GENECO is open to all PhD students at Nordic Universities that do research within genomic ecology. More than 130 PhD students, from seven different universities, have been enrolled in GENECO since we started in 2008. The research topics of the enrolled PhD students range from ecological and evolutionary studies with limited molecular techniques to in-depth genomic approaches in cellular pathways. The GENECO PhD students study a wide range of organisms, from bacteria and phytoplankton to fish and birds, and use a wide range of high-throughput sequencing techniques and analyses.

GENECO will run until 2023 and applications for 2023 are closed. More information will follow regarding the future of research schools within Lund University.

As a GENECO PhD student, you are expected to attain the following skills:

• Understanding genomic techniques and their research applications
• Ability to design genomic research projects
• Critical evaluation of research projects
• Ability to communicate research ideas
• Leadership and project management skills
• Creativity and the ability to formulate project vision/concepts

Steering Committee

• Bengt Hansson – Professor, Director of Geneco
• Dag Ahrén – Senior Lecturer
• Olof Hellgren – Senior Lecturer
• Emily O'Connor – Postdoctoral fellow
• Christina Rengefors – Project assistant
• Annika Hecktor – Financial administrator

Mentor programme

The GENECO programme previously included a Mentor Programme, which was run in collaboration with the MiL Institute. However, we have recently decided to replace this scheme with a course on academic productivity and stress management.