MARICE – Marine Chemical Ecology Group
Short description
Chemical signals mediate some of the most critical interactions in marine communities including mate-finding, detection of prey and avoidance of predators.
MARICE aims to increase our understanding of these chemically mediated interactions. It is an interdisciplinary research group that combines expertise in ecology, chemistry, evolution, microbiology, genetics, and hydrodynamics.
We use experimental ecology approaches and combine these with state-of-the-art analytics such as the isolation and characterization of metabolites, and exploration of signal propagation in our hydromechanical laboratory.
More about the research
MARICE is a community of scientists at the University 91̽ interested in basic and applied research in marine chemical ecology. With this, we form a unique national position in basic marine chemical ecology research and are also one of the internationally leading nodes within this research area.
Besides research, MARICE focuses on different forms of joint activities to increase national and international exchange and collaborations. This includes e.g., arrangement of post graduate courses, workshops and so called “mini-projects” where different constellations of researchers work intensely on a joint project during one week.
Members
RESEARCHERS
Emma Berdan, Harvard Chan School of Public Health
E-mail: emma.berdan@gmail.com
Gunnar Cervin, Department of Marine 91̽s – Tjärnö
Personal webpage
E-mail: gunnar.cervin@marine.gu.se
Swantje Enge, Department of Marine 91̽s – Tjärnö
Personal webpage
E-mail: swantje.enge@marine.gu.se
Ann Larsson, Department of Marine 91̽s – Tjärnö
Personal webpage
E-mail: ann.larsson@marine.gu.se
Henrik Pavia, Department of Marine 91̽s – Tjärnö
Personal webpage
E-mail: henrik.pavia@marine.gu.se
Erik Selander, Department of Biology – Lund University
E-mail: erik.selander@biol.lu.se
Gunilla Toth, Department of Marine 91̽s – Tjärnö
Personal webpage
E-mail: gunilla.toth@marine.gu.se
PHD STUDENTS
ċċċċċċMilad Pourdanandeh, Department of Marine 91̽s – Gothenburg
Pesonal webpage
E-mail: milad.pourdanandeh@gu.seċċċċċċ
MASTER STUDENTS (2020–2021)
Malin Klasson Frisell, Department of Marine 91̽s – Gothenburg
ċċċċċċE-mail: gusfrimat@student.gu.se
Henrik Möller, Department of Marine 91̽s – Gothenburg
ċċċċċċE-mail: gusmollhe@student.gu.se
LATEST FIVE PUBLICATIONS
Kinnby, A., White, J. C., Toth, G. B., & Pavia, H. (2021). . PloS one, 16(1).
Arias, A., Selander, E., Saiz, E. et al. (2021). . Microbial Ecology.
Kinnby, A., Jonsson, P. R., Ortega-Martinez, O., Töpel, M., Pavia, H., Pereyra, R. T., & Johannesson, K. (2020). . Frontiers in Marine 91̽, 7, 470.
Hasselström, L., Thomas, J. B., Nordström, J., Cervin, G., Nylund, G. M., Pavia, H., & Gröndahl, F. (2020). . Scientific reports, 10 (1), 1-7.
Selander, E., Fredriksson, S. T., & Arneborg, L. (2020). . Fluids, 5(2), 54.
Gothenburg
Situated in the heart 91̽, our facilities include an in-house culture collection of marine microalgae including mutant knock-outs of the model organism Skeletonema marinoi. The chemical lab includes a LC-QQQ-MS, a GC-MS, a particle counter, and a flow-cytometer. Gothenburg also offers a cutting-edge filming set-up that can be used for motion analysis of micro- and mesoplankton.
Tjärnö Marine Laboratory
Conveniently located next to the Kosterhavet Marine National Park, the Tjärnö Marine Laboratory is one of Europe’s largest and most modern research stations and part of the Marine Infrastructure at Gothenburg University. The location offers excellent access to a range of marine environments from shallow-water to deep-sea habitats.
Our chemical laboratories are equipped with HPLC, preparative HPLC, LC-QTOF-MS, LC-QQQ-MS, and GC-MS. The hydrodynamic laboratory is equipped with ADV and PIV for flow velocity measurements and LIF for concentration measurement of fluorescent dye. Our modern and functional DNA and RNA labs allow for genomic analyses.
