Curriculum Vitae
Kinlan M.G. Jan 
Education
PhD in Marine Biology Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm University September 2021 — January 2026
Thesis title: Resolving diversity and ecosystem functioning in a changing sea
MSc in Marine Biology Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm University August 2019 — June 2021
Master project title: Copepod feeding preferences along the Baltic Sea environmental gradients
BSc in Biology Neuchâtel, Switzerland
The University of Neuchâtel September 2017 — June 2019
Teaching
Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden
Marine ecosystem dynamics, MSc course 2021 — 2025
Marine ecology, BSc course 2022
The University of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel, Switzerland
From molecules to cells, BSc course 2018 — 2019
Experience
Sampling
Herring Larvae Survey in the Stockholm archipelago 2023 — 2024
Sprat Acoustic Survey in the Baltic Sea 2022 — 2023
Plankton monitoring survey in the Baltic Sea September 2020
DNA Metabarcoding
Laboratory: DNA extraction, PCR amplification, library preparation, gel electrophoresis
Bioinformatics: Sequence processing and taxonomic assignment
Statistical analysis and reproducible workflows
Data wrangling, visualization and reporting in R
Version control using Git
Food web and ecosystem modelling
Trophic network analysis
Integration of biomass, environmental, and metabarcoding datasets
Awards and grants
Elisabeth och Herman Rhodin Memorial Foundation 2024
ICES travel funds for early career scientists 2024
BalticWaters Scholarship program for early career researchers 2024
Dryssen Award for best Master’s Theses in Marine Sciences 2021
Publications
h-index: 5 | i10-index: 4 | Total citations: 103 (Google Scholar, 29/04/2026)
First author publications
Jan KMG, Hentati-Sundberg J, Larson N, Winder M. 2025. Limited resource use overlaps among small pelagic fish species in the central Baltic Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science 82:9, fsaf122. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsaf122
Jan KMG, Serandour B, Walve J, Winder M. 2024. Plankton blooms over the annual cycle shape trophic interactions under climate change. Limnology and Oceanography Letters 9:3, 209-218. doi: 10.1002/lol2.10385
Novotny A*, Jan KMG*, Dierking J, Winder M. 2022. Niche partitioning between planktivorous fish in the pelagic Baltic Sea assessed by DNA metabarcoding, qPCR and microscopy. Scientific Reports 12, 10952. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15116-7
* Shared first authors
Co-authored publications
Hanström N, Jan KMG, Serandour B, Xu T, Winder M. 2025. Diet composition and environmental niche drive parasitic Syndiniales interactions with crustacean zooplankton. ISME Communications, ycaf248. doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycaf248
Serandour B, Blenckner T, Jan KMG, Leroy B, Ramiro-Sánchez B, Campbell E, Winder M. 2024. Projections of spatial distributions of suitable environmental conditions for key Baltic Sea zooplankton species. Limnology and Oceanography 69:12, 2801-2814. doi: 10.1002/lno.12705
Novotny A, Serandour B, Kortsch S, Gauzens B, Jan KMG, Winder M. 2023. DNA metabarcoding highlights cyanobacteria as the main source of primary production in a pelagic food web model. Science advances 9:17, eadg1096. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adg1096
Serandour B, Jan KMG, Novotny A, Winder M. 2023. Opportunisitic vs selective feeding strategies of zooplankton under changing environmental conditions. Journal of Plankton Research 45:2, 389-403. doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbad007
Conferences
Presented 9 contributions (6 oral presentations, 3 posters) at international and national conferences, including:
- Ocean Sciences Meeting (2026, Talk)
- ICES Annual Science Conference (2024, Poster)
- Baltic Sea Science Congress (2023, Talk)
Commissions of trust
Chair of the PhD council 2023
Vice-chair of the PhD council 2022
Technical assistance with PhD hybrid defenses 2022 — 2023
Academic services
Session co-chair, Ocean Sciences Meeting (2026)
Session: Environmental DNA and ‘Omics Approaches to Unraveling Marine Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Ecosystem Change
Ad-hoc reviews
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Molecular Ecology