Sarah Louise Martin
Schøninghuset, B332, Kalvskinnet
About
I am a senior engineer and researcher working in molecular biology and bioinformatics. My background is based in developing next-generation sequencing (NGS) methods for challenging samples in various fields including forensic genetics, palaeogenomics and hologenomics, cell-free DNA for cancer diagnostics, and virology. Additionally I have worked as a bioinformatician developing transcriptomic and epigenomic pipelines in the field of DNA damage and repair. Feel free to contact me if you would like advice or collaborations in my fields of expertise.
Publications
2026
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Bieker, Vanessa Carina;
Li, Siyu;
Cerca, José;
Battlay, Paul;
Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen;
Sharma, Amit;
Díaz, Patricia Jaramillo;
Fernández-Mazuecos, Mario;
Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín;
Martin, Sarah Louise.
(2026)
The genomic basis of adaptive leaf variation in the Galápagos giant daisies.
Nature Communications
Academic article
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Casillas, Nina;
Petersen, Bent;
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Ophus, Kjeld Henrik;
Bringsøe, Henrik;
Brealey, Jaelle Caitlin;
Bieker, Vanessa Carina;
Morin Lagos, Jaime Gerardo;
Dolmen, Dag;
Madsen, Thomas.
(2026)
Genome Scanning Reveals the Genetic Basis of a Color Pattern Morphotype in an Island Population of the European Adder (Vipera berus).
Genome Biology and Evolution (GBE)
Academic article
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Esteves, Juan;
Ramirez, Renato D. La Torre;
Hernández, Jacqueline;
Arana, Alejandra;
Morin Lagos, Jaime Gerardo;
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Capriles, José M.;
Salinas, Letty;
Narváez, Alfredo;
Delgado, Bernarda.
(2026)
Archaeogenomic identification of ancient plant and feather remains from Túcume, Peru.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Academic article
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Martin, Sarah Louise;
Martin, Michael David;
Seiler, Martin;
Rzadeczka-Juga, Izabela;
Svarva, Helene Løvstrand;
Philippsen, Bente;
Maggs-Kölling, Gillian;
Marais, Eugene.
(2026)
Determining vertical growth patterns and tissue of maximum age using radiocarbon dating in the long-lived Namib Desert plant Welwitschia mirabilis.
Radiocarbon: An International Journal of Cosmogenic Isotope Research
Academic article
2025
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Kellner, Fabian László;
Brealey, Jaelle C.;
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Pedersen, Mikkel Winther;
Veiberg, Vebjørn;
Bieker, Vanessa Carina;
Guschanski, Katerina;
Martin, Michael David.
(2025)
Pleistocene reindeer dental calculus as a source for ancient oral and digestive flora.
bioRxiv (preprint article)
Academic article
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Torre, Renato La;
Kosel, Paula;
Bieker, Vanessa Carina;
Westergaard, Kristine Bakke;
Mykkeltvedt, Jonas Lien;
Yildirim, Kathinka Louisa;
Seiler, Martin;
Philippsen, Bente;
Macphail, Richard I;
Macphail, Richard I..
(2025)
Sedimentary ancient DNA metagenomic analysis provides new insights into farming in central Norway from the Bronze Age to late Medieval period.
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology
Academic article
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Meleshko, Olena;
Kyrkjeeide, Magni Olsen;
Petlund, Hanne Torsdatter;
Flatberg, Kjell Ivar;
Eriksen, Line Birkeland;
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Hassel, Kristian.
(2025)
Molecular species delimitation of Sphagnum subgenus Subsecunda in Europe.
Botanical journal of the Linnean Society
Academic article
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Martin, Sarah Louise;
Torre, Renato La;
Danneels, Bram;
Tooming-Klunderud, Ave;
Skage, Morten;
Kollias, Spyridon;
Tørresen, Ole Kristian;
Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen;
Stur, Elisabeth;
Jakobsen, Kjetill Sigurd.
(2025)
Haplotype-resolved chromosome-level genome assemblies of four Diamesa species reveal the genetic basis of cold tolerance and high-altitude adaptations in arctic chironomids.
