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Department of Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary Biology Centre

Uppsala University Norbyvägen 18D, 752 36 Uppsala, Sweden

Contact details E-mail: niclas.backstrom@ebc.uu.se

Phone: +46(0)18-471-6415 Fax: +46(0)18-471-6310

Webpage: http://www.ieg.uu.se/evolutionary-biology/backstrom/

Education and academic appointments 2018 – Senior lecturer, (Associate Professor), Department of Evolutionary Biology,

Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University. 2017 – 2018 Associate senior lecturer, (Assistant Professor), Department of Evolutionary Biology,

Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University. 2014 – 2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre,

Uppsala University. Funded by the Swedish Research Council. 2011 – 2013 Repatriation research fellow, Department of Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary

Biology Centre, Uppsala University. Funded by the Swedish Research Council. 2009 - 2011 Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,

Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Funded by the Swedish Research Council. Advisor: Professor Scott V. Edwards

2009 Postdoctoral research associate, Department of Evolutionary Biology, Uppsala

University. Advisor: Professor Hans Ellegren 2004 - 2009 PhD in Evolutionary Genetics, Uppsala University. Advisor: Professor Hans Ellegren 2000 - 2003 Master’s Degree (MSc) in Biology, Uppsala University

Competitive grants and scholarships 2019. Swedish Research Council FORMAS, Research Grant (ID#: 2019-00670). Characterization of the genetic basis of migratory behavior in butterflies. SEK 2,964,951 2019. Swedish Research Council (VR), Research Grant (ID#: 2019-04791). Molecular mechanisms and evolutionary forces underlying recombination frequency in butterflies. SEK 3,032,000

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2019. NBIS/SciLifeLab WABI Bioinformatics Long-term Support (ID#: 201910). The molecular basis of recombination rate variation in butterflies. Funding for a bioinformatician working part time in the group for 12 months with possible extension. 500 hours ≈ SEK 400,000 2019. New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration (NFRFE), Canada. Project Grant (ID#: NFRFE-2018-00738). Phenotype-genotype associations for migratory behavior in insects: combining isotope geolocation and next-generation sequencing tools. Co-applicant (Main PI; Clement Bataille, University of Ottawa). USD 200,000 ≈ SEK 1,850,000 2018. Swedish Research Council FORMAS. Project Grant (ID#: 2018-01591). Loss of biodiversity through dissolution of species boundaries. Co-applicant (Main PI; Åke Brännström, Umeå University). SEK 3,000,000 2017. Royal Swedish Academy of Science (KVA) Project Grant (ID#: BS2017-0071). International Conference on Biology of Butterflies (ICBB) 2018. SEK 15,000 2015. Science for Life Laboratory Biodiversity Program WABI support. (ID#: 201504) Leptidea genomics. Funding for a bioinformatician working part time in the group for 12 months with possible extension. 500 hours ≈ SEK 400,000 2014. Nilsson-Ehle-Foundation, Royal Physiographic Society in Lund. Butterfly biodiversity – the roles of karyotype evolution and cryptic speciation. SEK 100,000 2014. Science for Life Laboratory Biodiversity Program (ID#: 2014/R2-20). Rapid karyotype evolution and cryptic speciation underlying butterfly biodiversity. SEK 252,000 2013. Swedish Research Council (VR) Young Investigator Grant (ID#: 2013-4508). Genomic consequences of cryptic speciation and rapid karyotype evolution in Leptidea butterflies. SEK 4,380,000 2013. Royal Swedish Academy of Science (KVA) Project Grant (ID#: FOA13H-088). The genetics of reproductive isolation in an avian hybrid zone. SEK 100,000 2012. Helge Axelson Johnson's Foundation. The genetics of reproductive isolation in a chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita sp.) hybrid zone. SEK 45,000 2011. Foundation Lars Hiertas Memory. The genetics of reproductive isolation in chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita sp.). SEK 20,000 2011. Nilsson-Ehle-Foundation, Royal Physiographic Society in Lund. The genetics of reproductive isolation in a chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita sp.) hybrid zone. SEK 83,000 2011. Swedish Research Council (VR) Repatriation research fellowship (ID#: NT 2011-22). Quantification of alternative splicing in natural populations of birds. SEK 858,000 2011. NSFC Genetic and phenotypic differentiation in the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). RMB 250,000 (Co-investigator with Bei An and Lixun Zhang, Lanzhou University, China)

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2011. Putnam Expedition Grant, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Museum collections improvement trip to Mongolia. USD 45,000 (With Scott V. Edwards (PI) and Jeremiah Trimble) 2009. Swedish Research Council (VR) Postdoctoral research fellowship (ID#: 2009-693). Evolutionary genetics of disease resistance in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). SEK 1,251,600 2008. Helge Axelson Johnson's Foundation. SEK 28,000 2007. Principal's Traveling Grant from The Wallenberg Foundation. SEK 10,600 2007. Nilsson-Ehle-Foundation, Royal Physiographic Society in Lund. SEK 14,850 2007. Foundation Lars Hiertas Memory. SEK 25,000 2007. Royal Swedish Academy of Science (KVA). Student Grant (ID#: FOA07B-163). SEK 7,000 2006. Nilsson-Ehle-Foundation, Royal Physiographic Society in Lund. SEK 19,000

Peer reviewed publications 44. Wheatcroft, D., Backström, N., Dutoit, L., McFarlane, E. S., Mugal, C., Wang, M., Ålund, M., Ellegren, H., and Qvarnström, A. 2019. RNA sequencing of two closely related songbird species and their hybrids reveals divergence in regulation of synaptotagmin 4, a singing-induced neuroplasticity gene. Nature Ecology & Evolution [Submitted] 43. Talla, V., Soler, L., Kawakami, T., Dincă, V., Vila, R., Friberg, M., Wiklund, C., and Backström, N. 2019. Dissecting the effects of selection and mutation on genetic diversity in three wood white (Leptidea sp.) species. Genome Biology and Evolution 11: 2875-2886. doi:10.1093/gbe/evz212 42. Mugal, C. F., Wang, M., Backström, N., Wheatcroft, D., Ålund, M., McFarlane, E. S., Xu, L., Dutoit, L., Qvarnström, A. and Ellegren, H. 2019. Gene regulatory evolution in natural flycatcher populations is highly tissue-specific with no signature of hybrid mis-expression in the testis. Genome Research [In Review] 41. Höök, L., Leal, L., Talla, V., and Backström, N. 2019. Multilayered tuning of dosage compensation and Z-chromosome masculinization in the wood white (Leptidea sinapis) butterfly. Genome Biology and Evolution 11: 2633-2652. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evz176 40. Talla, V., Johansson, A., Dincă, V., Vila, R., Friberg, M., Wiklund, C., and Backström, N. 2019. Lack of gene flow: narrow and dispersed differentiation islands in a triplet of Leptidea species. Molecular Ecology 28: 3756-3770. doi: 10.1111/mec.15188 Featured in the Molecular Ecology Blog: https://molecularecologyblog.com/ 39. Leal, L., Talla, V., Källman, T., Friberg, M., Wiklund, C., Dincă, V., Vila, R., and Backström, N. 2018. Gene expression profiling across ontogenetic stages in the wood white (Leptidea sinapis)

