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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">We are pleased to announce the beginners
<b>Cryo-Electron Tomography virtual course </b>taking place from the <b>13<sup>th</sup> - 16<sup>th</sup> of May 2024</b> as part of the UK community-led training program in cryo-EM funded by Wellcome and the MRC.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Hosted by University of Leeds ABSL, eBIC Diamond Light Source, and University of Leicester, this four day course is
<b>targeted at those with no or very little experience in cryo-electron tomography,</b> and will introduce participants to sample preparation, tilt-series acquisition, and image analysis pipelines. Participants will work in small groups with instructors to
gain hands-on TEM (Titan Krios) experience, and learn how to independently use software packages (IMOD, AreTomo, EMAN2 and RELION) for tomogram reconstruction, tomogram segmentation, particle picking, and sub-tomogram averaging.</span><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Please register your interest using</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/e/Cms8LWDiJx__;!!Mih3wA!BBwK07Gf3xnpX23mUOWxRvn7OoVR9NaxZd708lqq73fJxlZgBT1si-lZ-kTMsRBjq9J3SynleAmq9YBBhYwQlT_y$"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">this form</span></a><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">by the <b>7<sup>th</sup> of April</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Tom (Leeds), Yehuda (Leeds), Emma (Leicester), Lorna (eBIC), and Dan (eBIC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">Wellcome Trust and MRC (<span style="color:black;background:white">218785/Z/19/Z) national cryo-EM training grant</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://astbury.leeds.ac.uk/facilities/wellcome-mrc-training-in-cryoem/__;!!Mih3wA!BBwK07Gf3xnpX23mUOWxRvn7OoVR9NaxZd708lqq73fJxlZgBT1si-lZ-kTMsRBjq9J3SynleAmq9YBBha9CjgZ2$"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">https://astbury.leeds.ac.uk/facilities/wellcome-mrc-training-in-cryoem/</span></a><u><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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