GigaScience
Academic article
2024
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Jourdain, Eve Marie;
Karoliussen, Richard;
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Langangen, Øystein Ole Gahr;
Robeck, Todd;
Borgå, Katrine;
Ruus, Anders;
Foote, Andrew David.
(2024)
Social and genetic connectivity despite ecological variation in a killer whale network.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences
Academic article
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Bordin, Diana Lilian;
Grooms, Kayla Mae;
Montaldo, Nicola Pietro;
Martin, Sarah Louise Fordyce;
Sætrom, Pål;
Samson, Leona D.;
Bjørås, Magnar;
van Loon, Barbara.
(2024)
Loss of alkyladenine DNA glycosylase alters gene expression in the developing mouse brain and leads to reduced anxiety and improved memory.
DNA Repair
Academic article
2023
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Dussex, Nicolas;
Tørresen, Ole Kristian;
Valk, Tom van der;
Le Moullec, Mathilde;
Veiberg, Vebjørn;
Tooming-Klunderud, Ave;
Skage, Morten;
Garmann-Aarhus, Benedicte;
Wood, Jonathan;
Rasmussen, Jacob Agerbo.
(2023)
Adaptation to the High-Arctic island environment despite long-term reduced genetic variation in Svalbard reindeer.
iScience
Academic article
2021
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Foote, Andrew;
Hooper, Rebecca;
Alexander, Alana;
Baird, Robin;
Baker, Charles Scott;
Ballance, Lisa;
Barlow, Jay;
Brownlow, Andrew;
Collins, Tim;
Constantine, Rochelle.
(2021)
Runs of homozygosity in killer whale genomes provide a global record of demographic histories.
Molecular Ecology
Academic article
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Aprigliano, Rossana;
Aksu, Merdane Ezgi;
Bradamante, Stefano;
Mihaljevic, Boris;
Wang, Wei;
Rian, Kristin;
Montaldo, Nicola Pietro;
Grooms, Kayla;
Martin, Sarah;
Bordin, Diana Lilian.
(2021)
Increased p53 signaling impairs neural differentiation in HUWE1-promoted intellectual disabilities.
Cell Reports Medicine
Academic article
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Rolinski, Milosz;
Montaldo, Nicola Pietro;
Aksu, Merdane Ezgi;
Martin, Sarah Fordyce;
Brambilla, Alessandro;
Kunath, Nicolas;
Johansen, Jostein;
Erlandsen, Sten Even;
Liabakk, Nina-Beate;
Rian, Kristin.
(2021)
Loss of Mediator complex subunit 13 (MED13) promotes resistance to alkylation through cyclin D1 upregulation.
Nucleic Acids Research (NAR)
Academic article
2019
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Montaldo, Nicola Pietro;
Bordin, Diana Lilian;
Brambilla, Alessandro;
Rösinger, Marcel;
Martin, Sarah Fordyce;
Bjørås, Karine Øian;
Bradamante, Stefano;
Aas, Per Arne;
Furrer, Antonia;
Olsen, Lene Christin.
(2019)
Alkyladenine DNA glycosylase associates with transcription elongation to coordinate DNA repair with gene expression.
Nature Communications
Academic article
Journal publications
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Bieker, Vanessa Carina;
Li, Siyu;
Cerca, José;
Battlay, Paul;
Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen;
Sharma, Amit;
Díaz, Patricia Jaramillo;
Fernández-Mazuecos, Mario;
Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín;
Martin, Sarah Louise.
(2026)
The genomic basis of adaptive leaf variation in the Galápagos giant daisies.
Nature Communications
Academic article
-
Casillas, Nina;
Petersen, Bent;
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Ophus, Kjeld Henrik;
Bringsøe, Henrik;
Brealey, Jaelle Caitlin;
Bieker, Vanessa Carina;
Morin Lagos, Jaime Gerardo;
Dolmen, Dag;
Madsen, Thomas.
(2026)
Genome Scanning Reveals the Genetic Basis of a Color Pattern Morphotype in an Island Population of the European Adder (Vipera berus).
