Karina Krarup Svenninggaard Sand
Associate Professor
University of Copenhagen
Karina Krarup Svenninggaard Sand is an Associate Professor in the Section for GeoGenetics at the Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen.
Sand works at the interface of mineralogy, molecular biology and microbiology. Her research examines how DNA binds to mineral surfaces and how these interactions affect the survival and recovery of DNA in the environment.
Her group combines nanoscale imaging and force spectroscopy with spectroscopic and molecular methods to study DNA and minerals at the molecular scale.
As part of AEGIS, Sand and her team work to translate knowledge of DNA-mineral interactions to aid the development of enhanced DNA extraction methods as well as to identify potential new archives. Her team is also developing methods that can map where in a sediment the biomolecules are held in order to advance our understanding of SedaDNA archives.
Sand works at the interface of mineralogy, molecular biology and microbiology. Her research examines how DNA binds to mineral surfaces and how these interactions affect the survival and recovery of DNA in the environment.
Her group combines nanoscale imaging and force spectroscopy with spectroscopic and molecular methods to study DNA and minerals at the molecular scale.
As part of AEGIS, Sand and her team work to translate knowledge of DNA-mineral interactions to aid the development of enhanced DNA extraction methods as well as to identify potential new archives. Her team is also developing methods that can map where in a sediment the biomolecules are held in order to advance our understanding of SedaDNA archives.