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reveals pathways linked to butterfly diapause regulation. Molecular Ecology 27: 935-948. doi: 10.1111/mec.14501 38. Talla, V., Kalsoom, F., Shipilina, D., Marova, I., and Backström, N. 2017. Heterogeneous patterns of genetic diversity and differentiation in European and Siberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita abietinus / P. tristis). G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 7: 3983-3998. doi: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.117.300152 37. Talla, V., Suh, A., Kalsoom, F., Dincă, V., Vila, R., Friberg, M., Wiklund, C., and Backström, N. 2017. Rapid increase in genome size as a consequence of transposable element hyperactivity in wood-white (Leptidea) butterflies. Genome Biology and Evolution 9: 2491-2505. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evx163 36. Shipilina, D., Serbyn, M., Ivanitskii, V., Marova, I. M., and Backström, N. 2017. Patterns of genetic, phenotypic and acoustic variation across a chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita abietinus/tristis) hybrid zone. Ecology & Evolution 7: 2169-2180. doi: 10.1002/ece3.2782 35. Knief, U., Schielzeth, H., Backström, N., Hemmrich-Stanisak, G., Wittig, M., Franke, A., Griffith, S., Ellegren, H., Kempenaers, B., and Forstmeier, W. 2017. Association mapping of morphological traits in wild and captive zebra finches: reliable within but not between populations. Molecular Ecology 26: 1285-1305. doi: 10.1111/mec.14009 34. Uebbing, S., Künstner, A., Mäkinen, H., Backström, N., Bolivar, P., Burri, R., Dutoit, L., Mugal, C. F., Nater, A., Aken, B., Flicek, P., Martin, F. J., Searle, S. M. J., and Ellegren, H. 2016 Divergence in gene expression within and between two closely related flycatcher species. Molecular Ecology 25: 2015-2028. doi: 10.1111/mec.13596 33. Dincă, V., Backström, N., Dapporto, L., Friberg, M., Garcia-Barros, E., Hebert, P. D. N., Hernandez-Roldan, J. Hornett, E., Lukhtanov, V., Marec, F., Montagud, S., Munguira, M. L., Olofsson, M., Sichova, J., Talavera, G., Vicente-Arranz, J. C., Vila, R., and Wiklund, C. 2015. DNA barcodes highlight unique research models in European butterflies. Genome: 58: e163. 32. Uebbing, S., Konzer, A., Xu, L., Backström, N., Brunström, B., Bergqvist, J., and Ellegren, H. 2015. Quantitative mass spectrometry reveals partial translational regulation for dosage compensation in chicken. Molecular Biology and Evolution 32: 2716-2725. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msv147 31. Romanov, M. N., Farré, M., Lithgow, P. E., Fowler, K. E., Skinner, B. M., O’Connor, R., Fonseka, G., Backström, N., Matsuda, Y., Nishida, C., Houde, P., Jarvis, E., Ellegren, H., Burt, D. W., Larkin, D. M., and Griffin, D. K. 2014. Reconstruction of gross avian genome structure, organization and evolution suggests that the chicken lineage most closely resembles the dinosaur avian ancestor. BMC Genomics 15: 1060. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-1060 30. Zhang, Q., Hill, G. E., Edwards, S. V., and Backström, N. 2014. A house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) spleen transcriptome reveals intra- and interspecific patterns of gene expression, alternative splicing and genetic diversity in passerines. BMC Genomics 15: 305. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-305

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29. Backström, N. 2014. Adaptive evolution in passerine birds. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences July-2014. doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0025531 28. Kawakami, T., Smeds, L., Backström, N., Husby, A., Qvarnström, A., Mugal, C., Olason, P. I., and Ellegren, H. 2014. A high-density linkage map enables a second-generation collared flycatcher genome assembly and reveals the patterns of avian recombination rate variation and chromosomal evolution. Molecular Ecology 23: 4035–4058. doi: 10.1111/mec.12810 27. Kawakami, T., Backström, N., Burri, R., Husby, A., Olason, P. I., Rice, A., Ålund, M., Qvarnström, A., and Ellegren, H. 2014. Estimation of linkage disequilibrium and interspecific gene flow in Ficedula flycatchers by a newly developed 50k SNP array. Molecular Ecology Resources 14: 1248-1260. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12270 26. Zhang, Q., and Backström, N. 2014. Assembly errors cause false tandem duplicate regions in the chicken (Gallus gallus) genome sequence. Chromosoma 123: 165-168. doi: 10.1007/s00412-013-0443-8 25. Zhang, L., An, B., Backström, N., Ruan, L., and Liu, N. 2014. Phylogeography-based delimitation of subspecies boundaries in the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). Biochemical Genetics 52: 38-51. doi: 10.1007/s10528-013-9626-5 24. Brandariz-Fontes, C., Leonard, J. A., Vega-Pla, J. L., Backström, N., Lindgren, G., Lippold, S., and Rico, C. 2013. Y-chromosome analysis in Retuertas horses. PloSONE 8: e64985. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064985

23. Backström, N., Zhang, Q., and Edwards, S. V. 2013. Evidence from a house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) spleen transcriptome for adaptive evolution and biased gene conversion in passerine birds. Molecular Biology and Evolution 30: 1046-1050. doi: 10.1093/molbev/mst033 22. Backström, N., Shipilina, D., Blom, M., and Edwards, S. V. 2013. Cis-regulatory sequence variation and association with Mycoplasma load in natural populations of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Ecology & Evolution 3: 655-666. doi: 10.1002/ece3.484 21. Backström, N., Sætre, G.-P., and Ellegren, H. 2013. Inferring the demographic history of European Ficedula flycatcher populations. BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-2 20. Ellegren, H., Smeds, L., Burri, R., Olason, P. I., Backström, N., Kawakami, T., Künstner, A., Mäkinen, H., Nadachowska-Brzyska, K., Qvarnström, A., Uebbing, S., and Wolf, J. B. W. 2012. The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers. Nature 491: 756–760. doi: 10.1038/nature11584 19. Campbell-Staton, S., Goodman, R., Backström, N., Edwards, S. V., Losos, J., and Kolbe, J. 2012. Out of Florida: mtDNA reveals Pleistocene migration and post-glacial range expansion of the Green Anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis). Ecology & Evolution ece3.324. doi: 10.1002/ece3.324 18. Backström, N., and Väli, U. 2011. Sex- and species biased gene flow in a spotted eagle hybrid zone. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 100. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-100

