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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We would like to bring to your attention to the many 3DEM-related symposia and educational opportunities at the upcoming Microscopy & Microanalysis meeting (M&M 2018). M&M 2018 will be held August
5-9, 2018 in Baltimore, MD.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">B03: 3D Structures: from Macromolecular Assemblies to Whole Cells (3DEM FIG)</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Organizers: Joaquin Ortega, Michael Radermacher, Teresa Ruiz</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Structural studies of biological systems using cryo-EM techniques and hybrid methodologies</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Cellular architecture, metabolism, trafficking, communication and division </span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Gene regulation, transcription and translation</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Host-pathogen interactions including bacterial adhesion, motility, and secretion</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Virus-host interactions and virus structure</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•In situ TEM and SEM of biological specimens</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">B08: 3D Structure of Complex Soft Materials Derived From Electron Tomography</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Organizers: Deborah Kelly, Steven Ludtke, Elizabeth Wright</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•The use of electron tomography (ET) to interrogate biological and soft materials specimens</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Advancements in tomographic specimen preparation</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Correlative microscopy – stronger together: LM/EM, AFM/EM, X-ray/EM, AP/EM</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•New tools to achieve correlative microscopy with minimal artifacts (e.g. tags)</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Cutting edge developments in the integration of correlative/ tomographic data</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Advances in 3D reconstruction techniques: from sub-volume averaging to high-resolution structures</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A13: Pushing the Limits of Cryo-EM</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Organizers: Mike Marko, Anchi Cheng</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Sample preparation, including cryo-FIB</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•EM instrumentation (cameras, phase plates, automation)</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Image processing for single-particle and tomographic reconstruction</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">•Applications using cutting-edge technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The meeting showcases the latest technical and scientific developments in the field of microscopy and microanalysis. Of great interest are the following stimulating tutorials, Sunday short courses,
and additional interesting symposia:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tutorials:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">X43: Cryo-FIB: Overcoming the Hurdle of Sample Preparation for in situ Cryo-Electron Tomography</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Speaker: Miroslava Schaffer</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">X44: Single-particle Cryo-EM: Data Processing Techniques for Obtaining Optimal Results</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Speaker: Ali Punjani</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">X45: How to Get Funding for Instrumentation When Budgets Are Tight (Parts I and II)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday Short Courses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">X10: Exploring Cryo-Preparation Techniques for Biological Samples<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lead Instructors: Danielle Jorgens and Elizabeth Fischer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">X12: Practical Considerations for Image Analysis and ImageJ and Clemex Vision<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lead Instructor: James Grande<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">X13: SerialEM for EM Data Acquisition<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lead Instructors: David Mastronarde, Cindi Schwartz and Guenter Resch<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Additional Symposia:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A04 - In situ Transmission Electron Microscopy in Liquid and Gas Cells<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Organizers: B. Layla Mehdi, Damien Alloyeau, Niels de Jonge and Larry Allard<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">B05 - Focused on Microbes!<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Organizers: Alice Dohnalkova and Xiao-Ying Yu<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The full Online M&M 2018 Program information can be found at: <a href="https://www.microscopy.org/MandM/2018"><span style="color:windowtext">https://www.microscopy.org/MandM/2018</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best wishes and Happy New Year! We hope to see you in Baltimore!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">M&M 2018 Program Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Elizabeth R. Wright, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emory University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(404) 727-4665<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">erwrigh@emory.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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