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Magnus Andersson

Head of the Biophysics and Biophotonics group. More information is found here: https://sites.google.com/view/biophysicsphotonics/

Research qualifications: Docent
Educational qualifications: Recognised university teacher
0000-0002-9835-3263

Contact

E-mail
magnus.andersson@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 63 36

Works as

Affiliation
Professor at Department of Physics Section: Biophysics and Biophotonics group Role: Head of department
Location
Visiting address, view map

The Biophysics and Biophotonics group at Umeå University is located at the Department of Physics. We mainly develop and apply photonic techniques to study biological processes. For over 15 years, we have developed optical tweezers that are used for micromanipulation, force spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. We also build software for tracking, image-processing, microfluidic systems using 3D-printing technology and digital holographic microscopy imaging.

More information and details regarding our instruments and research can be found here.

Ultra-sensitive detection of bacterial spores via SERS
ACS Sensors, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2025, Vol. 10, (2) : 1237-1248
Segervald, Jonas; Malyshev, Dmitry; Öberg, Rasmus; et al.
Boosting hypochlorite’s disinfection power through pH modulation
BMC Microbiology, BioMed Central (BMC) 2025, Vol. 25, (1)
Sil, Timir Baran; Malyshev, Dmitry; Aspholm, Marina; et al.
The role of endospore appendages in spore–spore interactions in the pathogenic Bacillus cereus group
Environmental Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 26, (9)
Jonsmoen, Unni Lise; Malyshev, Dmitry; Sleutel, Mike; et al.
Evaluating bacterial spore preparation methods for scanning electron microscopy
Microscopy and Microanalysis, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 30, (3) : 564-573
Malyshev, Dmitry; Lee, Cheng Choo; Andersson, Magnus
Segmentation and characterization of macerated fibers and vessels using deep learning
Plant Methods, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 20, (1)
Qamar, Saqib; Baba, Abu Imran; Verger, Stéphane; et al.
Characterization of carfentanil and thiofentanil using surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy and density functional theory
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 55, (4) : 481-492
Öberg, Rasmus; Landström, Lars; Gracia-Espino, Eduardo; et al.
UV-induced spectral and morphological changes in bacterial spores for inactivation assessment
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2024, Vol. 128, (7) : 1638-1646
Öberg, Rasmus; Sil, Timir B.; Johansson, Alexandra C.; et al.
Assessing CaDPA levels, metabolic activity, and spore detection through deuterium labeling
The Analyst, Royal Society of Chemistry 2024, Vol. 149, (6) : 1861-1871
Öberg, Rasmus; Sil, Timir Baran; Ohlin, C. André; et al.
Bioprinted schwann and mesenchymal stem cell co-cultures for enhanced spatial control of neurite outgrowth
Gels, MDPI 2023, Vol. 9, (3)
Alakpa, Enateri V.; Bahrd, Anton; Wiklund, Krister; et al.
Three structural solutions for bacterial adhesion pilus stability and superelasticity
Structure, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 31, (5) : 529-540
Doran, Matthew H.; Baker, Joseph L.; Dahlberg, Tobias; et al.
Endospore pili - flexible, stiff and sticky nanofibers
Biophysical Journal, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 122, (13) : 2696-2706
Jonsmoen, Unni Lise; Malyshev, Dmitry; Öberg, Rasmus; et al.
Hypervirulent R20291 Clostridioides difficile spores show disinfection resilience to sodium hypochlorite despite structural changes
BMC Microbiology, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 23, (1)
Malyshev, Dmitry; Jones, Imogen Anne; McKracken, Matthew; et al.
Physico-chemical characterization of single bacteria and spores using optical tweezers
Research in Microbiology, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 174, (6)
Nilsson, Daniel P.G.; Jonsmoen, Unni Lise; Malyshev, Dmitry; et al.
The F-pilus biomechanical adaptability accelerates conjugative dissemination of antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation
