[3DEM] Tomography Software Workshop

[Eileen O'Toole]

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The Boulder Laboratory for 3-D Electron Microscopy of Cells will be  
holding a tomography software workshop July 12-15, 2006. The workshop  
is designed to teach investigators the IMOD software package  
developed in our lab, with an emphasis on plastic section  
reconstruction. The four-day course will include lectures introducing  
participants to tilt-series acquisition, alignment methods, and dual- 
axis tomography. Demonstrations on specimen preparation and preparing  
grids for tomography will be presented.  Participants will have hands- 
on experience with data acquisition, and will learn the IMOD software  
package using sample data sets provided by the lab as well as data  
acquired in practice sessions. Trouble shooting strategies for  
problematic data sets and tips on modeling tomographic data will also  
be presented.  Special topics including large area reconstruction,  
serial section tomography, and cryotomography will also be covered.


The workshop is limited to 14 participants. More than one applicant  
per lab will be considered only if there is space remaining. There is  
no fee for academic participants in the workshop, but participants  
need to cover travel and lodging expenses.  Applications are due May  
1, 2006. Send application to:


                                     Ms. Linda Batlin
                                     Email:  Linda.Batlin at Colorado.edu

Please include a brief description of:
1. Level of expertise with tomography (beginner, intermediate,  
advanced).
2. Field of study.
3. Experience with the IMOD package.
4. If you have a reasonably powerful laptop computer that you would  
be willing to use for the course work (indicate type and speed).
  
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