[3dem] Cryo EM course 21-26 March 2010, UK

[allison van-de-meene (RRes-Roth)]

Cool Snaps - A course in Cryo Techniques for Electron Microscopy sponsored by the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) held at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK (30 mins north of London). 

The intensive course includes teaching sample preparation and cryo-microscopy techniques for both scanning and transmission electron microscopy.  Participants from both academia and industry who wish to learn new skills or update their knowledge are encouraged to attend.

Speakers:
Plenary speaker - Kent MacDonald (University of California Berkeley) Cryofixation - Roger Wepf (ETH Zurich, EMEZ) Cryo sectioning - Helmut Gnaegi (Diatome) CryoSEM - Kim Findlay (John Innes Centre) CryoTEM - Dave Bhella (University of Glasgow) Freeze substitution and sample processing - Paul Verkade (University of Bristol) Optimising camera and software variables - Neil Wilkinson (Gatan) Common artifacts - Marilyn Carey (Gatan)

Early registration ends 12th February 2010.  

For further information please look at http://www.rms.org.uk/events/Forthcoming_Events/Cryo_EM_Course. 

Hope to see you there!


Dr. Allison van de Meene
Head of Bioimaging
Bioimaging Facility
Plant Pathogen and Microbiology Department
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden
Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ
UK

Tel: +44 1582 763133 ext 2285
Fax: +44 1582 760981
Email: allison.van-de-meene at bbsrc.ac.uk
http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/

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