Genome Biology and Evolution (GBE)
Academic article
-
Esteves, Juan;
Ramirez, Renato D. La Torre;
Hernández, Jacqueline;
Arana, Alejandra;
Morin Lagos, Jaime Gerardo;
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Capriles, José M.;
Salinas, Letty;
Narváez, Alfredo;
Delgado, Bernarda.
(2026)
Archaeogenomic identification of ancient plant and feather remains from Túcume, Peru.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Academic article
-
Kellner, Fabian László;
Brealey, Jaelle C.;
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Pedersen, Mikkel Winther;
Veiberg, Vebjørn;
Bieker, Vanessa Carina;
Guschanski, Katerina;
Martin, Michael David.
(2025)
Pleistocene reindeer dental calculus as a source for ancient oral and digestive flora.
bioRxiv (preprint article)
Academic article
-
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Martin, Michael David;
Seiler, Martin;
Rzadeczka-Juga, Izabela;
Svarva, Helene Løvstrand;
Philippsen, Bente;
Maggs-Kölling, Gillian;
Marais, Eugene.
(2026)
Determining vertical growth patterns and tissue of maximum age using radiocarbon dating in the long-lived Namib Desert plant Welwitschia mirabilis.
Radiocarbon: An International Journal of Cosmogenic Isotope Research
Academic article
-
Torre, Renato La;
Kosel, Paula;
Bieker, Vanessa Carina;
Westergaard, Kristine Bakke;
Mykkeltvedt, Jonas Lien;
Yildirim, Kathinka Louisa;
Seiler, Martin;
Philippsen, Bente;
Macphail, Richard I;
Macphail, Richard I..
(2025)
Sedimentary ancient DNA metagenomic analysis provides new insights into farming in central Norway from the Bronze Age to late Medieval period.
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology
Academic article
-
Meleshko, Olena;
Kyrkjeeide, Magni Olsen;
Petlund, Hanne Torsdatter;
Flatberg, Kjell Ivar;
Eriksen, Line Birkeland;
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Hassel, Kristian.
(2025)
Molecular species delimitation of Sphagnum subgenus Subsecunda in Europe.
Botanical journal of the Linnean Society
Academic article
-
Dussex, Nicolas;
Tørresen, Ole Kristian;
Valk, Tom van der;
Le Moullec, Mathilde;
Veiberg, Vebjørn;
Tooming-Klunderud, Ave;
Skage, Morten;
Garmann-Aarhus, Benedicte;
Wood, Jonathan;
Rasmussen, Jacob Agerbo.
(2023)
Adaptation to the High-Arctic island environment despite long-term reduced genetic variation in Svalbard reindeer.
iScience
Academic article
-
Jourdain, Eve Marie;
Karoliussen, Richard;
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Langangen, Øystein Ole Gahr;
Robeck, Todd;
Borgå, Katrine;
Ruus, Anders;
Foote, Andrew David.
(2024)
Social and genetic connectivity despite ecological variation in a killer whale network.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences
Academic article
-
Martin, Sarah Louise;
Torre, Renato La;
Danneels, Bram;
Tooming-Klunderud, Ave;
Skage, Morten;
Kollias, Spyridon;
Tørresen, Ole Kristian;
Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen;
Stur, Elisabeth;
Jakobsen, Kjetill Sigurd.
(2025)
Haplotype-resolved chromosome-level genome assemblies of four Diamesa species reveal the genetic basis of cold tolerance and high-altitude adaptations in arctic chironomids.
GigaScience
Academic article
-
Bordin, Diana Lilian;
Grooms, Kayla Mae;
Montaldo, Nicola Pietro;
Martin, Sarah Louise Fordyce;
Sætrom, Pål;
Samson, Leona D.;
Bjørås, Magnar;
van Loon, Barbara.
(2024)
Loss of alkyladenine DNA glycosylase alters gene expression in the developing mouse brain and leads to reduced anxiety and improved memory.
DNA Repair
Academic article
-
Foote, Andrew;
Hooper, Rebecca;
Alexander, Alana;
Baird, Robin;
Baker, Charles Scott;
Ballance, Lisa;
Barlow, Jay;
Brownlow, Andrew;
Collins, Tim;
Constantine, Rochelle.
