AnkarklevLab is situated at MBW, Stockholm University, and also operates through the Microbial Single Cell Genomics Facility at SciLifeLab, Uppsala. We work in close collaboration with labs at the Karolinska Institute, the Royal Inst of Technology, MIMS-UmU, NIAID/NIH, University of Washington, Iowa State University, Humboldt University, and many others. Below are some key infrastructures and grant agencies, which allow us to carry out our multidisciplinary research.
Stockholm University Malaria/Mosquito Facility (SUMF)
SUMF is an infrastructure for malaria mosquito research located within the Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute (MBW), which represents a strong research environment with knowledge regarding molecular biology, infection biology, insect immunity and vector-borne diseases.
The SUMF facility consists of two closely located areas: an insectary for work with infected mosquitoes, and a cell culture laboratory for culturing Plasmodium parasites. The short distance between these two modules allows for rapid handling of parasites prior to mosquito infection. The cell-culture and mosquito laboratories are biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratories for the containment of Plasmodium falciparum. This is one of few facilities in Europe where it is possible to experimentally infect mosquito vectors with parasites.
Microbial Single Cell Genomics
Single-cell genomics and transcriptomics are rapidly advancing fields, which enable the microbial research community to gain novel insight into organismal discovery linked to microbial diversity, evolution as well as infection biology, including host-pathogen interaction
The Microbial Single Cell Genomics unit provides customized, low to high-throughput experimental services for Swedish and international researchers working with prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes. The unit also capacitates work with live microbial pathogens and host-pathogen complexes (up to and including biosafety-level 3, BSL3), and can thereby serve a broad variety of research areas.
