Tobias Lilja

Title:Researcher

Research area :Mosquitoes, genetic identification, DNA-barcoding, vectorborne diseases, mobile DNA-sequencing

My work concerns mosquitoes as disease vectors and strive to clarify the distribution of mosquito species throughout Sweden and how that affects risk for spread of disease. I also study environmental factors affecting the presence of flood-water mosquitoes in the river Dalälven floodplains. I use DNA sequencing for species identification and population genetic studies of mosquitoes. Further, I also work with portable DNA sequencing and how to apply this for detection and classification of bacteria and viruses.