[3dem] Microscopy and Microanalysis 2013, 3 symposia of interest

[Michael Radermacher]

Dear Colleagues,
   
  We would like to bring to your attention three symposia at the upcoming
M&M 2013 meeting, to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 4-8, 2013.
We would like to encourage you to submit a short paper and join us in
Indianapolis.
   
  This year the M&M conference will begin with a plenary session featuring a
talk by Prof. Harald Rose, “The Long-Lasting Struggle to Achieve
Atomic-Resolution Microscopy by Correcting the Aberrations of Electron
Lenses". In his presentation Prof. Rose will provide an overview of the
history of electron microscopy, and give key insights into the challenges
of electron microscopy in the future. The second keynote speaker will be
Joris Dik with a talk entitled: "Looking Through Paintings"
  With a background in Art History, Chemistry and Materials Sciences,
Professor Dik brings a unique perspective to the study of paintings and
masterworks, combining insights from both the science and the art worlds.
   
  The three symposia related to structure, ultrastructure, and technology
development are:
   
A04 ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY IN LIFE AND MATERIAL SCIENCE
  Organizers: Heiner Friedrich, Montserrat Barcena, Esther Bullitt
   
  Advances in sample preparation, instrumentation and methodology have
widened the scope of electron tomography (ET) from sub-nanometer details to
the micrometer scale. This symposium will address leading scientific and
technological developments in the physical and biological sciences, using
the widest possible range of ET imaging approaches and their integration
with complementary techniques. Applications and developments covering —
but not limited to — (aberration-corrected, energy-filtered) TEM and
STEM, phase plates, diffraction or holography, are invited. Contributions
including complementary approaches such as correlative light-electron
microscopy, X-ray tomography, serial-block face SEM/AFM, and novel
processing tools are encouraged.
   
  Invited presenters: David Mastronarde, Elizabeth Wright, Irene Wacker,
Dirk van Dyck, Krijn de Jong, Daniel Wolf
   
A09 ADVANCES IN DATA PROCESSING IN OPTICAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  Organizers: Edward P. Morris, David Morgan, Jeffrey L. Clendenon
   
  Many advances in microscopy have been driven by developments in software
and the availability of affordable high-speed computing. This symposium
will focus on software tools for EM and LM that are publically available
with an emphasis on analysis after data acquisition. A major topic will be
EM software for structural biology (analysis of single particles, helical
structures, 2d crystals), TEM/STEM tomography and enhancing information
obtained from materials. Another focus will be software developed for LM to
process, visualize, segment and measure 3D/4D images.
   
  Invited presenters: Kevin Eliceiri, James Glazier, Michael Radermacher,
Hanspeter Winkler, Quentin Ramasse, Lewys Jones
   
   
B03 STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY AND CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE
  Organizers: Paula C. A. da Fonseca, Michael Radermacher, Ingeborg
Schmidt-Krey
   
  Our understanding of the 3D structure and function of cells,
microorganisms and macromolecular assemblies has experienced great advances
through recent developments of EM techniques and hybrid methodologies. This
symposium highlights structural and ultrastructural studies of cells,
microorganisms and biological macromolecules using electron microscopy
techniques (e.g. single-particle analysis, tomographic methods; helical
reconstruction, crystallographic methods) singly or combined with other
structural methods (e.g. X-ray methods; atomic force microscopy). Topics
will include: structure and function of macromolecular assemblies, virus
structure and virus-host interactions; eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell
architecture; cellular metabolism; cell division and protein translation;
cellular secretion, adhesion and motility; cell-cell communication and
signaling.
   
  Invited presenters: David Veesler, Edward Morris, Beate Rockel, Yifan
Cheng, Tamir Gonen, Timothy Baker
   
PLEASE ALSO SPEND SOME TIME TO BROWSE THE COMPLETE PROGRAM AND YOU WILL
DISCOVER MANY OTHER PRESENTATION OF HIGH INTEREST TO OUR FIELD.
   
SPECIFICS:
  The abstract/short paper submission deadline is on FEBRUARY 15TH. The
submission website will close at 5PM PST on this date. Contributions must
be 2-pages long and have at least 300 words. Note that 1-page or shorter
contributions might be rejected and, if accepted for presentation, will not
be part of the proceedings. The 2-page meeting contributions can be
deposited under the public access policy of granting agencies (e.g.
Pubmedcentral / NIH).
   
  When you submit your paper, select any of the three symposia:
A04 ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY IN LIFE AND MATERIAL SCIENCE
A09 ADVANCES IN DATA PROCESSING IN OPTICAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
B03 STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY AND CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE
   
  Please see the full paper submission guidelines on the meeting website.
  Link to meeting site:
http://www.microscopy.org/MandM/2013/callforpapers.cfm

  This is a great educational and networking meeting for the entire
microscopy community. Students can benefit from a reduced registration fee
($50.00) and have ample opportunities to receive awards either before the
meeting (make sure to check the corresponding box during submission) or
during the poster session. For more information go to:
http://www.microscopy.org/MandM/2013/callforpapers.cfm
   
  When registering, please also check out the many interesting Sunday
pre-meeting courses and workshops. 
   
  We look forward to seeing many of you at the meeting.
   
   
  Sincerely,
  The organizers of A04, A09, and B04
   

 
 
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