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…
We have learned more about the SARS-CoV-2 virus using its proteins as keys
RESEARCH CONDITIONS. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, understanding the virus’ proteins has been at the core of SARS-CoV-2 research, because the virus invades human cells through protein contacts. Several universities in Sweden have facilities that produce proteins for various research projects that are part of Protein Production Network Sweden–University of Gothenburg through the Mammalian Protein Expression (MPE) Core Facility. Through its national collaboration, the Protein Production Network Sweden (PPNS) has…
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…
Parts of Core Facilities are now in new premises
INFRASTRUCTURE. Three of Core Facilities’ centers have changed premises. Proteomics and MPE have relocated to the new pavilions behind Lundberg Lab, while CCI has moved to remodeled premises on floor 1000 of Medicinarlängan. The moves were needed as the old premises became too crowded and were not adapted to the specific needs and equipment of each center. “Our staff has increased in size, and it was pretty crowded, warm and…
Eight COVID-19 projects led from Gothenburg with support from SciLifeLab
GRANTS. Reserchers in Gothenburg are leading eight of the projects related to COVID-19 that have now received funding through the initiative from SciLifeLab and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Just after the start of the pandemic, SciLifeLab, together with the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW), launched a national challenge for researchers to create a comprehensive research program in nine fields to fight the disease. The call totaled SEK…