Outreach

Elin is passionate about scientific outreach, networking, mentoring, and communicating science. She’s a co-organizer or manager of the following larger networks that bring together a broad range of microbiome scientists. In addition, she is the web admin and newsletter editor for the Department of Ecology and Genetics at Uppsala University.

Wild Animal Microbiome Evolution

WAME is a newly started special topic network funded by the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) offering events, workshops, and resources.

Animal Microbiome Research Group

AMRG is an early career researcher-led group offering free annual virtual meetings and a year-round Slack workspace.

Earth HoloGenome Initiative

The EHI is an enterprise aiming at promoting, facilitating, coordinating, and standardizing hologenomic research on wild organisms worldwide.

Brief news snippets of our research

  • Elin was interviewed by Pamela Ferreti on a podcast called MVIF conversations (Microbiome Virtual International Forum). The topic was wildlife microbiomes and why they are important to study. The podcast episode is available wherever you get your podcasts (spotify link here).

  • Elin talked about gut microbiomes in conservation biology and more specifically in wolverines and European bison (in Swedish) - Sveriges Radio.

  • Charlotte talked about diet and gut microbiomes in wolverines (in Swedish) - Sveriges Radio (link soon).

  • Elin talked about diet and gut microbiomes of giraffes and how this relates to conservation biology (in Swedish) - Sveriges Radio.

  • Forbes article about giraffe gut microbiomes.

  • Swedish local TV news about the reindeer calf fieldwork (in Swedish).

Academic Service

Elin was until recently an Associate Editor for two key journals in the field: