RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE. The Celldiscoverer 7, an automated high content screening widefield and confocal microscope, creates completely new opportunities for studies on living cells and tissues. The microscope is available at the Centre for Cellular Imaging (CCI), which is part of Core Facilities at Sahlgrenska Academy. A unique feature is that the microscope can combine different light microscopy methods in one single system to create sharp and functional images for specific…
Recipients of the 2020 Bollan Stipend
GRANTS. Ebba Samuelsson, Andrea Persson, Malin Lindén, and Karin Starnberg are the four recipients of the 2020 Bollan Stipend. The four are active at Sahlgrenska Academy and their stipend will be used in different platforms at Core Facilities. In her will, Elisabeth “Bollan” Lindén donated SEK 2.4 million to the University of Gothenburg to establish the stipend. The stipend awards a total of SEK 250,000 annually to up to five…
New advanced electron microscope available at CCI
NEW EQUIPMENT. Malignant melanoma, winter vomiting disease and nephritis are some research areas that can derive great benefits from the new high-tech equipment now available in Sweden and Gothenburg, thanks to a grant from IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg’s Research Foundation. With correlative light-electron microscopy, researchers can now acquire better research data in less time. It is like seeing the Manhattan skyline in the night full of light, and then during the…
CCI copes with disruptions and looks forward to functional new premises
CONSTRUCTION WORK. Outside Julia Fernandez- Rodriguez’ window, blasting and other land clearance operations are in full swing. As head of the National Centre for Cellular Imaging (CCI), she has been facing a completely new challenge: managing activities despite disruptions that affect research and the work environment alike. Moreover, the CCI needs to prepare itself for moving out of its current premises, since this is precisely where the new building is…
Göran Larson leaves Core Facilities with flying colors
MISSION. Göran Larson has headed Core Facilities for nine years. During that time, Core Facilities has gone from being a local affair to being part of several national research infrastructures – a development that both pleases him and makes him proud. “I’ve had the opportunity to be involved in a major restructuring. It has been exciting and has taken a lot of time and effort,” Goran Larson says. The purpose…