The course is aimed at researchers who want to learn cryo-em at a deep level, it will combine theoretical lectures and practical image processing sessions using various software, both for single particle and tomography.

To be considered you should have some basic background and some previous/preliminary experience with cryo-em, and you should be in a position to benefit from the course and be able to ?spread the knowledge? as much as possible.
Registration deadline is the 25th April 2025.

The workshop targets MSc students, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, early career scientists, lab managers, and established scientists from across the globe (EU and beyond).

RapiData 2024 at SSRL is a practical course in macromolecular X-ray diffraction data collection, data processing and structure solution. The aim of the RapiData course is to educate and train young scientists in data collection and processing methods at synchrotron beamlines, using state-of-the-art software and instrumentation.

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Topics:

• Specimen preparation, tactics in data collection
• X-ray light sources
• X-ray detectors
• Data reduction
• Structure solving by MAD, SAD and Molecular replacement
• Complementary methods (spectroscopy and small angle scattering)

Topics

• Nanoscale optical materials and single nano-objects
• Thin films and low-dimensional systems
• Optical control and detection of quantum systems
• Phosphors: recent progress, new materials, and applications
• Radioluminescence, optically and thermally stimulated luminescence in solids
• Luminescent sensors
• Hybrid and organic optical materials
• Novel fluorophores, optical materials, devices for biosensing, biomedical and environmental applications
• Characterization techniques for optical materials
• Photovoltaic and photocatalytic materials
• Theory and modeling

The DyCoMaX workshop is dedicated to new scientific opportunities offered by the combination of dynamic compression, induced by powerful lasers or other shock-generating devices, with brilliant time-resolved X-ray probes.

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The main topics of the workshop are:

- Planetary science: structure, evolution, geodynamics of planets, space impacts

- Warm Dense Matter: experiments and modelling

- Behaviour of matter under high strain rates

- Synthesis of new materials, new chemistry

- Synergy with static compression

- Ab-initio simulations for matter under extreme conditions

The topics for this year's symposium are:

• 3D Heterogeneity
• Protocols for automation; from correlative LM to Aquilos and beyond
• AI Deep Learning
• Data Validation, model building and model quality
• Feature Annotation and Segmentation in-situ, and identifications of proteins from volume
• Round Table on data archiving and public data repository policies

The flagship of the European Crystallographic Association (ECA) activities is the European Crystallographic Meeting (ECM), held every year, except when there is an IUCr Congress. The ECMs are the main meeting point for crystallographers in the ECA area to show their recent research. Microsymposia at ECMs are proposed and organized by ECA SIGs.

ECM 34 will be organized at the Padova Congress Centre on behalf of ECA and AIC. It will include all topics of interest to crystallography and it will be organized in synergy with EPIDC 18, which will follow ECM 34 in the same location.

The Young Crystallographers are a working group within the German Society for Crystallography (DGK). For 10 years, we meet regularly in autumn at different universities or the STOE facilities.

These meetings specifically aim to provide a platform for networking and scientific exchange for young scientists with an interest in crystallography, as well as to establish contacts with industry and research institutions.
We want to give young scientists the opportunity to gain early experience in scientific presentation in a relaxed atmosphere and without the stress of a larger conference.

For our grand anniversary, we are happy to meet at the DESY facilities! We are working hard to allow you deep insights as well as a great overview of the possibilities at this large-scale facility.

During the 3-day meeting, you willÂ

• present your own work as a poster (A0 portrait) and lightning talk (~5 min.)
• have the DESY campus tour
• participate in an experiment and get a hands-on experience at a beamline of your choice at PETRA III (see The Experiments)
• hear academic talks from senior scientists
• hear industry talks from our sponsors/partners

At the end of the meeting, you will also have the chance to join a tour of the European XFEL Campus. If you intend to participate, please indicate so during registration. Note that you will need to get to the XFEL facilities by public transport as it is a bit outside the main DESY campus.

The registration fee of 60 € includes the tours and experiments at DESY, coffee breaks as well as lunch and BBQ on Thursday.

Deadline for registration is 22.08.23.

Monday, May 1, 2023, 8:00-9:30 AM (PDT)
 

Speakers:

Prof. Christopher O. Barnes

Talk Title: Structure-guided Design of Next-generation Immunotherapies against Emerging Coronaviruses
 

Dr. Peter Denes

Talk Title: Count Every Electron

Unconventional Experiments and Analysis Methods Enabled by Brighter X-Ray Sources