RESEARCH CONDITIONS. After national and international evaluations, Proteomics and the Center for Cellular Imaging (CCI) at Sahlgrenska Academy’s Core Facilities are now set to be part of SciLifeLab. The units will join the SciLifeLab platforms Clinical Proteomics and Immunology and Cellular and Molecular Imaging. “It is our teams’ hard and long-term work that has made this possible, and we are very happy that we now will fit within the framework…
A new council for Core Facilities has now been appointed
CONDITIONS OF RESEARCH. The new Core Facilities Council at Sahlgrenska Academy has now convened for a first meeting of its term of office that extends from May 2021 to April 2024. The council’s mission is to monitor the focus, development and quality issues in the research support provided at Core Facilities. The council consists of representatives from all institutions within Sahlgrenska Academy and one representative each from the Faculty of…
New capacity for tracking COVID-19
CONDITIONS OF RESEARCH. To simplify the surveillance of COVID-19 in society and monitor the spread of mutations of the virus, the University of Gothenburg is now establishing a unique database. It will coordinate large amounts of data about the virus and share this information among hospitals and universities throughout Sweden and with the Swedish Public Health Agency. “We will be able to follow trends nationally and in the near future…
An outstanding microscope for new possibilities at CCI
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…
Positive evaluation for Core Facilities
CONDITIONS OF RESEARCH. After external evaluations, and a decision from the Vice-chancellor, the Core Facilities will continue to be a university-wide infrastructure. The evaluators are impressed and positive about the facilities work, and gave valuable recommendations for how it can be developed. The evaluations were made by external representatives from the universities of Århus, Helsinki and Linköping. According to the university’s rules, university-wide infrastructure must be evaluated regularly. For Core…