NordGen

Svalbard Global Seed Vault


Staff

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NordGen Head Office
 
Director Árni Bragason   

+46 (0)40 53 66 44

arni.bragason@nordgen.org
 
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Economy manager Eva  Jorup Engström   

+46 (0)40 53 66 49

eva.jorup-engstrom@nordgen.org
Eva is in charge of the NordGen budget, bookkeeping and human resources. 
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Economy Carina Frankel   

+46 (0)40 53 66 59

carina.frankel@nordgen.org
 
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Administrative Coordinator Annica Nilsson   

+46 (0)40 53 66 43

annica.nilsson@nordgen.org
 
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Professor, Public relations, Svalbard Global Seed Vault Roland von Bothmer   

+46 (0)70 676 44 18

roland.von.bothmer@slu.se
 
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Coordinator of Operation and Management, Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Ola Westengen 

+47 90 94 27 85

ola.westengen@nordgen.org
 
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Documentation & IT Manager Jonas Nordling   

+46 (0)40 536653

jonas.nordling@nordgen.org
Manages IT department 
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Database developer Magdalena Svärdh   

+46 (0)40 536653

magdalena.svardh@nordgen.org
Participates in the development of the NordGen information system. 
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Server administrator / programmer Martin Forsén   

+46 (0)40 53 65 50

martin.forsen@nordgen.org
Responsible for configuration and maintainance of the NordGen servers and security principles of the IT infrastructure, and general IT support. Web developer and programmer of other applications. 
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Plants
 
Senior Advisor and International coordinator Morten Rasmussen   

+46 (0)40 53 65 56

morten.rasmussen@nordgen.org
Operates and coordinates the international activities that NordGen is a part of. Coordinates the PPP project (Public Private Partnership for Pre-breeding) and is a member of the cereal working group. 
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Senior Scientist Lena Ansebo   

+46 (0)40 53 65 55

lena.ansebo@nordgen.org
Horticulturist, PhD Agric. Responsible for fruit, berries, ornamentals and potato. Contact person for horticultural networks, cultural relict plants, and the Swedish national program POM. Responsible for NordGen's library. 
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Seed Technician Anita Ireholm   

+46 40 536658

anita.ireholm@gmail.com
 
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Seed Store Manager Simon Jeppson   

+46 (0)40 536658

simon.jeppson@nordgen.org
Manager of NordGen seed store 
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Seed Store Technician Eva Johnsson   

+46 (0)40 53 66 58

eva.johnsson@nordgen.org
Practical seed administration. 
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Seed Specialist Pawel Chrominski   

+46 (0)40 536658

pawel.chrominski@nordgen.org
Works with seed processing and analysis. Protocol/method development. Seed quality assessment and seed administration. 
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Laboratory Assistant, Project manager Alfia Khairullina   

+46 (0)40 53 66 52

alfia.khairullina@nordgen.org
Genetics and molecular markers, development projects. Responsible for the practical work in the laboratory. In vitro preservation and DNA-analyses of NordGen material.  
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Senior Scientist Agnese Kolodinska Brantestam   

+46 (0)40 53 66 48

agnese.kolodinska@nordgen.org
Responsible for the Molecular Laboratory. Coordinating and planning projects within the Biology division. 
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Scientist Emeritus Udda Lundqvist   

+46 (0)40 536552

udda@nordgen.org
 
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Seed Technician Ingrid Munke   

+46 40 536658

ingrid.munke@nordgen.org
 
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Senior Advisor Jette Nydam Hansen   

+46 (0)40 53 65 57

jette.nydam.hansen@nordgen.org
Agronomist. Quality assurance. Works with cereal collections. 
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Genetic Resources Officer Fredrik Ottosson   

+46 (0)40 53 66 45

fredrik.ottosson@nordgen.org
 
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Senior Scientist Anna Palmé   

+46 (0)40 536642

anna.palme@nordgen.org
Geneticist. Responsible for forages and industrial crops (for example oil and fibre crops and fodder beets). 
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Senior Scientist Svein Oivind Solberg   

+46 (0)40 53 65 51

svein.solberg@nordgen.org
Responsible for vegetables and spices, Project leader and coordinator for regeneration. 
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Greenhouse Technician Annelie Thornberg   



annelie.thornberg@nordgen.org
Is working with cultivation, in fields and greenhouse. On maternal leave to 3:rd of December 2013 
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Farm Animals
 
Section Leader Farm Animals Peer Berg 

+47 64949790

peer.berg@nordgen.org
Section Leader for NordGen Farm Animals, situated in Ås, Norway 
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Senior Scientist Anne Kettunen Præbel 

+47 64949772

anne.praebel@nordgen.org
Anne works with project management, Nordic and international networking as well as with information and communication tasks. 
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Senior Scientist Torsten Nygård Kristensen   

+47 64949700

torsten.nygaard@nordgen.org
Work as an advisor on genetic aspects of sustainable animal breeding, on project development and fundraising and with developing collaboration between universities and international organizations. 
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Forest
 
Section Leader Forest Tor Myking   

(+47) 55 11 62 29

tor.myking@nordgen.org
 
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Senior Adviser Kjersti Bakkebø Fjellstad   

+47 64 94 89 35

kjersti.fjellstad@nordgen.org
 
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Senior Scientist Tore Skrøppa 

+47 64 94 90 67

tore.skroppa@nordgen.org
 
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Senior Scientist Jørn Henrik Sønstebø   

+47 64948925

jorn.henrik.sonstebo@nordgen.org
 
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