Lundberg combines computational investigations with experimental analysis to identify the spatiotemporal expression of proteins at the level of single cells.
Eukaryotic cells can support multiple processes in parallel due to the compartmentalisation of biological processes. Each specific compartment describes a particular cellular function and the molecular controllers required to complete a specific function. When defects occur within the compartments, they can give rise to various forms of human disease. Lundberg seeks to facilitate access to science and science communication. She created the human protein atlas the
Cell Atlas, which looks to identify the sub-cellular localization of all human proteins. She was involved with the launch of “Project Discovery”, a
citizen science project that uses members of the public to classify protein patterns. She integrated this project with
Eve Online, a gaming platform. Lundberg spent over two years at the
Stanford School of Medicine. She has since made use of
artificial intelligence to better understand microscopy images. The models created by Lundberg assist with image acquisition, processing and analysis. They can be used to segment data, enabling statistical analysis. Preliminary work indicated that human cells were considerably more complex than previously thought, including proteins that form into unfamiliar structures. == Awards and honours ==