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Swedish biochemist and molecular biophysicist (born 1949)
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Inger Andersson (born 8 August 1949) is a Swedish biochemist and molecular biophysicist known for pioneering research in photosynthesis, Rubisco enzyme engineering, and the structural characterisation of metalloenzymes. She has held professorial positions at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Uppsala University, where she is currently professor emerita.
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- Uppsala University
- Universität des Saarlandes
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Universität des Saarlandes (Ph.D.)
- Rubisco structural biology
- Photosynthetic CO₂ fixation
- Metalloenzyme characterisation
- Mononuclear ferrous enzyme structures
- Cephalosporin biosynthesis
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| Born | Inger Agneta Andersson 8 August 1949 |
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| Alma mater | Uppsala University (B.Sc. in Chemistry) Universität des Saarlandes (Ph.D.) |
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| Website | https://www.uu.se/en/contact-and-organisation/staff?query=SLU-15 |
Education
Andersson was born in 1949 in Gävle, Sweden. She received a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Uppsala University in 1975. She earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the Universität des Saarlandes in 1980 under the supervision of Prof. M. Zeppezauer, for which she received the Dr. Eduard Martin-Preis for an outstanding doctoral thesis. She became a docent (D.Sc. equivalent) in Molecular Biology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in 1991.
Appointments
- 2019–present: Professor emerita of Molecular Biophysics, Uppsala University, Sweden.
- 2018–2022: Visiting Professor, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
- 2016–2019: Senior Professor and Head of Molecular Biophysics, Uppsala University, Sweden.
- 2012–2016: Professor of Molecular Biophysics, Uppsala University, Sweden.
- 2009–2012: Head of the Department of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
- 1997–2012: Professor of Plant Biochemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.
- 1980–1997: Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.
She has also held visiting appointments at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, and the Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Oxford.
Research
Andersson's early research focused on metalloenzymes, including the development of methods for selective exchange of catalytic metals. She subsequently made significant contributions to structural biology, including the first structural characterisation of plant-type Rubisco[1] and mononuclear ferrous enzymes, and elucidation of mechanisms for photosynthetic CO₂ fixation[2] and cephalosporin biosynthesis.
Her research has advanced understanding in several areas:
- Structural and functional studies of Rubisco enzymes, including engineering plant Rubisco with algal features to increase crop yield.
- Mechanistic studies of penicillin and cephalosporin biosynthesis.
- Structural characterisation of 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases and mononuclear ferrous enzymes.
- Development of novel methods for X-ray imaging and analysis of proteins.
Her work has influenced both fundamental molecular biology and applied agricultural biotechnology.
Administrative and advisory roles
Andersson has held leadership positions, including:
- Head of the Department of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (2009–2012)
- Head of Molecular Biophysics, Uppsala University (2016–2019)
- Organiser of the Röntgen–Ångström Cluster International Summer School (2014)
She has served on multiple scientific advisory boards, including MAX IV Synchrotron (Chair 2023–2025), European Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELIBIO), and the Structural Genomics Consortium.
Awards
- 2019: Norblad-Ekstrand Medal, Swedish Chemical Society, for research on the mechanism of photosynthetic CO₂ fixation.[3]
- 2008: Karl-Johan Öbrink Prize, Uppsala University.[4]
- 2006–2012: Excellence Award, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.[5]
- 1980: Dr. Eduard Martin-Preis for Ph.D. thesis, Universität des Saarlandes.