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17. Ruan, L., An, B., Backström, N., Luo, H., Wen, L., Zhang, L., and Liu, N. 2010. Phylogeographic structure and gene flow of the Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis). Animal Biology 60: 449-465. doi: 10.1163/157075610X523314 16. Backström, N., Lindell, J., Palkopoulou, E., Zhang, Y., Qvarnström, A., Sætre, G.-P., and Ellegren, H. 2010. A high-density scan of the Z-chromosome in Ficedula flycatchers reveals candidate loci for diversifying selection and speciation. Evolution 64: 3461-3475. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01082.x. 15. Backström, N., Palkopoulou, E., Qvarnström, A., and Ellegren, H. 2010. No evidence for Z-chromosome rearrangements between the pied flycatcher and the collared flycatcher as judged by gene-based comparative genetic maps. Molecular Ecology 19: 3394-3405. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04742.x. 14. Völker, M., Backström, N., Skinner, B. M., Langley, E. J., Bunzey, S. K., Ellegren, H., and Griffin, D. K. 2010. Copy number variation, chromosome rearrangement and recombination during avian evolution. Genome Research 20: 503-511. doi: 10.1101/gr.103663.109 13. Nam, K., Mugal, C., Nabholz, B., Schielzeth, H., Wolf, J. B. W., Backström, N., Künstner, A., Balakrishan, C. N., Heger, A., Ponting, C., Clayton, D. F., and Ellegren, H. 2010. Molecular evolution of genes in avian genomes. Genome Biology 11: R68. doi: 10.1186/gb-2010-11-6-r68 12. Wolf, J. B. W., Lindell, J., and Backström, N., 2010. Speciation genetics: current status and evolving approaches (Review). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 365: 1717-1733. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0023 11. Backström, N., Forstmeier, W., Schielzeth, H., Mellenius, H., Nam, K., Bolund, E., Webster, M. T., Öst, T., Schneider, M., Kempenaers, B., and Ellegren, H. 2010. The recombination landscape of the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata genome. Genome Research 20: 485-495. doi: 10.1101/gr.101410.109 10. International Zebra Finch Genome Sequencing Consortium. 2010. The genome of a songbird. Nature 464: 757-762. doi: 10.1038/nature08819 09. Künstner, A., Wolf, J. B. W., Backström, N., Whitney, O.,Balakrishnan, C. N., Day, L., Edwards, S. V., Janes, D. E., Schlinger, B. A., Wilson, R. K., Jarvis, E., Warren, W. E., and Ellegren, H. 2009. Comparative genomics based on massive parallel transcriptome sequencing reveals patterns of substitution and selection across 10 bird species. Molecular Ecology 19: 266-276. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04487.x. 08. Backström, N., Karaiskou, N., Leder, E. H., Gustafsson, L., Primmer, C., Qvarnström, A., and Ellegren, H. 2008. A gene-based genetic linkage map of the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) reveals extensive synteny and gene order conservation during 100 million years of avian evolution. Genetics 179: 1479-1495. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03551.x

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07. Backström, N., Fagerberg, S., and Ellegren, H. 2007. Genomics of natural bird populations: a gene-based set of reference markers evenly spread across the avian genome. Molecular Ecology 17: 964-980. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03551.x 06. Backström, N., Brandström, M., Gustafsson, L., Qvarnström, A., Cheng, H., and Ellegren, H. 2006. Genetic mapping in a natural population of collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis): conserved synteny but gene order rearrangements on the avian Z chromosome. Genetics 174: 377-386. doi: 10.1534/genetics.106.058917 05. Backström, N., Gustafsson, L., Qvarnström, A., and Ellegren, H. 2006. Levels of linkage disequilibrium (LD) in a wild bird population. Biology Letters 2: 435-438. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0507 04. Berlin, S., Brandström, M., Backström, N., Axelsson, E., Smith, N.G.C., and Ellegren, H. 2006. Substitution rate heterogeneity and the male mutation bias. Journal of Molecular Evolution 62: 226-233. doi: 10.1007/s00239-005-0103-6 03. Backström, N., Ceplitis, H., Berlin, S., & Ellegren, H. 2005. Gene conversion drives the evolution of HINTW, an ampliconic gene on the female-specific avian W-chromosome. Molecular Biology and Evolution 22: 1992-1999. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msi198 02. International Chicken Genome Sequencing Consortium. 2004. Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution. Nature 432: 695-716. doi:10.1038/nature03154 01. Lindgren, G., Backström, N., Swinburne, J., Hellborg, L., Einarsson, A., Sandberg, K., Vilà, C., Binns, M. & Ellegren, H. 2004. Limited number of patrilines in horse domestication. Nature Genetics 36: 335-336. doi: 10.1038/ng1326

Manuscripts in Preparation 45. Ålund, M., Whittington, E., Backström, N., Borziak, K., Jones, W., McFarlane, S. E., Mugal, C. F., Wang, M., Wheatcroft, D. J., Xu, L., Ellegren, H., Immler, S., Dorus, S., Qvarnström, A. 2019. Reproductive-omics of a wild avian speciation model unveils candidate genes for gamete interaction. [Manuscript in prep.] 46. McFarlane, S. E., Wheatcroft, D. J., Ålund, M., Jones, W., Xu, L., van der Valk, T., Backström, N., Ellegren, H., and Qvarnström, A. 2019. RNA sequencing provides insight into metabolic dysfunction of hybrids between a recently diverged songbird species pair. [Manuscript in prep.] 47. Näsvall, K., Mrazek, V., Künstner, A., Leal, L., Talla, V., Vila, R., Wiklund, C., and Backström, N. 2019. Host plant diet affects expression profiles and microbiome composition in wood white (Leptidea sinapis) butterflies. [Manuscript in prep.] 48. Näsvall, K., and Backström, N. 2019. GC-biased gene conversion and codon usage preferences deflect inference of natural selection in butterflies. [Manuscript in prep.]

