I am a PhD student in the Soil Microbial Ecology group, supervised by Edith C. Hammer. I work with soil-borne fungal and oomycete plant pathogens, aiming to better understand their life and their spatiotemporal dynamics in agricultural fields.

I am a horticulturist, with a Masters degree in horticulture and biology, which I attained from the Swedish Agricultural University (SLU). During my Bachelor thesis under Sammar Khalil (SLU) and Ramesh Vetukuri (SLU), my interest in microbiology and soilborne plant pathogens was peaked. This later led me to collaborate with the Soil Chip group at Lund University, led by Edith Hammer, to better understand the changes in the soil microbiome when adding rest product compost in apple cultivation. This project also involved my previous supervisors for my bachelor thesis. After completing my master thesis, I started working as a research assistant in Edith Hammer's group which later led me to become a PhD student.

In my research, I aim to better understand the spatiotemporal dynamics of soilborne fungal and oomycete plant pathogens, by combining microfluidic Soil Chips and AI-driven image analysis. I am driven by understanding the life and persistence of soilborne pathogens, to better our agricultural management practices and reduce yield loss and unnecessary pesticide usage.