Biophotonics

Education facts

Code: 1MB444

New advances in biology have been closely linked to technological breakthroughs in optics-from the first microscopes in the 17th century to the recent decades' revolution in super-resolution microscopy. In the course Biophotonics, you will receive a thorough overview of how different optical methods work and how they are used to provide us with information about the structure of biological entities - from the atomic and molecular level to the cellular and tissue level. You will also learn how light can be used as a precision tool, for example, to move or manipulate cells and molecules (optical tweezers) or to perform distance measurements on the nanometer scale. There are no scheduling conflicts between 1MB444 and 1MB449, and the courses are suitable to take at the same time.

Entry requirements

Alternative 1: 120 credits. Participation in Computer Programming I, Introduction to Statistics for Life Sciences and Introduction to Modern Physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. Alternative 2: 120 credits. 5 credits programming and participation in Introduction to Biochemistry and Introduction to Molecular Biology. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. Alternative 3: 120 credits within the Master's Programme in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering including Cell Biology, Computer Programming I and Applied Physics for Molecular Biotechnology. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Biophotonics

  Uppsala University

  Uppsala

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 21 March 2027

  Pace of study: 67 %