Siv G. E. Andersson | |
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| Born | Siv Gun Elisabeth Andersson 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Evolutionary biology |
| Institutions | Uppsala University, University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Kurland |
| Website | www |
Siv Gun Elisabeth Andersson (born 1959) is a Swedish evolutionary biologist, professor of molecular evolution at Uppsala University.[1] She is member of both the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and of Engineering.[2][3] She is also Head of basic research at the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation[4] and has been co-director of the Swedish national center for large-scale research Science for Life Laboratory between 2017 and 2021.[5] Her research focuses on the evolution of bacteria, mainly on intracellular parasites.