This is a hybrid event targeted at researchers new to the field. The course will provide fundamental lectures, demonstrations and practicals in cellular sample preparation, FIB milling, lamella preparation, cryo-ET data collection, initial quality assessment and data processing.
Lectures will be held in-person at Diamond Light Source and will be broadcast to the wider community via Zoom. Demonstrations and hands-on practical sessions covering cellular sample preparation, correlative FIB milling, lamella preparation, cryo-ET data collection, initial quality assessment and data processing will be available to in-person attendees only.
Due to limited space, in-person places are strictly limited to 8 delegates. These spaces are funded through the Wellcome/MRC cryoEM training program (218785/Z/19/Z). We welcome applications from the UK, Europe and international applicants. Spaces will be allocated based on merit and anticipated benefit. It is expected that applicants will have a background in imaging, electron microscopy and structural biology, ideally with some experience with FIB and/or electron tomography. Also, we expect applicants to have the means to apply their newly acquired knowledge at their home institution (i.e., you have access to the relevant instruments at your home institute, have plans in place to acquire instrumentation or have access through a local institute). Once all applications have been received, these will be reviewed and successful candidates informed by the dates specified below (please see 'Key Dates' for full information).
For further information regarding how to apply for an in-person place, please see below.
There is no fee to attend this course in-person or online, but registration is mandatory. For the 8 Wellcome/MRC funded in-person places, accommodation and food will be provided. We offer financial support for travel to participants with limited access to funding. This support includes reimbursement of travel expenses up to £250. Any expenses exceeding these amounts will need to be covered by the participants.
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