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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dear Listers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">NIBSC with JEOL (UK) Ltd. LEICA and Gatan are holding a dedicated cryo-workshop based on technologies installed at the NIBSC Imaging laboratory, Potters
 Bar, London, UK. The course will be held over 5 days commencing Monday 27th October through to Friday 31st October 2014.&nbsp; Delegate numbers will be strictly limited to ensure maximum hands-on training.&nbsp;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The course will embrace cryo-preparation techniques using Cryo-FEGSEM, Cryo-TEM with GIF quantum and many associated preparation techniques: High pressure
 freezing (HMP010), Freeze fracture (Leica/BAF060), Cryo-sectioning, Freeze substitution, Vitreous thin films (plunge freezing), Tomography and High resolution Cryo-FEG SEM.&nbsp; This year new automated acquisition solutions will also be taught.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The ethos of the course is very much &#8220;hands-on&#8221; with technical support lectures from scientists in these fields and application support from JEOL, LEICA
 and invited specialists from University of Lausanne and Max Plank Institute.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The course cost is £550.00 including conference dinner and lunches but excluding accommodation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Applications are invited, please include a brief description of your current interests to Gill Cathro Email: Gill.Cathro@nibsc.org; Tel: &#43;44 (0) 1707
 641561; Fax: &#43;44 (0) 1707 641578<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Thanks Kirsty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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