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49. Talla, V., Ravichandran, K., and Backström, N. 2019. Molecular evolution of candidate genes for genital morphology in Leptidea butterflies. [Manuscript in prep.] 50. Boman, J., Näsvall, K., and Backström, N. 2020. The rate of GC-biased gene conversion is governed by joint effects of karyomorph changes and effective population size in Leptidea butterflies. [Manuscript in prep.] 51. Boman, J., Näsvall, K., Wiklund, C., and Backström, N. 2020. Identification of chromosome regions associated with karyomorph hybrid breakdown in the wood white (Leptidea sinapis). [Manuscript in prep.]

Doctoral Thesis Title: Gene mapping in Ficedula flycatchers. Year: 2009 Papers included: Backström, N., Karaiskou, N., Leder, E. H., Gustafsson, L., Primmer, C., Qvarnström, A., and Ellegren, H. 2008. A gene-based genetic linkage map of the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) reveals extensive synteny and gene order conservation during 100 million years of avian evolution. Genetics 179: 1479-1495. Backström, N., Fagerberg, S., and Ellegren, H. 2007. Genomics of natural bird populations: a gene-based set of reference markers evenly spread across the avian genome. Molecular Ecology 17: 964-980. Backström, N., Brandström, M., Gustafsson, L., Qvarnström, A., Cheng, H., and Ellegren, H. 2006. Genetic mapping in a natural population of collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis): conserved synteny but gene order rearrangements on the avian Z chromosome. Genetics 174: 377-386. Backström, N., Gustafsson, L., Qvarnström, A., and Ellegren, H. 2006. Levels of linkage disequilibrium (LD) in a wild bird population. Biology Letters 2: 435-438. Backström, N., Ceplitis, H., Berlin, S., & Ellegren, H. 2005. Gene conversion drives the evolution of HINTW, an ampliconic gene on the female-specific avian W-chromosome. Molecular Biology and Evolution 22: 1992-1999. Backström, N., Lindell, J., Palkopoulou, E., Zhang, Y., Qvarnström, A., Sætre, G.-P., and Ellegren, H. (Manuscript). A high-density scan of the Z-chromosome in Ficedula flycatchers reveals candidate loci for diversifying selection and speciation.

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Docent in “Biology with specialization in Evolutionary Genetics”. The Faculty board of Science and Technology Decision: 12 December 2017. Lecture: 24 October 2017, 10.00, Lindahlsalen, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University. Title: Evolutionär genetik: historik och nutida utmaningar (In Swedish). Docenturnämndens representant: Monika Schmitz. Ämnesansvarig professor: Hans Ellegren.

Invited talks 2018. Stockholm University, Sweden. Seminar series talk: Genome evolution and speciation in Leptidea butterflies. 2017. Turku, Finland. European Ornithological Union invited speaker. Talk: Ornithology in the genomics era. 2017. University of Exeter, UK. Workshop: Lepidopterans as Genomic Models in Ecology and Evolution. Talk: Genome evolution and speciation in Leptidea butterflies. 2016. Swedish Agricultural University, Uppsala, Sweden. Talk: Genome evolution and speciation in birds and butterflies. 2016. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Talk: Speciation genomics in chiffchaff and Leptidea butterflies. 2016. Swedish Agricultural University, Uppsala, Sweden. Talk: Speciation genomics in chiffchaff and Leptidea butterflies. 2016. Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. Talk: Speciation genomics in Leptidea butterflies. 2014. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation. Seminar: Genome evolution, speciation and local adaptation in butterflies and birds. 2014. Helsinki University, Finland. Talk: Research in ecological and evolutionary genomics. 2014. Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. Talk: Ecological genomics taking flight – genome evolution, speciation and local adaptation in birds and butterflies. 2012. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation. Talk: Genome evolution and differentiation in wild bird populations. 2012. Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China. Talk: Genome evolution and lineage differentiation in natural bird populations. 2012. Lanzhou Medical School, Lanzhou, P.R. China. Talk: Towards the identification of genotype phenotype relations in natural populations.

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2011. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States. Talk: Genome, transcriptome and candidate gene sequencing in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), a model species for studying sexual selection and host-parasite interactions. 2011. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. Talk: Genome evolution and differentiation in natural populations of birds. 2009. Swedish Agricultural University, Uppsala, Sweden. Talk: Genetic mapping in non-model species. 2009. Biological station of Doñana, Seville, Spain. Talk: Trying to reveal the genetic basis of evolutionary important traits in Ficedula flycatchers.

Conference organizing activities 2015. Organizer of the Evolutionary Biology Program Department Day conference. 2009. Organizer of a symposium on “Speciation genetics and recent divergences” at the SMBE 2009 meeting in Iowa City, IA, USA 2009. Organizer of a symposium on “Speciation” at the SMBE 2009 meeting in Iowa City, IA, USA

Contributed presentations 2019. Näsvall, K., and Backström, N. (corresponding author). European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB), Turku, Finland. GC-biased gene conversion and codon usage preferences affect inference of natural selection in butterflies. 2019. Näsvall, K., and Backström, N. (corresponding author). EMPSEB PhD-student meeting, Porto, Portugal. GC-biased gene conversion and codon usage preferences affect inference of natural selection in butterflies. 2018. Leal, L., Talla, V., Källman, T., Friberg, M., Wiklund, C., Dincă, V., Vila, R., and Backström, N. (presenting and corresponding author). Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), Yokohama, Japan. Gene expression profiling across ontogenetic stages in the wood white (Leptidea sinapis) reveals pathways linked to butterfly diapause regulation. 2018. Talla, V., Wiklund, C., Dinca, V., Friberg, M., Vila, R., and Backström, N. (presenting and corresponding author). International Conference on Biology of Butterflies (ICBBB 2018), Bangalore, India. Genome evolution and speciation in Leptidea butterflies. 2018. Talla, V., Wiklund, C., Dinca, V., Friberg, M., Vila, R., and Backström, N. (corresponding author). International Conference on Biology of Butterflies (ICBBB 2018), Bangalore, India. Lack of gene flow: narrow differentiation islands in Leptidea butterflies.

