The Eighth International Workshop on X-ray Radiation Damage to Biological Crystalline Samples will be held at the EMBL and DESY, Hamburg, Germany from April 10th (13:00) to April 12th (13:00) 2014. This series of workshops was originally concerned with the effects of radiation damage during investigation of protein structures by X-ray crystallography. Other techniques of structural biology are now being included to ensure greater information exchange. The workshop will therefore be of interest to all those using ionising radiation to examine biological structures at the molecular level. It will consist of around 25 talks of 20-25 minutes each, with slots allocated for discussion.
The sessions will cover: Session 1 - Basic Understanding of Radiation Damage Mechanisms Session 2 - Damage at New Sources - XFEL and new synchrotrons Session 3 - Practical Aspects of Managing and Reducing Radiation Damage Session 4 - Biological studies affected by Radiation Damage Session 5 - Radiation Damage in Complementary Fields (electron microscopy, SAXS, EPR, etc.) Session 6 - Serial Crystallography Session 7 - Additional Aspects of Radiation Damage Registration and Poster Abstract submission will be open in a few weeks' time. The cost of registration will be confirmed at that time, but will be more for registrations after 15th March. Abstract submission will close on March 15th. Some abstracts will be selected for oral presentation - please indicate if you would like to be considered for this in the comments box on the registration form. If you have suggestions for speakers, please contact Martin Weik (w...@ibs.fr) or Elspeth Garman (elspeth.gar...@bioch.ox.ac.uk). The organizers are Gleb Bourenkov, Henry Chapman, Alke Meents, Thomas Schneider, Elspeth Garman, Martin Weik, Sean McSweeney, Colin Nave, Arwen Pearson, Raimond Ravelli, Gerd Rosenbaum, and Soichi Wakatsuki. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Professor Elspeth F. Garman, Director of Systems Biology Programme, Doctoral Training Centre Senior Kurti Fellow and Tutor for Graduates, Brasenose College Postal address: Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Tel: (44)-1865-613297 South Parks Road, FAX: (44)-1865-613201 OXFORD, OX1 3QU, U.K. E-mail: elspeth.gar...@bioch.ox.ac.uk www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/garmangroup -------------------------------------------------- The University of Oxford's Doctoral Training Centre has three available programmes for October 2014 entry: Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training Centre, Systems Biology Doctoral Training Centre and Systems Approaches to Biomedical Science Industrial Doctorate Centre. To find out more, visit: http://www.dtc.ox.ac.uk/
