Organization changes of CIISB at the Institute of Biotechnology
The CIISB facilities at IBT have been undergoing the following organizational changes.
The registration has opened for eBIC’s 2019 Cryo-EM Sample Preparation Workshop. The course will take place on 13 – 15th November 2019 at Diamond Light Source in Didcot, UK and is aimed at newcomers to Cryo-EM for preparation and initial characterisation of samples for cryo-EM experiments– full details in link below.
https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Events/2019/Cryo-EM-Sample-Preparation-Workshop-2019.html
The workshop will provide near one-to-one tuition and hands-on preparation of cryo-EM sample grids taking full advantage of eBIC’s Titan Krios’s, Talos and Glacios.
http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Science/Integrated-facilities/eBIC.html
Hands on experience will be gained on the latest Leica GP2 freeze plungers and Vitrobot Mark IV.
Sponsored by Thermo Fisher and Leica Microsystems (UK), this year’s workshop is open to both academic and industrial delegates.
Please apply now using the link above.
The CIISB facilities at IBT have been undergoing the following organizational changes.
To honor the memory of Prof. Vladimír Sklenář, an internationally renowned scientist and an important organizer of scientific activities in the Czech Republic, CEITEC Masaryk University awards the Vladimír Sklenář Scholarship. The scholarship is intended for students of doctoral studies at universities in the Czech and Slovak Republics working with NMR spectroscopy and can be used to cover the costs related to their studies. The intention is to improve the conditions for the awardee’s personal and career development.
The scholarship in the amount of CZK 100,000, which may be taxable according to the practice of the institution and/or the tax regulations of the beneficiary's country, is sponsored by Měřicí technika Morava. The scholarship will be awarded to one person per year.
The application deadline for the 2026 scholarship is February 28, 2026.