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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Message distributed on behalf of Lucy Collinson
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi everyone </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This week there will be three virtual meetings run by the RMS to establish safe working practices for facilities in the COVID-19 era:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Light Microscopy </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(Weds 13<sup>th</sup>)
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.rms.org.uk*2Fdiscover-engage*2Fevent-calendar*2Fsafe-working-practices-in-the-covid-19-era.html&data=02*7C01*7C*7C74c84cc57d1e40c543d008d7f68faacd*7C4eed7807ebad415aa7a99170947f4eae*7C0*7C0*7C637248969209411348&sdata=c2nGeI0VP1O0N*2BMMfySizw7G6QbH5178yZ*2BgkxaHSRI*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!Mih3wA!W2cC4DrrXhk8U47OeJ42tS5m9usVWnOWU1b7uq3UFnBxAjFDCwb95EWTQgvDNYS8yQ$">
https://www.rms.org.uk/discover-engage/event-calendar/safe-working-practices-in-the-covid-19-era.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Electron Microscopy </span>
</b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(Thurs 14<sup>th</sup>) <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.rms.org.uk*2Fdiscover-engage*2Fevent-calendar*2Fa-virtual-em-facility-meeting-safe-working-covid19.html&data=02*7C01*7C*7C74c84cc57d1e40c543d008d7f68faacd*7C4eed7807ebad415aa7a99170947f4eae*7C0*7C0*7C637248969209421343&sdata=W75hfwHvfbFQ*2BJ09*2BjWY9T8rW2JYuvSqi*2FuZBi72AtI*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!Mih3wA!W2cC4DrrXhk8U47OeJ42tS5m9usVWnOWU1b7uq3UFnBxAjFDCwb95EWTQguXh5hQuw$">
https://www.rms.org.uk/discover-engage/event-calendar/a-virtual-em-facility-meeting-safe-working-covid19.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Flow Cytometry </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(Fri 15<sup>th</sup>)
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.rms.org.uk*2Fdiscover-engage*2Fevent-calendar*2Fflowcytometryuk-meeting-safe-working-covid-19-era.html&data=02*7C01*7C*7C74c84cc57d1e40c543d008d7f68faacd*7C4eed7807ebad415aa7a99170947f4eae*7C0*7C0*7C637248969209421343&sdata=CKwlwRv5MoU3Ci*2BX*2FqWtihGTZdER7DT4Hhsbu5EPp5Q*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!Mih3wA!W2cC4DrrXhk8U47OeJ42tS5m9usVWnOWU1b7uq3UFnBxAjFDCwb95EWTQgvgEDYJpQ$">
https://www.rms.org.uk/discover-engage/event-calendar/flowcytometryuk-meeting-safe-working-covid-19-era.html</a>)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">In addition, we have organised a meeting to discuss ‘<b><span style="color:black">Imaging SARS-CoV-2 safely: Protecting the microscopy community’</span></b><span style="color:black">, which will take place on
<b>Friday 22<sup>nd</sup> May from 13:00 to 16:00</b>. The meeting is organised by myself, Dr Matthew Hannah (Public Health England) and Professor Pippa Hawes (The Pirbright Institute), and will focus on how facilities can safely receive and image cells and
human tissues infected with SARS-CoV-2, and avoid lab acquired infections.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Please find further details below, and visit the following link to register:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/webinarimaging-sars-cov-2-safely-protecting-the-uk-microscopy-community__;!!Mih3wA!W2cC4DrrXhk8U47OeJ42tS5m9usVWnOWU1b7uq3UFnBxAjFDCwb95EWTQgtHIysEBQ$">https://www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/webinarimaging-sars-cov-2-safely-protecting-the-uk-microscopy-community</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Meeting description:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic progresses, scientific focus will gradually shift from frontline testing and tracking capability, to studying the fundamental cell biology
of the virus and clinical progression of virus infection in human tissues. Imaging virus-infected cells and tissues with light, electron and X-ray microscopes will play a critical role in understanding the pathogen and in designing future vaccines and therapies.
In this context, it is likely that research and diagnostic imaging facilities will soon face requests from researchers and clinicians to handle virus-infected samples. It is therefore critical that we understand how to safely handle these samples, and ensure
that we protect the UK microscopy community from lab-acquired infections. This webinar brings together expert pathologists, microscopists and virologists who are studying inactivation of virus in cells and tissues for safe handling, imaging the cell biology
of viruses, and handling virus-infected human tissues. Invited speakers will give short talks sharing their expertise, followed by a Q&A session to answer questions from the microscopy community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Programme</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">13:00 - 13:10 Dr Lucy Collinson (Francis Crick Institute, London, UK)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">13:10 - 13:30 Dr Emyr Wyn Benbow (University of Manchester/Manchester Royal Infirmary)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">13:30 - 13:50 Dr Matthew Hannah (Public Health England)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">13:50 - 14:10 Professor Pippa Hawes (The Pirbright Institute)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">14:10 - 14:30 Dr Helena Maier (The Pirbright Institute)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">14:30 - 14:50 Dr Rachel Ulferts (Francis Crick Institute)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">14:50 - 16:00 Panel Discussion/ Q&A</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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