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2018. Leal, L., Talla, V., Källman, T., Friberg, M., Wiklund, C., Dincă, V., Vila, R., and Backström, N. (presenting and corresponding author). Evolution in Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden. Gene expression profiling across ontogenetic stages in the wood white (Leptidea sinapis) reveals pathways linked to butterfly diapause regulation. 2017. Talla, V., Wiklund, C., Dinca, V., Friberg, M., Vila, R., and Backström, N. (corresponding author). EMPSEB PhD-student meeting, Krasiczyn, Poland. Speciation genomics in Leptidea butterflies. 2017. Talla, V., Wiklund, C., Dinca, V., Friberg, M., Vila, R., and Backström, N. (corresponding author). Population Genetics Group Meeting (PopGroup), Cambridge, GBR. Genome size evolution and speciation in Leptidea butterflies. 2016. Talla, V., Wiklund, C., Dinca, V., Friberg, M., Vila, R., and Backström, N. (corresponding author). EMPSEB PhD-student meeting, Visby, Sweden. Genome size evolution and speciation in Leptidea butterflies. 2015. Talla, V., Wiklund, C., Dinca, V., Friberg, M., Vila, R., and Backström, N. (presenting and corresponding author). Population Genetics Group Meeting (PopGroup), Edinburgh, Scotland, GBR. Genome size evolution and speciation in Leptidea butterflies. 2015. Talla, V., Wiklund, C., Dinca, V., Friberg, M., Vila, R., and Backström, N. (presenting and corresponding author). American Genetics Association (AGA), Bainbridge Island, Seattle, United States. Chromosome evolution and speciation in Leptidea butterflies. 2015. Dinca, V. (presenting author), Backström, N., Dapporto, L., Friberg, M., García Barros, E., Hernández Roldán, J., Hornett, E., Lukhtanov, V., Marec, F., Montagud, S., López Munguira, M., Olofsson, M., Sichova, J., Talavera, G., Vicente Arranz, J-C., Vila, R. Barcodes of Life, Guelph, Canada. DNA barcodes highlight unique research models in European butterflies. 2015. Talla, V., Hu, D., Wiklund, C., Dinca, V., Friberg, M., Vila, R., and Backström, N. (corresponding author). Population Genetics Group Meeting (PopGroup), Sheffield, UK. Speciation genomics in Leptidea butterflies. 2014. Talla, V., Hu, D., Wiklund, C., Dinca, V., Friberg, M., Vila, R., and Backström, N. (presenting and corresponding author). International Conference on the Biology of Butterflies (ICBB), Turku, Finland. Speciation genomics in Leptidea butterflies. 2013. Backström, N., Kawakami, T., Mugal, C., and Ellegren, H. Evolution, Snowbird, UT, United States. The recombination landscape in Ficedula flycatchers. 2012. Blom, M., Shipilina, D., Edwards, S., and Backström, N (corresponding author). Evolution, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Molecular consequences of a Mycoplasma epizootic in natural populations of the house finch: allele frequency changes in potential Cis – regulatory regions of HSP90.

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2011. Backström, N., Shipilina, D., Hill, G. E., and Edwards, S. V. American Genetics Association, Guanajuato and Irapuato, Mexico. Genome, transcriptome and candidate gene sequencing in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), a model species for studying sexual selection and host-parasite interactions. 2011. Backström, N., Hill, G. E., and Edwards, S. V. Evolution, Norman, OK, United States. Towards a draft genome of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), a model species for sexual selection and host-parasite interactions. 2011. Alcaide, M., Bonneaud, C., Backström, N., Liu, M., and Edwards, S. V. Evolution, Oklahoma City, OK, United States. Geographic and diachronic analysis of Toll-like receptor variation in an invasive species, the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Main author: Miguel Alcaide 2010. Backström, N., Lindell, J., Palkopoulou, E., Zhang, Y., Qvarnström, A., Sætre, G.-P., and Ellegren, H. International Ornithological Congress, Campos de Jordão, Brazil. Scanning for signs of selection and chromosomal rearrangements on the Z-chromosome in closely related European Ficedula flycatcher species. 2010. Väli. Ü, and Backström, N. International Ornithological Congress (IOC), Campos do Jordão, Brazil. Hybridization and gene flow between the greater and the lesser spotted eagle (Aquila clanga, A. pomarina). Main author: Ülo Väli. 2009. Backström, N., Lindell, J., Palkopoulou, E., Zhang, Y., Qvarnström, A., Sætre, G.-P., and Ellegren, H. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), Iowa City, IA, United States. Scanning the Z-chromosome of two closely related flycatcher species for signs of selection. 2008. Backström, N., Lindell, J., Palkopoulou, E., Zhang, Y., Qvarnström, A., Sætre, G.-P., and Ellegren, H. Population Genetics Group Meeting (PopGroup), Cardiff, Wales, GBR. Scanning the Z-chromosome of two flycatcher species for signs of diversifying selection. 2008. Backström, N., and Ellegren, H. International Congress of Genetics, Berlin, Germany. Genetic mapping in a natural population of collared flycatchers. 2008. Backström, N., and Ellegren, H. Evolution, Minneapolis, MN, United States. Genetic mapping in collared flycatchers. 2008. Backström, N., Karaiskou, N., Leder, E. H., Gustafsson, L., Primmer, C., Qvarnström, A., and Ellegren, H. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), Barcelona, Spain. A genome wide genetic map of a natural population of collared flycatchers. 2007. Backström, N., Brandström, M., Gustafsson, L., Qvarnström, A., Cheng, H., and Ellegren, H. European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB), Uppsala, Sweden. Gene mapping in a wild bird population. 2007. Backström, N., Brandström, M., Gustafsson, L., Qvarnström, A., Cheng, H., and Ellegren, H. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), Halifax, NS, Canada. SNP-based gene mapping in a wild bird population.

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2005. Backström, N., Brandström, M., Gustafsson, L., Qvarnström, A., Cheng, H., and Ellegren, H. Population Genetics Group Meeting (PopGroup), Edinburgh, Scotland, GBR. Linkage mapping in a wild bird population. 2005. Backström, N., Ceplitis, H., Berlin, S., & Ellegren, H. Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB), Cracow, Poland. Gene conversion drives the evolution of HINTW, an ampliconic gene on the female specific avian W-chromosome. 2004. Backström, N., Ceplitis, H., Berlin, S., & Ellegren, H. Population Genetics Group Meeting (PopGroup), Reading, England, GBR. Gene conversion drives the evolution of HINTW, an ampliconic gene on the female specific avian W-chromosome. 2004. Berlin, S., Brandström, M., Backström, N., Axelsson, E., Smith, N.G.C., and Ellegren, H. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), Genomes and Evolution, Penn State, United States. Substitution rate variation and the male mutation bias. Main author: Sofia Berlin

