Bennie Lemmens
Assistant professor
- C2 Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Genome biology
- Lemmens
- as assistant professor
Assistant Professor & Group Leader at Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
↳ DNA replication
↳ Time-resolved genetics
↳ Nanoscale imaging
Research description
My research group focuses on understanding how human cells copy their DNA and maintain genome stability. We apply advanced genetics and imaging techniques to control and visualize DNA replication in time and space.
Academic honours, awards and prizes
2022-2023: ASPIRE award for Innovative Cancer Research (Mark foundation,US)
2022-2026: 100% KID grant for top-ranked junior group leaders at KI
2020-2021: Awarded start-up grant in Medicine by the Åke Wiberg foundation
2020-2021: Awarded start-up grant by the Jeanssons foundation
2020-2021: Blue Sky Continuation Award for Innovative Cancer Research
2020-2021: Awarded Special KI research grant for top-ranked junior scientists
2020-2024: KID funding to support doctoral education
2020-2024: Awarded 4-year Starting Grant by the Swedish Research Council (VR)
2019-2020: Blue Sky Award for Innovative Cancer Research (KI-Cancer/StratCan)
2018-2019: Awared KI research grant for young scientists
2017-2020: Awared 3-year fellowship by the Swedisch Cancer foundation
2016-2017: Awared KI research grant for young scientists
2014-2016: Awarded 2-year fellowship by the Wenner-Gren foundation