Technical Research Services
Technical Research Services provides professional support of high qualification and specialization in all research activities of the Department, providing technical input and specialist teachers in the management of research projects with local, national and international.
They are part of the service of different figures qualified professionals able to design and develop new methods of analysis and technical procedures to support research through their experience, to a training course in the field of targeted and relevant to a high degree of pro-activeness in the management and process improvement.
Activities
- Execution of research and development of methods, technologies and research tools;
- Training and professionalization of research personnel;
- Operation of laboratories, great tools and technology platforms;
- Operation of garages and maintenance services of instruments, local infrastructure (contact relevant departments of the central government)
- Operation of enclosures, practices and activities related to animal testing (contact relevant departments of the central government)
- Support and / or specialist to the care or support to the clinic
Description
The service guarantees a highly qualified professional support to the research both basic and applied through experimental approaches at the molecular, cellular and organismic, which form the basis for many applications in the field of anatomy, physiology and physical-doctor.
Supervisor
Federica Premoselli
Sedi
Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 52, 10126 Torino
Corso Raffaello 30, 10125 Torino
NICO - Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi - c/o Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria San Luigi Gonzaga, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (TO)
Via Cherasco 15, 10126 Torino
Staff
Annarita De Luca
Tiziana Martone
Luisella Milano
Contacts
Tel 011/670.8187 - 8177
Fax 011/670.8174
e-mail: federica.premoselli@unito.it
Equipment
- Fume hoods, biological, perfusion
- Cryostats, vibratomi
- Devices for biolistic transfection
- Incubators for bacteriology and cell biology
- Machines for Real Time PCR
- Optical microscopes, fluorescent, with confocal system
- Systems Imaging in UV
- Image Processing Systems (Software Neurolucida)
- Thermal cycler
- Electrocoagulator
- Microscopes for surgery
- System for gas anesthesia
- Stereotactic System
- Criosostitutore
- Electron Microscope
- Ultramicrotome
Description
The service guarantees a highly qualified professional support to the activity of both basic and applied research with particular reference to the basic processes, to clinical diagnostics and therapy of neurological disorders.
Supervisor
Alessandra Giordano
Sede
Via Cherasco 15, 10126 Torino
Staff
Mario Gino Coriasco
Maria Falbo
Elisa Fattori
Sabrina Giraudo
Laura Rizzi
Sergio Vighetti
Contacts
Tel 011/633.5402 - 633.6794
Fax 011/633.4193
e-mail: alessandra.giordano@unito.it
Equipment
- Actigraphy devices (for diagnostic evaluation instrument of sleep disorders)
- Polygraphs
- Polysomnography devices
- Neuropsychological testing (for cognitive assessment)
- Non-invasive Fans (CPAP)
- Video-polysomnography devices
Description
The service regards housing and the use of mice and rats and their breeding is under conventional conditions (no barrier system) and in isolation (with barrier system only for mice), within the limits of internal regulations, as well as the 'support for the presentation of research projects in compliance with current regulations.
Service availability and allocation of space required will be determined by the Department based on availability.
Legislative Decree of March 4, 2014, n. 26
Supervisor
Francesco Bertolo
Sede
Corso Raffaello 30, 10125 Torino
Contacts
Tel 011/670.8168 - 8478
Fax 011/670.8174
e-mail: francesco.bertolo@unito.it
Equipment
- Conventional Area: Rack for mice and rats in abbeverazione automatic and not
Hood emptying cages
Cage wash
- Area with barrier: Rack in abbeverazione automatic ultrafiltration water
ventilated cabinet
autoclave
Hood exchange cages
ventilated cages