Emma Sparr

Emma Sparr

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Dynamics Working Group Dynamics of Membranes and their Constituents Member, LINXS Fellow

Emma Sparr is a Professor in Physical Chemistry-Colloidal Biology and the deputy head of the Division of Physical Chemistry, Lund University. She is member of the two Wallenberg research projects.  She was also the Chair of the review panel in analytical, physical and theoretical chemistry at the Swedish research council, VR, member in the Young Academy of Sweden, and in steering group Multipark strategic research area at Lund University. Her interested research projects included:

  • The skin as a barrier to molecular diffusion

  • Amyloid interaction with lipid membranes

  • Drying interfaces

  • How small polar molecules protect membrane systems against osmotic stress

  • Lung surfactant

  • RNA assembly at a bilayer scaffold

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Academic background

2011 - Present : Professor in Physical Chemistry-Colloidal Biology, Lund University

2009 - Present : Docent in Physical Chemistry, Lund University

2004- 2011 : Assistant Professor, Physical Chemistry. Financed by VR

2002-2004: Postdoc at the Dept. Biochemistry of Membranes, Utrecht University.

2001-2002 : Postdoc at the Dept Pharmacy, Uppsala University

2001 : PhD in Physical Chemistry, Lund University

1996 : MSc in Chemistry, Lund university & University of Cambridge

 Commissions of Trust

* Chair of the review panel in analytical, physical and theoretical chemistry at the Swedish research council, VR (2016-2018)

* Member of the Faculty board, Science Faculty, Lund University (2018-2020)

* Deputy head of the Division of Physical Chemistry, Lund University (2016-2020)

* Member in steering group Multipark strategic research area at Lund University (2015-2017)

* Director for Linné Excellence center "Organizing Molecular Matter" (OMM) (2012-2016)

Programs and Research Centers

• Member of the Wallenberg research project "Physical chemistry of peptide-lipid co-assembly: from lipid-rich to peptide-rich" (2015-2020)

• Member in the Young Academy of Sweden (2011-2016)

• Member of the Wallenberg research project "Anisotropic forces in colloidal systems" (2015-2020)

• Partner and Director of the Linnaeus Research Center Organizing Molecular Matter (OMM) (2006-2016)

• Associated partner in Multipark - a strategic research area at Lund university (2009-)

• Participating in the programme Future Research Leaders, a project funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) (2008-2013