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30 Oct 2023

Scanning transmission electron microscope Glacios 2 for cryo-electron microscopy installed at CEITEC Masaryk University

A new 200kV (scanning-)transmission electron microscope for life-science applications has been installed at CEITEC Masaryk University (part of CIISB and Instruct-ERIC).

24 Oct 2023

Biennial Conference Registration Open

Registration for the Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference is open! The 6th Edition of the conference will take place in the beautiful coastal town of Cascais, Portugal, 23-24 May 2024.

Join us for two days of talks on the very latest in integrated structural biology – with sessions on the increasing involvement of AI, the impact structural biology has on health and the environment, how structural biology aligns with imaging technologies, and what we can do for global sustainability.

24 Oct 2023

Save the date - The Final iNext-Discovery Consortium Meeting & 4th Symposium on Recent Advances in Cryo-EM

Two joint scientific conferences - The Final iNext-Discovery Consortium Meeting and the 4th Symposium on Recent Advances in Cryo-EM - will be hosted by CEITEC Masaryk University, Brno, on June 10-13, 2024. No registration fees will be charged for attending both conferences.

16 Oct 2023

canSERV Call open for applications

The canSERV First Open Call has finally launched! Unlike the previous call in canSERV, this call does not have a pre-defined topic and is open to all projects related to cancer research. Researchers can apply for funded, transnational access (TNA) to services and technologies, from basic research to clinical trials (detailed information in the call text). The call will be open until the 4th January 2024, 14 CET.

12 Oct 2023

Instruct-ERIC Annual Report 2022

The Instruct-ERIC Annual Report 2022 is now available for download via the Instruct-ERIC website. The Annual Report is full of information on the latest science highlights, achievements and technology updates from Instruct and its centres. Additionally, find out about Instruct's involvement in an array of Horizon projects, and take a look at the timeline of Instruct activities throughout the year. From new facilities and projects to the Biennial Structural Biology Conference and new research sites, 2022 was a busy year for Instruct, as it continues to develop and enhance its structural biology capabilities and provision. The full report provides an extensive overview of how Instruct continued to deliver its services to the structural biology community throughout the year.

10 Oct 2023

REMINDER: 1.2 GHz NMR Symposium at TU Munich, Oct 13, 2023, HYBRID

We would like to remind you of the upcoming hybrid event: BNMRZ Symposium on Future Perspectives of Biomolecular NMR

Date: Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 8:30 am - 6 pm (CEST)
Place: Garching, TUM Institute for Advanced Study and Bavarian NMR Center

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18 Jul 2023

Instruct-ERIC R&D Pilot Project Call Awardees 2023

Congratulations to the latest R&D Pilot Project Call Awardees Alexandre Ourjoumtsev, IBMC, France, Steffen Klein, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, Francesca Paoletti, University of Trieste, Italy, and Heikki Saari, Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Finland. All have received funding for preliminary research through Instruct-ERIC. The call was for small scale research projects in integrated structural biology, helping researchers develop external funding for projects. The selected researchers will each receive 15 000 EUR and will utilise several key technologies in the Instruct-ERIC service catalogue. R&D Projects will take place over the next 12 months and will pave the way for innovative advances in integrated structural biology.

10 Jul 2023

[3dem] iNext-Discovery Sample Preparation Course 2023

eBIC, Diamond Light Source, are pleased to announce the iNext-Discovery Sample Preparation Course 2023. This course is aimed at newcomers to the field of single particle analysis (SPA) using cryo-EM for their research.

The course will run at Diamond, Oxfordshire, UK on 16-19 Oct 2023. Delegates can expect theoretical lectures from expert & active scientists in the field including, Becky Thompson (TFS), Pete Harrison (eBIC) and Miriam Weckener (SPT Labtech), vitrification demonstration and hands on time using vitrobots or GP2, screening and data collection practical(s) on a Titan Krios, as well as demonstration of next generation freezing technologies i.e. SPT Labtech Chameleon.

19 Jun 2023

MOSBRI Course: Advanced kinetics approaches to unravel protein structure and function

We are inviting you to MOBSRI's End User Short Course which will be held in Rome in October.

The course will be focused on the application of advanced kinetics techniques (stopped flow binding and folding experiments, FRET, T-Jump) to study protein structure and functions and to dissect several kinetics mechanisms.

16 Jun 2023

Instruct-ERIC Internship Programme: Still Time to Apply!

Do you want the opportunity to work in a new lab, in a new country, with new people? Take a look at the Instruct-ERIC Internship Programme to get experience with a new technique from our experts across Europe!

12 Jun 2023

Invitation for cryo-EM webinar

When you are passionate about cryo-EM and sample preparation and technology we have a special webinar coming up next week.

25 May 2023

13th Internship Call Open - Apply NOW

The 13th Instruct-ERIC Internship call is now open, offering the chance for PhD students and early-stage postdoctoral fellows to conduct a research visit of 3-6 months in a laboratory in one of Instruct's 16 members.

15 May 2023

AlphaFold Workshop

The main audience is users with at least basic knowledge of how to work in a Linux environment.