Alexander Gunnarsson
About Alexander Gunnarsson
Alexander Gunnarsson is a bioinformatician with extensive research experience in molecular biology and bioinformatics. He has worked at prestigious institutions including the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and currently holds a position at Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc.
Work at Asklepios BioPharmaceutical
Alexander Gunnarsson currently serves as a Bioinformatician at Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio) in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has held this position since 2022. In this role, he applies his expertise in bioinformatics to support the company's research and development efforts in gene therapy and other biopharmaceutical innovations.
Previous Experience at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Gunnarsson has extensive experience at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, England. He worked as a Doctoral Student from 2016 to 2019, where he focused on the evolution of short linear motifs. Prior to this, he held various roles including Summer Research Intern in 2015 and MSci Student from 2015 to 2016. He later returned as a Postdoctoral Researcher from 2019 to 2020.
Postdoctoral Research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
From 2020 to 2022, Alexander Gunnarsson worked as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. His work during this period contributed to advancing research in pediatric diseases, leveraging his background in bioinformatics and molecular biology.
Education and Expertise
Gunnarsson holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology from the University of Cambridge, completed from 2016 to 2019. He also earned a Master's degree in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology from the same institution in 2016, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from 2012 to 2015. His interdisciplinary expertise spans structural biology, computational systems biology, evolutionary biology, and population dynamics.
Research Interests and Focus
Alexander Gunnarsson has a keen interest in molecular systems biology, particularly in molecular information processing and complexity. His research explores the implications of these concepts for understanding evolution and disease, with a specific focus on how viruses exploit cellular processes through short linear motifs and post-translational modifications.