Dr Marius Haugland-Grange

Marius is an Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. He completed his BSc (2010) and MSc (2012) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, with a Master's project under the supervision of Prof. Vassilia Partali. He then moved to the University of Oxford for his DPhil under the supervision of Prof. Ed Anderson (2012–2017), on the preparation of alkynylated nucleotides and novel nitroxide radicals for site-directed spin labelling of DNA.

After the completion of his doctorate, Marius stayed in Prof. Anderson's group for a postdoctoral position (2017) on the synthesis of biaryl ether natural products and analogues with activity against neglected tropical diseases. This was followed by a postdoctoral position in the lab of Prof. Scott Cockroft at the University of Edinburgh (2017–2018), where he performed chemoselective bioconjugation of α-haemolysin protein nanopores and studied the reaction mechanism at the single-molecule level using patch clamp electrophysiology. Following a brief project in the lab of Prof. Alison Hulme (University of Edinburgh, 2018) on the synthesis of PET radiotracers, Marius returned to Oxford and Ed Anderson's lab for a postdoctoral position (2019–2020) investigating the synthesis and reactivity of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes. In 2020 he joined UiT as a tenure-track Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry.

Outside the lab, Marius enjoys singing and classical music, lifting weights, hiking, and cycle touring trips.

Mateusz Sowiński

Mateusz received his undergraduate education at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. He obtained his engineering degree (2018) in the field of Chemical Technology, and his MSc (2019) in Chemistry with specialization in Medicinal Chemistry. From the very beginning of his adventures in chemistry, he has been fascinated by organic chemistry, which resulted in over three years of scientific research practice in the group of Prof. Elżbieta Wojaczyńska. Fact: from the very beginning, each of his projects has been related to heterocycles: triazoles, tetrazoles, imines, enamines, and now nitroxides.

Mateusz is an electronic music fanatic, belles lettres enthusiast, and a lover of animals.

Alumni

Postdoctoral fellows

Anna-Luisa Warnke (2021–2024)

PhD fellows

Floriane Baussière (2020–2024)

Master's students

Stian Rølvaag Martinsen (2023)

Bachelor project students

Sigrid Dahlen Konow (2024)
Jonas Johansen (2023)
Anne Sophie Gerhardt (2021)