Experience as PhD-student supervisor 2019-. Main supervisor. Lars Höök. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Speciation and karyotype evolution in Leptidea butterflies. 2019-. Co-supervisor. Alessandro Culicchi. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Speciation and gene expression in bream and white bream. Main supervisors: Richard Svanbäck & Åke Brännström 2018-. Main supervisor. PhD-student Karin Näsvall. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Speciation and genome evolution in Leptidea butterflies. 2018-. Co-supervisor. PhD-student Linnea Smeds. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Genomic effects of inbreeding in Scandinavian wolf. Main supervisor: Hans Ellegren 2016-. Co-supervisor. PhD-student Willian Silva. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Gene expression in zebra fish. Main supervisor: Simone Immler. Defended successfully 2018-11-07. 2014-2018. Main supervisor. PhD-student Venkat Talla. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Speciation genomics of recently diverged species. Defended successfully 2018-10-19. 2014-2018. Co-supervisor. PhD-student Ghazal Alavioon. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Sperm competition in fish. Main supervisor: Simone Immler. Defended successfully 2018-09-14. 2011-2014. Co-supervisor, PhD-student Daria Shipilina, Lomonosov Moscow State University, PhD-project: The evolution of reproductive isolation in chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita sp.). Main supervisor: Irina Mikhaylovna Marova. Defended successfully 2014-10-12.

Popular press and public outreach

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2019. Arranging a visit at EBC for primary school students to inspire continuous study of biology. Students learn how to prepare cells for studying mitotic division. Co-arranged with Ronny Alexandersson. 2019. Lärarlyftet – National initiative for biology teachers in Sweden. Information about current research on speciation and speciation genetics. 2019. Vetenskapsradion, SR. Preparation for interview with Karin Näsvall and Sara Sällström about the genetic basis of color pattern variation in butterflies. Interview and more information can be found here: https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=406&artikel=7346735 2018. Arranging a visit at EBC for primary school students to inspire continuous study of biology. Students learn how to prepare cells for studying mitotic division. Co-arranged with Ronny Alexandersson. 2018. Lärarlyftet – National initiative for biology teachers in Sweden. Information about current research on speciation and speciation genetics. 2017. Arranging a visit at EBC for primary school students to inspire continuous study of biology. Students learn how to prepare cells for studying mitotic division. Co-arranged with Ronny Alexandersson. 2017. Contribution to popular science magazine ‘Forskning & Framsteg’ Vol. 6, 2017. Topic: Chromosome number variation across organism groups. 2016. Arranging a visit at EBC for primary school students to inspire continuous study of biology. Students learn how to prepare cells for studying mitotic division. Co-arranged with Ronny Alexandersson. 2015. Arranging a visit at EBC for primary school students to inspire continuous study of biology. Students learn how to prepare cells for studying mitotic division. Co-arranged with Ronny Alexandersson. 2015. Inspiration for potential University students, Institution for Biological Teaching: Studying Evolutionary Biology. 2005. Swedish Television (SvT) kunskapskanalen: The history of the modern horse. 2003 and 2004. High school presentation at Komvux, Sweden. Talk: Limited number of patrilines in horse domestication.

Editorial work for scientific journals Current:

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Associate editor BMC Genetics (Publisher: BioMedCentral) Previous: Associate editor International Journal of Evolutionary Biology (Publisher: Hindawi)

Manuscript reviews for scientific journals The American Naturalist, BMC Evolutionary Biology, BMC Genetics, BMC Genomics, Current Zoology, Diversity, Ecology & Evolution, Evolution, Evolutionary Applications, Genome Biology and Evolution, GigaScience, Hereditas, Heredity, Immunogenetics, Journal of Avian Biology, Journal of Heredity, Journal of Molecular Evolution, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Molecular Ecology, Molecular Ecology Resources, Nature Communications, Nature Ecology & Evolution, PLoS One, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

Grant proposal reviews for funding agencies

• The National Science Foundation (NSF), United States (2017).

• The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Netherlands (2015).

• Fulbright Commission, Czech Republic (2014).

• Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), GBR (2013).

• Graduate Women In Science (GWIS), United States (2012).

Licentiate and doctoral thesis committees

• Head of committee. Licentiate thesis. Ciaran Gilchrist. Stockholm University 2020-01-21. Thesis: Adaptation and hybridization in Saccharomyces yeast.

• Committee member. PhD-thesis. Naomi Keehnen. Stockholm University 2019-12-13. Thesis: Ecological immunity in a butterfly.

• Session chair. PhD-thesis. Sergio Ivan Tusso Gomez. Uppsala University 2019-10-25. Thesis: Adaptive divergence in fission yeast: from experimental evolution to evolutionary genomics.

• Committee member. PhD-thesis. Anna-Malin Linde. Uppsala University 2019-10-23. Thesis: Rates and patterns of bryophyte molecular evolution.

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• Committee member. PhD-thesis. Patrik Rödin Mörch. Uppsala University 2019-09-20. Thesis: Population divergence at different spatial scales in a widespread amphibian.

• Back-up Committee member. PhD-thesis. Paulina Bolivar. Uppsala University 2019-06-11. Thesis: Rates and patterns of molecular evolution in avian genomes.

• Back-up Committee member. PhD-thesis. Matthias Weissensteiner. Uppsala University 2019-02-25. Thesis: Evolutionary genomics in Corvids.

• Head of committee. Licentiate thesis. Johanna von Seth. Stockholm University 2018-12-04. Thesis: Genetic consequences of demographic declines.

• Back-up Committee member. PhD-thesis. Ludovic Dutoit. Uppsala University 2017-12-08. Thesis: Determinants of genomic diversity in the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis).

• Committee member. PhD-thesis. Alyssa Woronik. Stockholm University 2017-11-10. Thesis: A functional genomic investigation of an alternative life history strategy.

• Committee member. PhD-thesis. Amir Fallahshahroudi. Linköping University 2017-06-09. Thesis: Domestication effects on the stress response in chickens - genetics, physiology, and behaviour.

• Pre-examination of PhD-thesis. Marja Heikkinen. University of Oulu 2017-04-24. Thesis: The

domestication history of the European goose: a genomic perspective. • Head of committee. Licentiate thesis. Peter Pruisscher. Stockholm University 2016-05-27.

Thesis: Genetic signatures of diapause adaptation in two butterflies.

