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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#212121">We are thrilled to introduce our upcoming in-person "<b>Beginners Single Particle Cryo-EM Course</b>", organized by the Astbury Biostructure Laboratory (University of Leeds) in partnership
with eBIC (Diamond light source), Scottish Centre for Macromolecular Imaging (University of Glasgow), Midlands Regional Cryo-EM Facility (University of Leicester), and Birkbeck college (University of London).</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#212121">The course will take place at the Astbury Biostructure Laboratory in Leeds from November 6<sup>th</sup> to 10<sup>th</sup> 2023.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> The
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#212121">This course is a part of our cryo-EM Wellcome/MRC training program tailored for PhD students and postdocs who wish to use single particle cryo-EM for their research but have very little
or no prior experience in single particle cryo-EM. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#212121">The aim of the course is to give a theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the entire cryo-EM single particle analysis workflow including negative stain TEM, cryo-EM sample preparation,
cryo-EM screening and data collection using our Titan Krios microscopes, and an introductory overview of the data processing.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#212121">The course is limited to 12 participants and is covering up to 2,000 £ for travel and accommodation. accommodation and travel.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#212121">Follow the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://astbury.leeds.ac.uk/facilities/wellcome-mrc-training-in-cryoem/single-particle-cryoem-be-an-independent-single-particle-data-collector/__;!!Mih3wA!Hjlfc1_xoQn_sdG8KACN2f31t0AryGHqu7HEkR3H2XV6Vzi2UqIrIekk4pC1yttmZa8jWObz3R-Bx08w0eDlsv8I$" title="https://astbury.leeds.ac.uk/facilities/wellcome-mrc-training-in-cryoem/single-particle-cryoem-be-an-independent-single-particle-data-collector/"><span style="color:#0078D7">link</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#212121">Looking forward to seeing you in Leeds!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Oksana Degtjarik (she/her)<br>
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Roger Stevens 6.80</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">E:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="mailto:odegtjarik@leeds.ac.uk" title="mailto:odegtjarik@leeds.ac.uk"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0078D7">o.degtjarik@leeds.ac.uk</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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