PERSONAL INFORMATION

* Alexander Alsén
* Address: Siggebov. 3, 181 50 Lidingö, Sweden
* Birth date: 1980-02



EDUCATION (Click for detailed information)

1. Karlstad University 2013-2019 present. Teachers certificate for scientists (KPU)

2. University of Barcelona 2006-2008. Master of Advanced Studies (Genetics)

3. Uppsala university 2000-2006. Master of Science (Biochemistry)

4. Hersby gymnasium (Swedish high school), Lidingö 1996-9, Scientific programme



WORK EXPERIENCE

• Mörbyskolan, Danderyd

• Käppala skola, Lidingö

• Christinaskolan, Lidingö skola AB

• Vittraskolan Lidingö 

• Råsunda skola, Solna

• Björkhagens skola, Stockholm

• Swedish Museum of Natural History, spring 2012: Conference organiser: International Symposium on Flatworm Biology. Overall organisation, contact with participants, contact with involved companies and other museum functions, budget work, typesetting conference material, presenting speakers

Teaching

• ABF komvux (Adult education), Stockholm, 2011: Oct.-Dec.

• Jensen Education (Adult education), Stockholm, 2011: Aug.-Dec.

• Gymnasieskolan Futurum (High school), Stockholm, 2011: Aug.-Dec.

• Gångsätra gymnasium (High school), Lidingö, 2011: May-June. Courses taught: General science A, General science B, Chemistry A

Research

• University of Barcelona, 2010. Research Technician. Work in a genetics laboratory

• European commission, Marie Curie “MOLMORPH” . 2006-2009. Junior researcher. Work in a newly set up genetics laboratory

• University of Trieste, 2005. University practical. Work in a Invertebrate biology laboratory

• German cancer research centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg 2004. Degree project in biochemistry. A project in virology and HIV infection proteins.

KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES

1. Swedish: Mother tongue

2. English: Fluent

3. German: Fluent

4. Italian: Conversant

5. Spanish: Fluent

6. Catalan: Conversant



KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS

• Office: good knowledge in programmes such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Open source programmes for image work: GIMP (raster), InkScape (vectors), ImageJ

• (scientific image analysis).

• Document preparation: LyX/LaTeX

• Programming: Python



UPPSALA EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (2000-2004)

• Board of European Students of Technology (BEST)

• Uppsala Science and Engineering students (UTN)

• Norrlands nation

• The Association of Uppsala Chemistry Students (IUPAK)

• Association for the students from region Medelpad (Skvadern)

• Fyrisskolans gymnasium (Swedish high school) – teaching

CURRENT ACTIVITIES (2000-2004)

• Swedish STEM-teachers organisation (LMNT)

• Teach for Sweden alumni 



SCHOLARSHIPS

• Erasmus scholarship 2004, 6 months in Heidelberg for performing degree project in biochemistry and language course.

• Linné scholarship 1999, One-week conference (for high school students) packed with different aspects of biology



SUCCESSFUL GRANT APPLICATIONS:

• ASSEMBLE Marine - access to marine infrastructure grant 2011 



PUBLICATIONS

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PERSONAL INTERESTS
Painting, sports and languages
Engineers without borders (volunteer organisation)

 

 

 

-References available upon request-