Apologies about the off-topic nature of this posting. Some of the wider structural biology community may be interested in this meeting taking place at Diamond Light Source on December 5/6 2012.
Diamond Light Source are hosting an Instruct funded 2-day meeting on cryo soft X-ray tomography of biological cells. Imaging cells with soft X-rays (~500eV) allows 3D data to be obtained without the need to either stain the cells or to slice them up into sections. Data can be collected at a resolution which allows sub cellular organelles to be visualised in as close to their native state as possible given that the only sample preparation process is vitrification. The meeting will include sessions on sample preparation, data collection and data analysis. Additionally there will be a session on linking the X-ray results with other complementary methods such as light and electron microscopy techniques. Any interested in attending should visit http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Events/Cryo-Soft-X-ray-Imaging-of-Biological-Cells.html Dr. Liz Duke Diamond Light Source Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Chilton, Didcot Oxon OX11 0DE UK Tel. +44 (0) 1235 778057 Mob. +44 (0)7920 138148 -- This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential, copyright and or privileged material, and are for the use of the intended addressee only. If you are not the intended addressee or an authorised recipient of the addressee please notify us of receipt by returning the e-mail and do not use, copy, retain, distribute or disclose the information in or attached to the e-mail. Any opinions expressed within this e-mail are those of the individual and not necessarily of Diamond Light Source Ltd. Diamond Light Source Ltd. cannot guarantee that this e-mail or any attachments are free from viruses and we cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses which may be transmitted in or with the message. Diamond Light Source Limited (company no. 4375679). Registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
