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The Winter-Spring 2022 EM Course
About the course Electron microscopy in combination with image analysis is increasingly powerful in producing 3D structures of individual molecules and large macromolecular complexes that are unapproachable by other methods. This [...]
Appion Part 2: 3D Reconstruction
This Appion Part 2 Workshop is a follow-on to the Part 1 workshop and focuses on 3D initial models and refinement. The next Appion Part 2 Workshop will be held Winter [...]
Past Events
Workshop on graphene grids for cryoEM
Accessible and robust methods for preparing high-yield monolayer graphene grids for cryo-EM could significantly alleviate issues with grid preparation. The graphene grid making approach employed and published recently (Han, Fan et [...]
Graphene meets protein: exploring applications of two-dimensional materials in cryo-EM
Yimo Han, Department of CellMaterials Science and NanoEngineering Rice University 12PM – August 23, 2021 Two-dimensional materials are inorganic crystalline materials consisting of a single layer of atoms. Their extraordinary physical [...]
NCCAT & NRAMM Workshop on graphene grids for cryoEM
August 24, 2021 Accessible and robust methods for preparing high-yield monolayer graphene grids for cryo-EM could significantly alleviate issues with grid preparation. The graphene grid making approach employed and published recently [...]
Appion Part 1 – Basics and 2D Single Particle Analysis
The Appion Part 1 Workshop provides hands-on training for the Appion single-particle data processing workflow. Appion is a “pipeline” for processing and analysis of EM images; it is integrated with Leginon [...]
Combination of cryo-EM and genetics to study eukaryotic cilia
Masahide Kikkawa, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo12PM - December 10, 2019 Eukaryotic cilia are complex cell organelles and play important roles in various cell, [...]
Holey Gold Grid Making Workshop
The next Gold Grid Making workshop will be held: November 15, 20211:00pm-4pm SEMC will hold a practical workshop, which provides an overview of making holey gold foils from holey [...]
VitroJet: Bridging the Gap in Sample Prep
Giulia Weissenberger, MScApplication Engineer, CryoSol World12:00 PM Tuesday, October 15 Through many exciting developments, cryo-electron microscopy (EM) has become a powerful method to elucidate 3D structures of macromolecular complexes. This knowledge provides valuable insight [...]
Electron Cryotomography Provides Evidence of a Novel Pathway for Tubulin’s Polymerization into Microtubules
Richard McIntosh, Ph.D.Distinguished Professor EmeritusUniversity of Colorado Boulder, Department of Physics12:00 PM - Friday, October 4, 2019 The McIntosh lab has used electron tomography to examine the tips of microtubules (MTs) growing [...]
Local Resolution and Directional Local Resolution: Their many new applications in CryoEM
Jose Maria Carazo, Ph.D. Biocomputing Unit, Head, CNB-CSICSpanish National Center for Biotechnology12:00 PM – Tuesday, August 13, 2019 This forum will be a presentation of the work from the Carazo group on local resolution [...]
The Winter-Spring 2020 EM Course
General registration for the 2020 winter course is closed. If you registered for this course through your institution's registrar (with a cutoff in January), then please let us know as we [...]