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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;">The current deadline for submitting abstracts for Microscopy & Microanalysis 2024 is
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>Feb 16, 11:59 PM US Pacific Time</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;">.
The meeting will be held </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;">in
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Cleveland, Ohio
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;">- July 28-August 1, 2024.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;">Submitting an abstract is easier than ever so dont let that be an excuse not to attend. If you are a student or post-doctoral
scholar, please check the boxes during submission that you would like to be considered for an award. Awards are also given during poster sessions.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;">While there are a number of great electron microscopy
focused sessions and workshops during the meeting I would like to highlight:</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>B01 - 3D Structures: From Macromolecular Assemblies to Whole Cells (3DEM FIG).</b></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;"><i>Organizers:</i> Edward Eng,
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Cheri Hampton</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;">,
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Melanie Ohi and Teresa Ruiz</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;"><i>Invited Speakers:</i>
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Esther Bullitt, Sudha Chakrapani, Stefanie Redemann, Matthew Swullius, Derek Taylor and Michael Wozny.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;"> Structure and function of macromolecular complexes
in vitro and in vivo</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;"> Single particle cryo-electron microscopy</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;"> Cryo-electron tomography</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;"> Molecular modeling</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;">Website:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mmconference.microscopy.org/__;!!Mih3wA!FFCmpVObnFt8eay9UkNtYqwWBA20aBCqTfDfG4uCqXlmOPIjnCsM0vZv3u3I3W1LA4wsfyKFihmUjA4$">https://mmconference.microscopy.org/</a></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;">Additional speakers will be chosen from submitted abstracts. We look forward to seeing many of you at the meeting.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Ed, Mel,
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Cheri,
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">and Teresa</span></p>
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