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Jan Andersson

Jan Andersson

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
13643
World Ranking
9246
National Ranking
126

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Jan Andersson is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the study of parasitic and microbial genomics, with a particular focus on parasitic infections and diagnostics.

Their recent research outputs include studies on the genomics and evolution of intestinal protozoan parasites, as well as the metabolic reconstruction of diplomonad organisms. Notable publications by Jan Andersson are:

  • The compact genome of Giardia muris reveals important steps in the evolution of intestinal protozoan parasites (2020, Microbial Genomics)
  • Metabolic Reconstruction Elucidates the Lifestyle of the Last Diplomonadida Common Ancestor (2020, mSystems)
  • A chromosome-scale reference genome for Spironucleus salmonicida (2022, Scientific Data)
  • The expanded genome of Hexamita inflata, a free-living diplomonad (2025, Scientific Data)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Alejandro Jiménez-González, Feifei Xu, Staffan G. Svärd, Ásgeir Ástvaldsson, and Jon Jerlström-Hultqvist.

Jan Andersson's work has been published primarily in the following venues:

  • Scientific Data
  • Microbial Genomics
  • mSystems

The scientist's fields of study span biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as immunology and microbiology. Their contributions focus sharply on parasitology and molecular biology, with additional exploration into infectious diseases, insect science, and endocrinology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas, including:

  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Protist Diversity and Phylogeny
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Mollusks and Parasites Studies
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research

Best Publications

  • The genome sequence of Rickettsia prowazekii and the origin of mitochondria

    Siv G. E. Andersson;Alireza Zomorodipour;Jan O. Andersson;Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén

  • Lateral gene transfer in eukaryotes

    Jan O Andersson

  • HIV-1-driven regulatory T-cell accumulation in lymphoid tissues is associated with disease progression in HIV/AIDS.

    Jakob Nilsson;Adriano Boasso;Paula Andrea Velilla;Rui Zhang

  • Clonal growth and maturation to immunoglobulin secretion in vitro of every growth-inducible B lymphocyte

    Jan Andersson;Antonio Coutinho;Waldemar Lernhardt;Fritz Melchers

  • Draft Genome Sequencing of Giardia intestinalis Assemblage B Isolate GS: Is Human Giardiasis Caused by Two Different Species?

    Oscar Franzén;Jon Jerlström-Hultqvist;Elsie Castro;Ellen Sherwood

  • Insights into the evolutionary process of genome degradation

    Jan O Andersson;Siv Ge Andersson

  • Antibody responses to Epstein-Barr virus-determined nuclear antigen (EBNA)-1 and EBNA-2 in acute and chronic Epstein-Barr virus infection

    Werner Henle;Gertrude Henle;Jan Andersson;Ingemar Ernberg

  • How big is the iceberg of which organellar genes in nuclear genomes are but the tip

    W F Doolittle;Y Boucher;C L Nesbø;C L Nesbø;C J Douady

  • From mouse to moose: Multilocus genotyping of Giardia isolates from various animal species

    Marianne Lebbad;Jens G. Mattsson;Bodil Christensson;Bitte Ljungström

  • Phylogenetic analyses of diplomonad genes reveal frequent lateral gene transfers affecting eukaryotes.

    Jan O. Andersson;Åsa M. Sjögren;Lesley A.M. Davis;T.Martin Embley

  • T-cell-dependent B-cell stimulation is H-2 restricted and antigen dependent only at the resting B-cell level

    Jan Andersson;Max H. Schreier;Fritz Melchers

  • Genome degradation is an ongoing process in Rickettsia.

    Jan O Andersson;Siv Ge Andersson

  • Differential expression of IFN-α and TRAIL/DR5 in lymphoid tissue of progressor versus nonprogressor HIV-1-infected patients

    Jean-Philippe Herbeuval;Jakob Nilsson;Adriano Boasso;Andrew W. Hardy

  • Pseudogenes, Junk DNA, and the Dynamics of Rickettsia Genomes

    Jan O. Andersson;Siv G. E. Andersson

  • Frequencies of mitogen-reactive B cells in the mouse. I. Distribution in different lymphoid organs from different inbred strains of mice at different ages

    Jan Andersson;Antonio Coutinho;Fritz Melchers

  • Studies on T lymphocyte activation. I. Requirements for the mitogen-dependent production of T cell growth factors.

    Jan Andersson;Kjell-Olov Grönvik;Eva-Lotta Larsson;Eva-Lotta Larsson;Antonio Coutinho

  • Studies on T lymphocyte activation II. The target cells for concanavalin A-induced growth factors.

    Antonio Coutinho;Eva-Lotta Larsson;Eva-Lotta Larsson;Kjell-Olov Grönvik;Jan Andersson

  • Serum Levels of Lymphokines and Soluble Cellular Receptors in Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    Annika Linde;Birger Andersson;Stefan B. Svenson;Hans Ahrne

  • Acyclovir and Prednisolone Treatment of Acute Infectious Mononucleosis: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

    Elsa Tynell;Elisabeth Aurelius;Astri Brandell;Inger Julander

  • Influenza A in Immunocompromised Patients

    Per Ljungman;Jan Andersson;Johan Aschan;Lisbeth Barkholt

Frequent Co-Authors

Staffan G. Svärd
Staffan G. Svärd Uppsala University
Fritz Melchers
Fritz Melchers Leibniz Association
Andrew J. Roger
Andrew J. Roger Dalhousie University
Antonio Coutinho
Antonio Coutinho Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Ulf Andersson
Ulf Andersson Karolinska University Hospital
Siv G. E. Andersson
Siv G. E. Andersson Uppsala University
Björn Andersson
Björn Andersson Karolinska Institute
Anders Bignert
Anders Bignert Swedish Museum of Natural History
Lars Förlin
Lars Förlin University of Gothenburg
Sven Britton
Sven Britton Karolinska Institute

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