Research highlights

Based on major funding by Wallenberg and Kempe, the NMR platform provides access to instruments currently ranging from 360-850 MHz. These instruments cover all major NMR techniques (solution, solid-state, diffusion and imaging). The platform provides service and access to all KBC and Campus groups, as well as training in state-of-the-art NMR methodology. In addition, it has an open-access policy for academic/industrial partners at a national/international level.

Connected to this facility is an internationally well recognized, highly collaborative NMR community at Umeå University (ca. 15 groups) who cover a wide scope of basic and applied research including:

• materials- and environmental sciences
• NMR methods development
• post-genomic derived systems in plants (green factory)
• biological processes in human health and disease
• Membrane lipids and proteins
• Protein-ligand screening
• Protein dynamics and folding
• Bioactive RNA/DNA complexes
• Plant cell wall structure

The platform acts as a core facility for several major research projects (Berzelius Centre, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, Wallenberg: Molecules for the Future and Bio4energy) and two Graduate Research Schools.