, IBLS, Glasgow University, UK. 2001

Postdoc, NTNU, Trondheim University, Norway. 2001-2003

Assistant Professor, Lund University. 2003-2009

Kajsa Svensson, PhD supervisor

Murilo Sandroni, PhD supervisor

Adrien Vial, deputy PhD supervisor

Esther Kuper, deputy PhD supervisor