- sophie.steinhagen@uib.no
- Visitor address
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Allégaten 41
5007 Bergen - Postal address
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P.O. Box 7800NO-5020 BergenNorway
Short info
I am curator of the cryptogam collections, with a particular research emphasis on marine macroalgae. By integrating molecular, genomic, and aquaculture methods, my team explores algae biodiversity, ecology, and physiology to understand marine ecosystems and foster a sustainable Blue Economy.
Publications
2026
- Madeleine Jönsson; Marcus Johansson; Mar Vall-llosera et al. (2026). Consumer knowledge and attitudes toward seaweed as food – a Swedish perspective. (external link)
- Marica Andersson; Niklas Warwas; James Hinchcliffe et al. (2026). Farmed Sea Lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) as a Promising Ingredient for Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). (external link)
2025
- Sophie Steinhagen; Ida Johansson; Julia Specht et al. (2025). Unlocking economic potential of the <i>Ulva</i> crop for low salinity environments: exploring the effect of salinity gradients on the performance and valuable compounds of Baltic Sea strains. (external link)
- Luna M. van der Loos; Sophie Steinhagen; Willem Stock et al. (2025). Low functional change despite high taxonomic turnover characterizes the <i>Ulva</i> microbiome across a 2000-km salinity gradient. (external link)
- João P. Trigo; Bhawani Chamlagain; Jonatan Thorén et al. (2025). Sea lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) as a rich source of cobalamin (vitamin B12) – both as processed whole biomass and as an extracted protein ingredient. (external link)
- Gunilla B. Toth; Matthew Hargrave; Kristoffer Stedt et al. (2025). Advances in Swedish Seaweed Aquaculture: Enhancing Biomass Production and Quality. (external link)
- Marica Andersson; Kristoffer Stedt; Sophie Steinhagen et al. (2025). Co-farming rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and sea lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) increased macroalgae protein content and positively affected fish welfare. (external link)
- Alina E.M. Schmidt; Sophie Steinhagen; K. Peter R. Nilsson et al. (2025). Spatial in situ mapping of cellulose and other biopolymers reveals the 3D tissue architecture in the green algae Ulva fenestrata. (external link)
- Isabel Cardoso; Inka Bartsch; Klaus-Ulrich Valentin et al. (2025). Naturally occurring protoplasts in two Ulva spp. reveal a previously underestimated proliferation process. (external link)
- Liliana Vargas-Murga; Ömerhan Dürrani; Jessica Adams et al. (2025). Metal(oid)s in Ulva – should we be worried?. (external link)
- Luna M. van der Loos; Lotte Van De Weghe; Jessica Knoop et al. (2025). Incorporating historic specimens to reassess Ulva diversity in the Netherlands and Belgium. (external link)
- Alina E.M. Schmidt; Sophie Steinhagen; Agneta Richter-Dahlfors et al. (2025). From seaweed to scaffold: A top-down approach for liberating and utilizing the biopolymer tissue scaffold of Ulva fenestrata. (external link)
- Laurie C. Hofmann; Janina Brakel; Inka Bartsch et al. (2025). A European biobanking strategy for safeguarding macroalgal genetic material to ensure food security, biosecurity and conservation of biodiversity. (external link)
- Sophie Steinhagen; Elena Schrofner-Brunner; Benedikt Schrofner-Brunner et al. (2025). Green gold rush in the Baltic Sea: Investigating sea lettuce's performance by distribution mapping of valuable compounds in a fluctuating environment. (external link)
- Franz Ronald Saavedra Goecke; Juliet Brodie; Olivier De Clerck et al. (2025). Integrative taxonomy and phylogeny of microfilamentous marine green algae (Chlorophyta) in Norway.. (external link)