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29 Jan 2024

10th CCP-EM Spring Symposium 30th April - 2nd May 2024

We are pleased to announce the 10th Annual CCP-EM Spring Symposium! The conference aims to provide a forum to highlight state-of-the-art developments in computational cryoEM and related themes, as well as showcasing outstanding recent biological applications. We aim to promote an inclusive, friendly atmosphere, welcoming those both old and new to the community. Topics include instrument technology, sample preparation, image processing, single particle reconstruction, tomography and model building.

The meeting also includes the Diamond Light Source Biological Cryo-Imaging User Meeting for eBIC & B24 and associated satellite meetings for correlative microscopy (eBIC), soft X-ray tomography (B24) & automated live processing for SPA and cryoET (eBIC).

The conference will be held as a hybrid meeting, with the physical event at the EMCC in Nottingham, plus virtual access online via Zoom. It is kindly sponsored by CryoSol, Dectris, Quantum Detectors, Nanosoft, SubAngstrom and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

29 Jan 2024

Invitation to an advanced online training workshop on ”Remote access for electron microscopy”

We would like to cordially invite you to a free 2.5hr advanced online training workshop on ”Remote access for electron microscopy” on Wednesday 24th April, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm CEST (1:00 pm - 3:30 pm BST). The workshop is co-organized by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Euro-BioImaging and Instruct as part of the eRImote project. The workshop will be delivered by training and application specialists from Thermo Fisher Scientific and is targeted at facility staff and advanced users.

The workshop encompasses remote operations and remote data analysis and includes interactive live demonstrations and presentations relating to both TEM and SEM systems. Ample time will be allocated for discussing individual use cases and answering questions. The workshop will focus on technical aspects of remote instrument control and data analysis, while aspects of IT infrastructure requirements and training will only be covered briefly.

The deadline to register for the workshop is Friday 19th April 2024.

16 Jan 2024

R&D and TechDev Funding Calls Open for 2024

The Instruct-ERIC R&D Funding Call for 2024 is now open. Early career researchers are invited to submit proposals to access Instruct technology, equipment, and expertise from our 27 facilities across Europe for small scale pilot research projects in integrated structural biology. This call is open to all topics within integrated structural biology and offers funding of up to a maximum of €15,000 per project. The call will close 15 March 2024, so submit your application soon.

5 Jan 2024

Registration to XX Discussions in Structural Molecular Biology and 7th CIISB User Meeting is open

We would like to invite you to register to the annual conference with focus on structural biology XX Discussions in Structural Molecular Biology and 7th CIISB User Meeting in Nové Hrady (Zámek) in South Bohemia, 21-23 March 2024. The conference is connected with a student competition in talks and posters. Find details on the conference pages, including a link to the registration and abstract submission forms (deadline 19 February)

7 Dec 2023

Call for nominations - PhD Thesis Award in Structural Biology 2023

The Czech Society for Structural Biology has opened a call for nominations for the best PhD thesis in the field of structural biology in 2023. Deadline for submitting application is January 8, 2024. The prize is connected with a monetary reward.

The submitted work must fulfill these conditions:

The thesis was successfully defended in the period 1/1/2023 – 31/12/2023 at a Czech or Slovak university.
The field of research was structural biology or a directly related one.
Structural studies of biological molecules formed an essential part of the thesis and were carried out by the author.
Language of submitted work: Czech, English, Slovak.

22 Nov 2023

canSERV Open Call Education Webinar, 1 Dec 2023 - 14:15 CET

canSERV is hosting a webinar introducing the canSERV project and promoting the Open Call to potential applicants. Please register if you would like to learn more about the project.

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3 Oct 2023

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology was jointly awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.”

The discoveries by the two Nobel Prize laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic that began in early 2020. Through their groundbreaking findings, which have fundamentally changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system, the laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.

13 Sep 2023

EMBO Practical Course 19-25 Nov 2023, Strasbourg

The EMBO practical course Preparation and biophysical / MS characterization of multiprotein complexes for cryo-EM analysis will take place 19-25 November 2023 in Strasbourg, France.

4 Sep 2023

iNEXT-Discovery: NKI Biophysics course

NKI organises a course on the Biophysical Characterisation of Macromolecular interactions. It will take place in Amsterdam on November 6-9 2023. Participants will learn the theory and practice of several biophysical methods that are used to study interactions between macromolecules and with ligands. They will even learn what acronyms like MST, SPR, FP, FI, ITC stand for and will receive hands-on training with instruments offered by our commercial participants Malvern, nanoTemper, and Refeyn. A glimpse to single molecule methods will be offered by Lumicks and, in addition, it will be taught how to analyse data for both equilibrium and transient kinetics. There is a limited number of candidates (12) for which all local expenses - including accommodation - will be covered. A limited number of travel grants (250-350 Euro each) will also be available.

1 Sep 2023

New CIISB newsletter has been published

Newsletter summarising new developments at CIISB in the period February 2023-August 2023 is now available.

29 Aug 2023

Submit Your Bertini Award Nominations Today

The Bertini Award 2024 call is open, submit your nominations for the winner before the deadline of 30 September 2023.

The winner will be announced at the Biennial Structural Biology Conference, in May 2024.

Nominations are invited for the Award for a significant achievement in any area of integrated structural biology. Self-nominations are not accepted.

29 Aug 2023

23rd Central European NMR Users Meeting

Welcome to the 23rd Central European Users Meeting (13-15 September 2023, Faculty of Architecture - Prague, Czech Republic), a scientific event dedicated to NMR users and enthusiasts. This year's event promises to be engaging, informative, and productive, with a range of presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities.

The agenda for the event is now available on the website, where you can also find all the information you need to attend, including the registration form. Take a look!

9 Aug 2023

Save the date (Instruct-ERIC Biennial Structural Biology Conference 2024)

The Instruct-ERIC Biennial Structural Biology Conference 2024 (IBSBC2024) will be taking place 22-24 May 2024.

The conference showcases the latest in integrative structural biology from leading scientists across the world, and will be taking place in the sunny seaside town of Cascais, Portugal.

This is the 6th Biennial Conference, and will explore the latest cutting-edge developments in structural biology, including imaging technologies, artificial intelligence and more, as well as insight into the role structural biology plays in the wider global context.

Biennial registration is open now.

3 Aug 2023

Register now to the IMAGINE project introduction and match-making event

Registration is open to join the first IMAGINE meeting open to all Instruct Centres on the 15th of September 2023 from 14:00 to 17:00 CEST. This meeting will highlight the new services (imaging instrumentation, tools and methods...) developed in the project and initiate collaborations with Instruct Centres external to IMAGINE. Indeed, Instruct Centres external to IMAGINE might take part in the validation and testing of the new services developed.