Teaching and mentoring experience Pedagogical initiatives 2019. Organizing and writing an application for funding for development of distance education in biology at Uppsala University. Funding agency: UHR (Universitets och Högskolerådet, Swedish Council for Higher Education). Courses 2019. Lecturer, Lärarlyftet Biologi, Uppsala University. Lecture on: “Speciation and speciation genetics”. 2019. Course administrator and lecturer, Biology A: Patterns, processes and science education block D: Genetics. 6 hp credits over 4 weeks. 24 lectures covering everything from mitosis to genomics and

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ethics. 6 wet labs and 6 seminars focusing on problem solving in genetics, journal clubs and project presentations with DiaNA evaluations. 2018. Lecturer, Lärarlyftet Biologi, Uppsala University. Lecture on: “Speciation and speciation genetics”. 2018. Course administrator and lecturer, Biology A: Patterns, processes and science education block D: Genetics. 6 hp credits over 4 weeks. 24 lectures covering everything from mitosis to genomics and ethics. 6 wet labs and 6 seminars focusing on problem solving in genetics, journal clubs and project presentations with DiaNA evaluations. 2018. Lecturer, Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetic Analysis, Uppsala University. Lectures on: “Introduction to Molecular Evolution”. 2017. Course administrator and lecturer, Biology A: Patterns, processes and science education block D: Genetics. 6 hp credits over 4 weeks. 24 lectures covering everything from mitosis to genomics and ethics. 6 wet labs and 6 seminars focusing on problem solving in genetics, journal clubs and project presentations with DiaNA evaluations. 2017. Lecturer, Evolutionary Processes, Uppsala University. Lectures on: “Population genetics – basic concepts”. Leading practicals and presentations/seminars. 2017. Lecturer, Population Genomics, Uppsala University. Lectures on: “Introduction to Speciation” and “Speciation in birds and butterflies”. Leading two-week hands-on project on speciation genomics including presentations/seminars. 2017. Lecturer, Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetic Analysis, Uppsala University. Lectures on: “Introduction to Molecular Evolution”, “Basics of population genetics”, “Speciation Genomics” and “Detecting selection in populations”. Leading key concepts discussions, population genetics example calculations, journal clubs and project presentation seminars. 2016. Course administrator and lecturer, Biology A: Patterns, processes and science education block D: Genetics. 6 hp credits over 4 weeks. 24 lectures covering everything from mitosis to genomics and ethics. 6 wet labs and 6 seminars focusing on problem solving in genetics, journal clubs and project presentations with DiaNA evaluations. 2016. Lecturer, Evolutionary Genetics, Uppsala University. Lectures on: “Basics of population genetics”, “Detecting selection in populations” and “Recombination and linkage disequilibrium”. Leading key concepts discussions, population genetics example calculations, journal clubs and project presentation seminars with DiaNa evaluations. 2016. Lecturer, Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetic Analysis, Uppsala University. Lectures on: “Basics of population genetics” and “Detecting selection in populations”. Leading key concepts discussions, population genetics example calculations, journal clubs and project presentation seminars with DiaNa evaluations.

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2015. Course administrator and lecturer, Biology A: Patterns, processes and science education block D: Genetics. 6 hp credits over 4 weeks. 24 lectures covering everything from mitosis to genomics and ethics. 6 wet labs and 6 seminars focusing on problem solving in genetics, journal clubs and project presentations with DiaNA evaluations. 2015. Lecturer, Evolutionary Genetics, Uppsala University. Lectures on: “Sequence evolution: Mutations and models I”, “Sequence evolution: Mutations and models II”, “Basics of population genetics”, “Detecting selection in populations” and “Recombination and linkage disequilibrium”. Leading key concepts discussions, population genetics example calculations, journal clubs and project presentation seminars with DiaNa evaluations. 2015. Lecturer, Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetic Analysis, Uppsala University. Lectures on: “Basics of population genetics”, “Detecting selection in populations” and “Recombination and linkage disequilibrium”. Leading key concepts discussions, population genetics example calculations, journal clubs and project presentation seminars with DiaNa evaluations. 2014. Lecturer, Evolutionary Genetics, Uppsala University. Lectures on: “Basics of population genetics”, “Detecting selection in populations” and “Recombination and linkage disequilibrium”. Leading key concepts discussions, population genetics example calculations, journal clubs and project presentation seminars with DiaNa evaluations. 2014. Lecturer, Molecular Evolution , Uppsala University. Lectures on: “Basics of population genetics”, “Detecting selection in populations” and “Recombination and linkage disequilibrium”. Literature project evaluations. 2009. Lecturer, Molecular Evolution , Uppsala University. Lectures on: “Models for sequence evolution”, “Selection at the molecular level” and “Recombination and linkage disequilibrium”. Literature project evaluations. 2008. Course assistant and lecturer, Molecular Evolution, Uppsala University. Responsible for all practicals and lecture on: “Recombination and linkage disequilibrium”. 2007. Course administrator, lecturer and course assistant, Molecular Evolution, Uppsala University. Responsible for course planning, all practicals and lecture on: “Recombination and linkage disequilibrium”. 2006. Course assistant and lecturer, Molecular Evolution, Uppsala University. Responsible for all practicals and lecture on: “Recombination and linkage disequilibrium”. 2005. Course assistant, Evolutionary Genetics, Uppsala University. Responsible for practicals and method seminars on ‘PCR’ and ‘DNA sequencing techniques’. 2004. Course assistant, Evolutionary Genetics, Uppsala University. Responsible for practicals and methods seminar on ‘PCR’. 2003. Course assistant, Evolutionary Genetics, Uppsala University. Responsible for practicals. Mentoring

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PhD-students 2019-. Main supervisor. PhD-student Lars Höök. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Speciation and genome evolution in Leptidea butterflies. 2019-. Co-supervisor. Alessandro Culicchi. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Speciation and gene expression in bream and white bream. Main supervisors: Richard Svanbäck & Åke Brännström 2018-. Main supervisor. PhD-student Karin Näsvall. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Speciation and genome evolution in Leptidea butterflies. 2018-. Co-supervisor. PhD-student Linnea Smeds. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Genomic effects of inbreeding in the Scandinavian wolf. Main supervisor: Hans Ellegren 2016-2018. Co-supervisor. PhD-student Willian Silva. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Gene expression in zebra fish. Main supervisor: Simone Immler. Defended successfully 2018-11-07. 2014-2018. Main supervisor. PhD-student Venkat Talla. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Speciation genomics of recently diverged species. Defended successfully 2018-10-19. 2014-2018. Co-supervisor. PhD-student Ghazal Alavioon. Uppsala University, PhD-project: Sperm competition in fish. Main supervisor: Simone Immler. Defended successfully 2018-09-14. 2012-2014. Co-supervisor, PhD-student Daria Shipilina, Lomonosov Moscow State University, PhD-project: The evolution of reproductive isolation in chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita sp.). Main supervisor: Irina Mikhaylovna Marova. Defended successfully 2014-10-12. Master-students and research project students / visiting students 2019. Subject reader. Master Degree Project (June-November), Uppsala University, Bella Vilhelmsson Sinclair. Characterization of the recombination landscape in red-breasted (Ficedula parva) and taiga flycatcher (F. albicilla). 2019. Supervisor. Internship and research training project (April-June), Uppsala University, Yuhong Li. Evaluation of 10X sequencing of Leptidea sinapis families with distinct karyomorphs. 2019. Supervisor. Masters Degree Project (March-November), Uppsala University, Jesper Boman. Is GC-biased gene conversion a significant evolutionary force in Lepidoptera + Characterization of incompatibilities in crosses of distinct wood white (Leptidea sinapis) karyomorphs. 2018-2019. Supervisor. Research training program for Cardiff University (August-June), Uppsala University, Veronika Mrazek. Host plant effects on microbiome and gut gene expression in Leptidea sinapis. 2018-2019. Supervisor. Masters Degree project, University of Groeningen (August-April), Uppsala University, Annemiek Blasweiler. Demographic history of Leptidea sinapis in Europe.

