Martina Lahmann

Since spring 2021, Martina Lahmann has been working as adjunkt (foundation year, chemistry and mathematics) at the KTH campus Flemingsberg.

Her academic background links into the overarching theme "Organic Chemistry/Life Science interface" (Chemical Biology). Her expertise is in organic synthesis, carbohydrate and glycoconjugate chemistry.

Martina received her diploma in Chemistry at the University of Hamburg, Germany, in 1994. She continued her work in the group of Prof. Joachim Thiem and obtained her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 1997. Thereafter she moved to Stockholm University, Sweden, to work as a postdoc with Prof. Per J. Garegg and Prof. Stefan Oscarson. In 2002 she moved to Göteborg University, Sweden, to supervise the part of Stefan’s group which was relocated to Göteborg University, to lecture Organic Chemistry, and then to develop her independent research. In September 2005 she received the Docent degree in Organic Chemistry from Göteborg University. Between September 2007 and beginning of 2021, Martina has been working at Bangor University, Wales, UK, as a lecturer (until 2010) and senior lecturer (associated professor) in organic and chemical biology. She received an honorary lectureship at Bangor in 2020.