This course covers lectures and practical demonstrations in SEM and TEM techniques. The contents include principles of electron microscopy, specimen preparation, cryo-electron microscopy and correlative light-electron microscopy. The main focus will be on imaging biological samples, but the course may also be suitable for material scientists interested in high-resolution electron microscopy.
Lectures at the KBC Building and laboratory demonstrations at UCEM, Umeå University, Umeå
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Short description: Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) is a powerful structural technique. Its power comes from its versatility to study biological systems in vitro or in situ, i.e. within cells or tissue. It has the ability to reach uncharted regions in biological systems at high resolution. Advancements in microscopes, cameras, and computation make it now possible to determine sub-10 Å 3-dimensional structures of molecules directly within cells.
This four-and-a-half-day workshop will cover cryo-ET workflows from sample preparation on EM grids to data processing and analysis. The workshop will be a mixture of lectures and practical sessions. Participants will get hands-on experience in sample preparation on EM grids (micropatterning), sample freezing (plunge freezing and high-pressure freezing), cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM), cryo-focused ion beam milling (cryo-FIB), cryo-TEM tiltseries data collection, and data processing and analysis (MotionCor2, IMOD, Dynamo).
It is compulsory that applicants have previous cryo-EM experience either with single-particle or already with cryo-tomography.
This workshop is supported by SciLifeLab, CryoNET and Umeå University and organized by the Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy (UCEM).
The next Euro-BioImaging User Forum “Focus on Immunology” will take place on October 15, from 2-5 pm online. The event will explore how imaging can support immunology research and will feature keynote speakers as well as presentations from Euro-BioImaging Nodes & Users. Please join us for this exciting afternoon dedicated to immunology research! Registration is free and open to all.
The purpose of the course is to prepare and train cryoEM facility users in sample preparation methods, introduce users to the image data acquisition workflow, expand knowledge about cryoEM methods among researchers and show that everyone can learn how to use cryoEM for structural biology.
The course is open for facility users or potential facility users, such as PhD students, postdocs, and researchers within the life sciences who are curious and will profit from cryoEM skills. Swedish and international course participants are welcome. To attend, the course participants should be familiar with electron microscopy and structural biology.
This year the upcoming SMLMS 2024 symposium, a prestigious gathering of leading scientists and researchers in the field of single-molecule localization microscopy and advanced super-resolution imaging technologies, celebrates the 10th anniversary of groundbreaking advancements since the Nobel Prize was awarded for developing super-resolved fluorescence microscopy. Keynote speaker is Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry Professor W. E. Moerner from Stanford University, USA. For more info and registration, visit the website.
Time: August 28th to 30th, 2024 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Website: https://2024.smlms.org
The Advanced Light Microscopy (ALM) SciLifeLab node of NMI gives a two-week PhD-level course on four new imaging and fluorescence spectroscopy techniques: Depletion-based Super-Resolution Imaging, MINFLUX, Light-Sheet Imaging, and FCS-Methods. Do not miss this opportunity if you are interested in learning about bioimaging, from molecules up to live model organisms, using advanced light microscopy.
Dates: Monday October 14 – Friday October 25, 2024 Credits: 3 hp for PhD students Location: Gamma 3, SciLifeLab, Solna Registration deadline: September 30, 2024 Registration: stewen@kth.se
Welcome to this electron microscopy course at our NMI node UCEM in Umeå. The course covers lectures and practical demonstrations in SEM and TEM techniques. The contents include principles of electron microscopy, specimen preparation, cryo-electron microscopy and correlative light-electron microscopy. The main focus will be on imaging biological samples, but the course may also be suitable for material scientists interested in high-resolution electron microscopy.
