Governance

The Core Facility for Integrated Microscopy is governed by a Board and two Advisory Committees.

CFIM Board

In 2017, the first Board of CFIM was appointed. The Board of CFIM refers to the Dean of the Faculty and is responsible for the budget allocation and for the strategic development of CFIM, in consultation with the Light Microscopy and Electron Microscopy Advisory Committees.

The Board consists of:

  • Hans Bräuner, Vice-Dean for Research, Chair
  • Cathrine Ørskov, Head of Department, Department of Biomedical Science
  • Ulrik Gether, Head of Department, Department of Neurosciences
  • Jiri Lukas, Executive Director, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research

Observers who participate in Board meetings:

  • Klaus Qvortrup, Professor, CFIM (Chair of CFIM and Director of Electron Microscopy)
  • Clara Prats Gavalda, Associate professor, CFIM (Director of Light Microscopy and Image Analysis)
  • Thomas Riemenschneider, Faculty Services, Finance
  • Anders Sondrup, Department Administrator at BMI

The duties of the Board are specified in the Terms of Reference.

CFIM Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committees are appointed by the CFIM Board. The Advisory Committees refers to the CFIM Board and shall give advice,  particularly concerning the strategic development of CFIM, the service level and other items relevant to users.

The current CFIM Advisory Committees (2023-2026) are:

Light Microscopy Advisory Committee

  • Kenneth L Madsen, Associate Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience (IN) (Chair)
  • Hanne Rasmussen, Associate Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences (BMI)
  • Ian Hickson, Professor, Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM)
  • Claudia Lukas, Professor, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR)
  • Jutta Bulkescher, Microscopy coordinator, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR)
  • Hans Wandall, Professor, Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM)
  • Thomas Bjarnsholt, Professor, Dept. of Immunology and Microbiology (ISIM)
  • Liv Eidsmo, Professor, Dept. of Immunology and Microbiology (ISIM)
  • Oksana Dmytriyeva, Associate Professor, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR)

Electron Microscopy Advisory Committee

  • Guillermo Montoya, (Chair) Professor, Centre of Protein Research (CPR)
  • Michael Gajhede, Professor, Dept. of Drug Design and Pharmacology (ILF) mig@sund.ku.dk
  • Thomas Miller, Lektor, Institut for Cellulær og Molekylær Medicin (ICMM) tmiller@sund.ku.dk
  • Eva Kummer, Associate Professor, Centre of Protein Research (CPR)
  • Pontus Gourdon, Professor, Department Biomedical Sciences (BMI) pontus@sund.ku.dk
  • Dorte Frees, Associate professor, Dept. of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (IVH) df@sund.ku.dk
  • Nicholas Taylor, Associate Professor, Centre of Protein Research (CPR)
  • Henriette Autzen, Associate Professor, Department Biomedical Sciences (BMI)

The members of the Advisory Committee are appointed for three years. The duties of the Advisory Committee are specified in the Terms of Reference.

CFIM supports the Advisory Committee with secretarial assistance, and the chairs of CFIM Board and the Advisory Committees ensure the on-going contact between CFIM Board and Advisory Committees.