[3dem] CEMOVIS / frozen-hydrated sections course announcement

[benoit.zuber at ana.unibe.ch]

Dear all,



We are pleased to announce



the 4th UniBe Practical Course on Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Vitreous Sections (CEMOVIS, a.k.a cryoEM of frozen-hydrated sections)



11-13 August 2014 / 14-16 August 2014



Organiser : Benoît Zuber

Instructors: Benoît Zuber, Daniel Studer, Ioan Iacovache



The objective of the course is to teach the participants the practical skills necessary to successfully apply CEMOVIS in their laboratories. Essential background theory of CEMOVIS will be given and most of the time will be spent practicing high-pressure freezing, cryo-sectioning, and low-dose TEM imaging. 1 high-pressure freezing machine, 3 state-of-the-art cryo-ultramicrotomes and 1 cryo-electron microscope will be dedicated to the course. Of special interest, participants will learn to use the new tools that we developed to facilitate cryosectioning (Studer et al 2014 J Struct Biol 185(1):125-8). The 3-day course is given twice, each time with a maximum of 4 participants so that they can be actively practicing at any time.



The course is intended for scientists whose research projects will benefit from the use of CEMOVIS. Experience in either cryo-electron microscopy or ultramicrotomy of resin-embedded specimens is a prerequisite.



Information and registration:

http://www.ana.unibe.ch/events/cemovis/index.html



Registration deadline: 15.04.2014



Yours faithfully

Benoît Zuber


Prof. Benoît Zuber
Institute of Anatomy
University of Bern
Baltzerstrasse 2
CH-3000 Bern 9
Switzerland
Tel. +41 31 631 84 40
benoit.zuber at ana.unibe.ch
http://www.ana.unibe.ch/~exmo/

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