diff --git a/connect/curators/curator.service.ts b/connect/curators/curator.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb016368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connect/curators/curator.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import {Injectable} from "@angular/core";
+import {HttpClient, HttpHeaders} from "@angular/common/http";
+import {BehaviorSubject, Observable} from "rxjs";
+import {Curator} from "../../utils/entities/CuratorInfo";
+import {EnvProperties} from "../../utils/properties/env-properties";
+import {COOKIE} from "../../login/utils/helper.class";
+
+@Injectable()
+export class CuratorService {
+
+  private curatorsSubject: BehaviorSubject<Curator[]> = new BehaviorSubject([]);
+
+  constructor(private http: HttpClient) {
+  }
+
+  public initCurators(properties: EnvProperties, url: string): void {
+    this.http.get<Curator[]>((properties.useCache) ? (properties.cacheUrl + encodeURIComponent(url)) : url).
+            subscribe((curators) => {
+      this.curatorsSubject.next(curators);
+    });
+  }
+
+  public get curators(): Observable<Curator[]> {
+    return this.curatorsSubject.asObservable();
+  }
+
+  public updateCurator(url: string, curator: Curator) {
+    this.http.post<Curator>(url, {curator: curator}, this.getAuthOptions()).subscribe((res) => {
+      let curators = this.curatorsSubject.value;
+      curator.id = null;
+      curators.push(curator);
+      this.curatorsSubject.next(curators);
+    });
+  }
+
+  public getCurator(properties: EnvProperties, url: string): Observable<Curator> {
+    return this.http.get<Curator>((properties.useCache) ? (properties.cacheUrl + encodeURIComponent(url)) : url);
+  }
+
+  // TODO remove and use CustomOptions.getAuthOptions()
+  private getAuthOptions(): any {
+    const httpOptions = {
+      headers: new HttpHeaders({
+        'X-XSRF-TOKEN': COOKIE.getCookie(COOKIE.cookieName_id),
+      }), withCredentials: true
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/login/user.component.ts b/login/user.component.ts
index 42436767..3f3dc3e1 100644
--- a/login/user.component.ts
+++ b/login/user.component.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class UserComponent {
     public routerHelper:RouterHelper = new RouterHelper();
     public loginUrl;
     properties:EnvProperties;
-    @Input() mainComponent = false;
+    @Input() mainComponent = true;
 
     constructor( private router: Router,
                  private route: ActivatedRoute,
diff --git a/utils/entities/CuratorInfo.ts b/utils/entities/CuratorInfo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec2ee2bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/entities/CuratorInfo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export class Curator {
+
+  id: string = null;
+  email: string;
+  name: string;
+  surname: string;
+  affiliations: Affiliation[];
+  photo: string;
+  bio: string;
+}
+
+export class Affiliation {
+
+  name: string;
+  logoUrl: string;
+  websiteUrl: string;
+}