Love is a professor in evolutionary genetics at Stockholm University's Centre for Palaeogenetics. His general research interests are focused on the use of DNA technology to investigate the ecology and evolution of different species and how past environmental changes have determined the distribution and abundance of organisms.
At present, the work his group is doing in Stockholm is aimed at investigating how genetic variation, population structure and population size have changed over time, especially in the context of changes in climate during the Late Pleistocene (i.e., the last ice age). They are currently working on several projects on different wild animals, for example lemmings, mammoths, rhinos, and cave lions.