Nature Communications, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 14
Patkowski, Jonasz B.; Dahlberg, Tobias; Amin, Himani; et al.
A hybrid CNN-Random Forest algorithm for bacterial spore segmentation and classification in TEM images
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 13, (1)
Qamar, Saqib; Öberg, Rasmus; Malyshev, Dmitry; et al.
Fabricating a dielectrophoretic microfluidic device using 3D-printed moulds and silver conductive paint
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 13, (1)
Valijam, Shayan; Nilsson, Daniel P. G.; Malyshev, Dmitry; et al.
A lab-on-a-chip utilizing microwaves for bacterial spore disruption and detection
Biosensors & bioelectronics, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 231
Valijam, Shayan; Nilsson, Daniel; Öberg, Rasmus; et al.
Design of a low-voltage dielectrophoresis lab-on-the chip to separate tumor and blood cells
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg 2023, Vol. 27, (3)
Valijam, Shayan; Salehi, Alireza; Andersson, Magnus
Polydopamine-coated two-dimensional nanomaterials as high-affinity photothermal signal tag towards dual-signal detection of Salmonella typhimurium by lateral flow immunoassay
Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 472
Yang, Di; Deng, Ziai; Wang, Shaochi; et al.
Monitoring bacterial spore metabolic activity using heavy water-induced Raman peak evolution
The Analyst, Royal Society of Chemistry 2023, Vol. 148, (9) : 2141-2148
Öberg, Rasmus; Dahlberg, Tobias; Malyshev, Dmitry; et al.
Unveiling molecular interactions that stabilize bacterial adhesion pili
Biophysical Journal, Biophysical Society 2022, Vol. 121, (11) : 2096-2106
Dahlberg, Tobias; Baker, Joseph; Bullitt, Esther; et al.
CS20 bridge the gap between class 1 and class 5 bacterial adhesion pili
Biophysical Journal, Cell press 2022, Vol. 121, (3, suppl. 1) : 168a-168a
Doran, Matthew; Dahlberg, Tobias; Baker, Joseph; et al.
Reference Raman Spectrum and Mapping of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 53, (7) : 1293-1301
Malyshev, Dmitry; Dahlberg, Tobias; Öberg, Rasmus; et al.
Reactive oxygen species generated by infrared laser light in optical tweezers inhibits the germination of bacterial spores
Journal of Biophotonics, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 15, (8)
Malyshev, Dmitry; Robinson, Nicholas Finlay; Öberg, Rasmus; et al.
Laser induced degradation of bacterial spores during micro-Raman spectroscopy
Spectrochimica Acta Part A - Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 265
Malyshev, Dmitry; Öberg, Rasmus; Dahlberg, Tobias; et al.
pH induced changes in Raman, UV-Vis absorbance, and fluorescence spectra of dipicolinic acid (DPA)
Spectrochimica Acta Part A - Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 271
Malyshev, Dmitry; Öberg, Rasmus; Landström, Lars; et al.
Patient-specific brain arteries molded as a flexible phantom model using 3D printed water-soluble resin
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 2022, Vol. 12
Nilsson, Daniel; Holmgren, Madelene; Holmlund, Petter; et al.
Archaic chaperone-usher pili self-secrete into superelastic zigzag springs
Nature, Nature Publishing Group 2022, Vol. 609, (7926) : 335-340
Pakharukova, Natalia; Malmi, Henri; Tuittila, Minna; et al.
Unveiling the Contributions of Secondary Structure and Disulfide Bonds for Bacterial Adhesion Pili Extension using a Multiscale Approach
Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Virtual, February 22-26, 2021
Baker, Joseph; Dahlberg, Tobias; Bullitt, Esther; et al.
Impact of an alpha helix and a cysteine-cysteine disulfide bond on the resistance of bacterial adhesion pili to stress
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, (21)
Baker, Joseph; Dahlberg, Tobias; Bullitt, Esther; et al.
Optical design for laser tweezers Raman spectroscopy setups for increased sensitivity and flexible spatial detection
Applied Optics, Optical Society of America 2021, Vol. 60, (16) : 4519-4523
Dahlberg, Tobias; Andersson, Magnus
Mode of action of Disinfection chemicals  on the bacterial spore structure and their Raman spectra
Analytical Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2021, Vol. 93, (6) : 3146-3153
Malyshev, Dmitry; Dahlberg, Tobias; Wiklund, Krister; et al.
