Her PhD was conducted at the Institution of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Gothenburg, where she used imaging techniques to study changes in astrocyte function and physiology induced by ethanol. In 2005 she joined the laboratory of Professor David M Lovinger, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA, where she performed electrophysiological recordings to study synaptic plasticity mechanisms. In 2008 she returned to Sweden and are currently working at theAddiction Biology Unit, Sweden, which employs translational research to find new treatments for addiction therapy, with a special focus on alcoholism.