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2017. Supervisor. Masters Degree project (August-December), Uppsala University, Lars Höök. Dosage compensation across ontogenetic stages in Leptidea butterflies. 2017. Supervisor. Masters Degree project (January-August), Uppsala University, Luis Leal. Expression profiling of diapause related genes in Leptidea butterflies. 2016-2017. Supervisor. Masters Degree project (November-April), Uppsala University, Ye Xiong. Quantifying the mutation rate slow-down in butterfly mtDNA. 2016-2017. Supervisor. Masters Degree project (September-January), Uppsala University, Axel Söderberg. Scanning for positive selection in Leptidea butterflies. 2016-2017. Co-Supervisor, MEME Masters Degree project, Uppsala University, John Burley. Genomic differentiation between blue faced honey-eater populations in Australia. Co-supervised with: Professor Scott V. Edwards, Harvard University, USA. 2016. Supervisor. Masters Degree project (May-September), Uppsala University, Faheema Kalsoom. Speciation genomics in chiffchaff. 2016. Supervisor. Bachelors Degree project (April-August), Uppsala University, Paulina Widell. Speciation genomics in Leptidea butterflies. 2016. Supervisor. Internship and research training project (February-May), Uppsala University, Faheema Kalsoom. Genomic rearrangements and transposable element activity in butterfly genomes. 2015-2016. Co-Supervisor (with Staffan Bensch, LU). Masters Degree project, Uppsala University, Kristaps Sokolovskis. Patterns of differentiation across the genome of European and Siberian willow warblers (Phylloscopus trochilus). 2015. Supervisor. Internship and research training project (June-October), Uppsala University, Xuelai Wang. Reference assisted assembly of a non-model avian genome. 2014. Supervisor. Internship (January-July), Uppsala University, Keshika Ravichandran. Patterns of genetic diversity and divergence in candidate genes for genitalia morphology in insects. 2014. Supervisor. Internship (June-September), Uppsala University, Dou Hu. Molecular evolutionary studies of candidate genes for genitalia morphology in insects. 2011-2012. Supervisor, Masters Degree project, Harvard University, Elizabeth Schold. Sequencing regulatory regions of candidate genes for disease susceptibility in the house finch. 2011-2012. Supervisor, Masters Degree project (MEME), Harvard University, Mozes Pil Kyu Blom. Sequencing regulatory regions of HSP90, a candidate gene for Mycoplasma susceptibility in the house finch. 2011. Supervisor, Research training project, Harvard University, Zachary Herring. Re-sequencing of the MHC invariant chain in house finch populations naïve and exposed to Mycoplasma gallisepticum.

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2010-2011. Supervisor, Research training project, Harvard University, Daria Shipilina. Regulatory variation in candidate genes for disease susceptibility in the house finch. 2009. Supervisor, Masters Degree project, Uppsala University, Eleftheria Palkopoulou. Comparative mapping of the Z-chromosome in Ficedula flycatchers. 2008. Supervisor, Masters Degree project, Uppsala University, Harriet Mellenius. Genetic mapping in zebra finches. 2008. Supervisor, Course project, Uppsala University, Eleftheria Palkopoulou & Tian Hong Gong. Estimating demographic parameters in pied- and collared flycatchers. 2007. Supervisor, Course project, Uppsala University, Björn Lundmark & Maria Wahlström. Resolving the passerine phylogeny. 2006. Supervisor, Summer project work, Uppsala University, Han Li. Characterization of linkage disequilibrium in a wild bird species. 2006. Supervisor, Summer project work, Uppsala University, Hao Chen. Screening for genetic differentiation among closely related indigo bird species. 2005. Supervisor, Masters Degree project, Uppsala University, Sofie Fagerberg. Nucleotide variation in three wild bird species. 2005. Supervisor, Project in science training, Uppsala University, Sofie Fagerberg. Utility of comparative anchor tagged sequences (CATS) for avian species primer design. 2004. Supervisor, Masters Degree project, Uppsala University, Mingfei Guo. Screening for Z-linked SNPs in collared flycatchers. 2004. Supervisor, Uppsala Graduate School in Biomedical Research (UGSBR), Erika Groth. The origins of the domestic horse.

Previous rankings in tenure track positions 2016. Uppsala University. Called for interview. 1st ranked for the position. 2016. Stockholm University. Called for interview. 2nd ranked in teaching, 3rd ranked in research strength for the position. 2015. Helsinki University. Called for interview. 2nd ranked for the position. 2014. Stockholm University / SciLife Lab. Called for interview. 2nd ranked for the position.

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2011. Kansas State University, KA, USA. Called for interview. 2nd ranked for the position. 2011. University of Michigan, MI, USA. Called for interview. 2nd ranked for the position.

Administration 2019-2022 Elector board representative (ledamot elektorsförsamlingen), Faculty of Technology

and Science (TekNat), Uppsala University. 2017- Director of studies second cycle, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala

University. 2017-2019. Board representative, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University. 2015-2017. Coordinator of PhD-student teaching, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala

University. 2014-2018. Security Officer, Department of Evolutionary Biology, Uppsala University.

Museum collections management During my stay at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard Museum of Natural History I got training and experience in museum collections management and curation. I have done numerous field trips to collect specimens for museum collections and had extensive training in both skin and osteological preparations in the field and in the lab. In addition, I have formal training in methods for long-term storage of tissue samples and extracted bio-molecules.