[3dem] Microscopy & Microanalysis M&M 2021, Pittsburgh, PA (Paper submission deadline Thursday Feb. 18, 2021)

[Rice, William]

Dear Colleagues,



The deadline for paper submission for Microscopy & Microanalysis M&M2021 that will be held in Pittsburgh, PA from August 1-5 2021, is Thursday Feb. 18, 11:59 PM US Pacific. Check the instructions, submissions are easier this year and paper format simpler than in earlier years. We look forward to reading your abstracts. Here is the link for the submission website:



https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/login.asp?EventKey=WLEZBHLZ__;!!Mih3wA!V8F7GNtV38kEVihVTUq1jKqs0CEe7ijZge6qPXgdQi1JNYwOjqKiS5C88XcBSYU6mQ$ 



The meeting is currently scheduled as an in person meeting. However, depending on the COVID-19 conditions it might shift to a virtual meeting. MSA and MAS Leadership will keep us up to date on the developments. Please state your presentation preference (in-person or fully virtual) during the submission process.



We would like to bring to your attention a few symposia of interest at the upcoming M&M 2020.



B01 - 3D Structures: From Macromolecular Assemblies to Whole Cells (3DEM FIG).

Organizers: Melanie Ohi, Teresa Ruiz, Cheri Hampton and William Rice.

• Structure and function of macromolecular complexes in vitro and in vivo

• Single particle cryo-electron microscopy

• Cryo-electron tomography



B02 - Cryo-electron Tomography: Present Capabilities and Future Potential

Organizers: Grant Jensen, Yi-Wei Chang, Danielle Grotjahn and Matt Swulius.

• Cryo-ET allows large macromolecular assemblies to be visualized within cells in a near-native state

• The range of targets that can be analyzed by cryo-ET is rapidly expanding to both larger and smaller

• Sub-tomogram averaging methods can result in high-resolution structures

• Many technical advances in instrumentation, methods, and software are dramatically expanding both the power and applicability of the method



B04 - Michael Rossmann Memorial Symposium

Organizers: S. Saif Hasan and Terje Dokland.

• Historical perspectives and current developments in the field of high- resolution cryo-EM

• Hybrid structural approaches to study macromolecular complexes

• Assembly and architecture of plant, animal, and bacterial viruses

• In-situ structural investigations of viral infection and assembly

• Structural biology of proteins involved in metabolism, immunity and pathogenesis



B06 - Multi-Modal Multi-Dimensional Microscopy

Organizers: James Fitzpatrick, Xiao-Ying Yu, Si Chenand Ben Giepmans.

• Multi-Modal Microscopy, Volume EM, CLEM

• X-Ray Imaging & Analysis
• Analytical Spectroscopy / SIMS

• Instrument hardware development
• Cryogenic sample handling / transfer • Artificial Intelligence based Image

• Analysis, Big Data Management



B07 - Challenges and Advances in Electron Microscopy Research and Diagnosis of Diseases in Humans, Plants and Animals (FIG associated)

Organizers: Claudia Lopez, Marcela Redigolo, Ru-Ching Hsia and Han Chen.

• Enhancement of sample preparation workflow for EM analysis of complex tissue for diagnosis or research

• Application of advanced or innovative EM techniques to study host-pathogen interactions, virulence factors and ultrastructural changes

• Ultrastructural characterization of diseases including the use of organoids, xenografts and animal models

• Novel approaches and applications for correlative or hybrid microscopy



B08 - Cryo-EM in Drug Discovery

Organizers: Leah Frye, Giovanna Scapin and Christel Verboven

• Cryo-EM in structure-based drug discovery

• Cryo-EM in optimization of potency and selectivity

• Use of cryo-EM to address classical ADMET issues such as hERG inhibition

• Rapid and efficient determination of cryo- EM structures for drug discovery



B10 - Cryo-EM at local, regional, and national cryo-EM centers

Organizers: Claudia Lopez, Elizabeth Wright and Clint Potter

• Sample preparation: screening optimization

• Hardware and software upgrades to optimize data collection
• On the fly data processing. When to stop data collection?

• Best practices in a cryoEM facility
• How to best store, analyze, and share your data
• Data processing: what are we missing?



There are also interesting short courses Sunday before the meeting and tutorials during the meeting, check it out.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.microscopy.org/MandM/2021/meetings/MM2021_CallforPapers.pdf__;!!Mih3wA!V8F7GNtV38kEVihVTUq1jKqs0CEe7ijZge6qPXgdQi1JNYwOjqKiS5C88XchunLnnQ$ 



This is a great educational and networking meeting for the entire microscopy community. Students can benefit from a reduced registration fee ($50.00), as well as Post-doctoral researchers ($195.00) and both will have ample opportunities to receive awards either before the meeting (make sure to check the corresponding box during submission) or during the poster session (for students). For more information go to:

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.microscopy.org/MandM/2021/__;!!Mih3wA!V8F7GNtV38kEVihVTUq1jKqs0CEe7ijZge6qPXgdQi1JNYwOjqKiS5C88XeNvYAgyw$ 



We look forward to seeing many of you at the meeting.



Sincerely,

Melanie, Teresa, Cheri and Bill



William J. Rice, PhD

Director, Cryo-Electron Microscopy Laboratory

NYU Langone Health

Smilow, SR C-10

522 First Ave., New York, NY 10016

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