(2021)
Runs of homozygosity in killer whale genomes provide a global record of demographic histories.
Molecular Ecology
Academic article
-
Aprigliano, Rossana;
Aksu, Merdane Ezgi;
Bradamante, Stefano;
Mihaljevic, Boris;
Wang, Wei;
Rian, Kristin;
Montaldo, Nicola Pietro;
Grooms, Kayla;
Martin, Sarah;
Bordin, Diana Lilian.
(2021)
Increased p53 signaling impairs neural differentiation in HUWE1-promoted intellectual disabilities.
Cell Reports Medicine
Academic article
-
Rolinski, Milosz;
Montaldo, Nicola Pietro;
Aksu, Merdane Ezgi;
Martin, Sarah Fordyce;
Brambilla, Alessandro;
Kunath, Nicolas;
Johansen, Jostein;
Erlandsen, Sten Even;
Liabakk, Nina-Beate;
Rian, Kristin.
(2021)
Loss of Mediator complex subunit 13 (MED13) promotes resistance to alkylation through cyclin D1 upregulation.
Nucleic Acids Research (NAR)
Academic article
-
Montaldo, Nicola Pietro;
Bordin, Diana Lilian;
Brambilla, Alessandro;
Rösinger, Marcel;
Martin, Sarah Fordyce;
Bjørås, Karine Øian;
Bradamante, Stefano;
Aas, Per Arne;
Furrer, Antonia;
Olsen, Lene Christin.
(2019)
Alkyladenine DNA glycosylase associates with transcription elongation to coordinate DNA repair with gene expression.
Nature Communications
Academic article
Outreach
2026
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Conference lectureBieker, Vanessa Carina; Cerca, José; Battlay, Paul; Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen; Sharma, Amit; Diaz, Patricia Jaramillo; Fernandez-Mazuecos, Mario; Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmin; Martin, Sarah Louise; Santos-Bay, Luisa. (2026) Exploring the genomic basis of adaptive leaf variation in the of Galapagos giant daisies (Scalesia). SMBE Copenhagen 2026
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Conference lectureMartin, Sarah Louise; Tatalidis, Clara; Maggs-Kölling, Gillian; Marais, Eugene; Martin, Michael David. (2026) Somatic mutation genomics to elucidate longevity in the extremely long-lived desert plant Welwitschia mirabilis. SMBE Copenhagen 2026
2025
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Other presentationMartin, Sarah Louise; Torre, Renato La; Danneels, Bram; Tooming-Klunderud, Ave; Skage, Morten; Kollias, Spyridon; Tørresen, Ole K.; Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen; Stur, Elisabeth; Jakobsen, Kjetill Sigurd. (2025) Genome assemblies of four Diamesa species reveal the genetic basis of cold tolerance adaptations and species boundaries. EBP-Nor workshop
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LectureBreivik, Heidi Mjelva; Martin, Sarah Louise; Sauvage, Raymond. (2025) SedimentDNA: Resultater fra et pilotprosjekt. Regionalt samarbeidsmøte
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LectureBreivik, Heidi Mjelva; Martin, Sarah Louise; Sauvage, Raymond. (2025) A sedimentary approach to an archaeological site: Testing extraction of DNA from soil samples at Torgård. Fagseminar IAK
2024
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Conference lectureKyrkjeeide, Magni Olsen; Meleshko, Olena; Petlund, Hanne Torsdatter; Flatberg, Kjell Ivar; Hassel, Kristian; Eriksen, Line Birkeland; Martin, Sarah Louise. (2024) Species delimitation of Sphagnum subgenus Subsecunda in Europe. VIII international meeting on Sphagnum biology
2023
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Conference lectureBreivik, Heidi Mjelva; Martin, Sarah Louise. (2023) Sedimentary aDNA sampling and sequencing: Developing protocols for use in Norwegian archaeological sites. EAA (European Association of Archaeologists) - 29th EAA Annual Meeting
2022
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InterviewTurner, Scott; Martin, Michael David; Martin, Sarah Louise. (2022) Genomics and longevity in Welwitschia.