Core facilities and other large research infrastructure

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Core facilities and other large research infrastructure

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences offers up-to-date, advanced and high quality research infrastructure. Much of the infrastructure is operated as a part of Trondheim University Hospital – St. Olav's Hospital.

The facilities serve research projects at the faculty, as well as external projects.

The core fasilities

Two researchers discuss what they see on screens

Bioinformatics Core Facility (BioCore)

Support for bioinformatics analysis in research.
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Cellular & Molecular Imaging Core Facility (CMIC)

Instruments and expertise in histological and light microscopy methods.
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Comparative Medicine Core Facility (CoMed)

Offers what is needed for animal experiments.
 Researcher holds out a DNA chip

Genomics Core Facility (GCF)

Resources and services to support research needs in genomic analysis, such as «next generation sequencing».
 Modern storage system for samples and materials

HUNT Research Centre

Services to those who conduct research on data or material from the HUNT survey.
 MR machine with patient entering the machine

MR Core Facility

Expertise and instruments within MRI for imaging in humans and animals, as well as metabolomics analysis.
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NeXt Move

Expertise and equipment in neurophysiology, exercise physiology, movement and elite sports research.
 An MRI-skanner

Norwegian 7T MR Center

Access to 7-tesla MRI scanner with associated expertise.
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NORBRAIN – The Norwegian Brain Initiative

Research that map neural mechanisms of behavior and provide insight into the neural codes in the brain.
 Two researchers study proteins that appear as brown patterns on a glass plate

Proteomics and Modomics Experimental Core Facility (PROMEC)

Protein analysis (proteomics) and analysis of DNA/RNA modifications (modomics).
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Viral Vector Core

Research infrastructure with expertise in producing tailor-made viruses for research purposes.

What is a core facility?

What is a core facility?

The Faculty of Medicine and the Central Norway Regional Health Authority have organised several laboratories with advanced equipment and expertise are into core facilities. These research facilities offer a necessary infrastructure connected to specialized expertise for regional, national and international researchers from research institutions and the industrial sector.

Core facilities:

✅ Make advanced scientific technology and equipment, test samples, data collections and methods available for researchers regionally and nationally

✅ Conduct their own research, and development in their fields

✅ Offer highly qualified personnel with special competence for operation and maintenance, as well as and training of users

Centres for Simulation

Centres for Simulation

NTNU's centres for health professional simulation are also used for research and development work.

Research Support at St. Olav's Hospital

Research Support at St. Olav's Hospital

St. Olav's Hospital has a unit for research support, which is divided into four units:

The units operate with «one way in» for inquiries (in Norwegian)

Resources at other institutions

Resources at other institutions

Regional resources:

National resources: