The staff at the SLU Centre for Biological Control

Maria Viketoft, Director

Maria's area of expertise is nematode ecology, in particular how these worms interact with plants (both crops and wild plant species) and other soil organisms. Read more about her research here.

Ramesh Vetukuri, Deputy director

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Department of Plant Breeding, SLU in Alnarp

Ramesh is interested in plant-microbe and microbiome interactions focusing on developing new and sustainable ways to improve plant yield and control diseases. He focuses on microbes and their effectors, including small RNAs that modulate plant traits.

Mattias Jonsson

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Department of Ecology, SLU in Uppsala

Mattias is specialised in insects and arachnids for biocontrol. His research is mainly focused on conservation biological control of invertebrate pests in agroecosystems.

Eirini Lamprini Daouti

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Phone: +4618-67 20 49
Department of Crop Production Ecology, SLU in Uppsala

Eirini's research focuses on community ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem functions. She is especially interested in the ecosystem function of weed seed predation and how to use it for sustainable weed control in agricultural fields.

Chloë Raderschall

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Department of Plant Protection Biology, SLU in Alnarp

Chloë is interested in the diversification of agroecosystems for supporting pollinators, natural enemies of pests, and the ecosystem services they provide in the light of climate change.

Cajsa Lithell

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Communications manager for CBC, SLU in Uppsala

Cajsa works as a communications manager for CBC. She has a background in ecological microbiology and is responsible for CBC's websites, presentation material and other communications.