Step-by-Step Guide to 3D Print Motorized Rotation Mounts for Optical Applications
Applied Optics, Optical Society of America 2021, Vol. 60, (13) : 3764-3771
Nilsson, Daniel P. G.; Dahlberg, Tobias; Andersson, Magnus
Synthetic NAC 71-82 Peptides Designed to Produce Fibrils with Different Protofilament Interface Contacts
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, MDPI 2021, Vol. 22, (17)
Näsström, Thomas; Dahlberg, Tobias; Malyshev, Dmitry; et al.
A review of 28 free animal-tracking software applications: current features and limitations
Lab animal, Springer Nature 2021, Vol. 50, (9) : 246-254
Panadeiro, Veronica; Rodriguez, Alvaro; Henry, Jason; et al.
Biophysical Fingerprinting of Single Bacterial Spores using Laser Raman Optical Tweezers
Proceedings Volume 11416, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XXI, 2020
Dahlberg, Tobias; Malyshev, Dmitry; Andersson, Per Ola; et al.
Tunable two-dimensional patterning of a semiconducting Nanometer-Thin C60 fullerene film using a spatial light modulator
ACS Applied Nano Materials, Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 2020, Vol. 3, (6) : 2574-0970
Enevold, Jenny; Dahlberg, Tobias; Stangner, Tim; et al.
Cell Death in Cells Overlying Lateral Root Primordia Facilitates Organ Growth in Arabidopsis
Current Biology, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 30, (3) : 455-464
Escamez, Sacha; André, Domenique; Sztojka, Bernadette; et al.
High-speed imaging reveals how antihistamine exposure affects escape behaviours in aquatic insect prey
Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 648 : 1257-1262
Jonsson, Micael; Andersson, Magnus; Fick, Jerker; et al.
DSeg: a dynamic image segmentation program to extract backbone patterns for filamentous bacteria and hyphae structures
Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press 2019, Vol. 25, (3) : 711-719
Zhang, Hanqing; Söderholm, Niklas; Sandblad, Linda; et al.
Cryo-EM structure of the CFA/I pilus rod
IUCrJ, The International Union of Crystallography 2019, Vol. 6, (5) : 815-821
Zheng, Weili; Andersson, Magnus; Mortezaei, Narges; et al.
Bacterial adhesion pili
Membrane protein complexes: structure and function, Springer Publishing Company 2018 : 1-18
Barbercheck Epler, Chelsea R.; Bullitt, Esther; Andersson, Magnus
3D printed water-soluble scaffolds for rapid production of PDMS micro-fluidic flow chambers
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 2018, Vol. 8, (1)
Dahlberg, Tobias; Stangner, Tim; Hanqing, Zhang; et al.
Realizing large-area arrays of semiconducting fullerene nanostructures with direct laser interference patterning
Nano letters (Print), Vol. 18, (1) : 540-545
Enevold, Jenny; Larsen, Christian; Zakrisson, Johan; et al.
ToxTrac: a fast and robust software for tracking organisms
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, British Ecological Society 2018, Vol. 9, (3) : 460-464
Rodriguez, Alvaro; Zhang, Hanqing; Klaminder, Jonatan; et al.
Functional role of the type 1 pilus rod structure in mediating host-pathogen interactions
eLIFE, eLife Sciences Publications 2018, Vol. 7
Spaulding, Caitlin N.; Schreiber, Henry Louis; Zheng, Weili; et al.
Cooke-Triplet-Tweezers: More compact, robust and efficient optical tweezers
Optics Letters, Vol. 43, (9) : 1990-1993
Stangner, Tim; Dahlberg, Tobias; Svenmarker, Pontus; et al.
A drag force interpolation model for capsule-shaped cells in fluid flows near a surface
Microbiology, Microbiology Society 2018, Vol. 164, (4) : 483-494
Wiklund, Krister; Zhang, Hanqing; Stangner, Tim; et al.
Object plane detection and phase retrieval from single-shot holograms using multi-wavelength in-line holography
Applied Optics, Optical Society of America 2018, Vol. 57, (33) : 9855-9862
Zhang, Hanqing; Stangner, Tim; Wiklund, Krister; et al.
Cryo-Em Structure of Type 1 Pilus
Biophysical Journal, Biophysical Society 2018, Vol. 114, (3) : 370a-370a
Zheng, Weili; Spaulding, Caitlin N.; Schreiber, Henry L.; et al.
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Research groups

Head of research
Biophysics and Biophotonics group

Research projects

1 April 2024 until 31 March 2027
Light harvesting in coralline algae
1 September 2020 until 31 August 2025
Development of non-invasive detection techniques for characterization of toxic biological substances