Dr. Marie Lycksell

Biography

Marie Lycksell is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Umeå University and a long-term visitor at the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France. Her research focuses on integrative structural modeling of membrane proteins, with particular emphasis on the combination of molecular dynamics simulations and small-angle neutron scattering data. Currently, she is targeting heavy metal transporting P-type ATPases and has previously maintained an interest in pentameric ligand-gated ion channels. Marie was awarded a postdoctoral grant from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, which funds her position in Prof. Magnus P. Andersson’s research group at Umeå University. She collaborates with Dr. Anne Martel at the Institut Laue-Langevin and is a part of the Large Scale Structure group. Marie obtained her Ph.D. in Biophysics from Stockholm University, where she worked in Prof. Erik Lindahl’s group as part of the Swedish national research school in neutron scattering (Swedness). Additionally, she has a Master’s degree in Molecular Science Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). She has published three papers in PNAS, has been an invited speaker at the International Union of Crystallography congress, and has given selected talks at various conferences including the Biophysical Society annual meeting and the European Biophysical Societies’ congress. Marie won the Student Research Achievement Award (SRAA) at a poster competition and has been featured in the annual report of the Institut Laue-Langevin for her public outreach efforts.

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