UCEM – NMI

CryoEM sample preparation and data collection course

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.

Time of event: 4-6 December 2024
Location: UCEM and Chemical Biological Centre (KBC) Building, Umeå University, Linnaeus väg 6, Umeå
Deadline for registration: 1 November 2024
Weblink: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/cryoem-course-2024/
Contact email: sara.sandin@umu.se, tanvir.shaikh@umu.se

This course is supported by SciLifeLab, CryoNET and Umeå University and organized by the Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy (UCEM).

Basic Course in Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM) for Life Sciences (1 ECTS)

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.

Time of event: 1-3 October 2024
Location: Lectures at the KBC Building and laboratory demonstrations at UCEM, Umeå University
Deadline for registration: 10 September 2024
Weblink: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/basic-course-oct-2024/
Contact email: agnieszka.ziolkowska@umu.se, sara.sandin@umu.se

TEM sample preparation practical course

Welcome to a practical course on sample preparation for TEM at the NMI node UCEM in Umeå. Participants will practice TEM sample preparation and TEM imaging with a sample from their own project. The course includes Ultra-microtome sectioning, Chemical fixation, Plastic embedding, TEM imaging, High-pressure freezing & freeze substitution, Immunolabeling techniques (Immunogold, CLEM) and Volume EM (FIB-SEM & Tomography). For more information, please visit the course website, see link below.

Time: April 22-26, 2024
Registration deadline: January 27, 2024
Location: UCEM Umeå University
Weblink: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/tem-sample-preparation-course-2024/
Contact: linda.sandblad@umu.se

Basic Course in Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM) for Life Sciences

It is time to sign up for the SEM/TEM course given by the NMI node in Umeå next semester. This course covers lectures and practical demonstrations in SEM and TEM techniques, specifically for life science applications. The contents include principles of electron microscopy, specimen preparation, cryo-electron microscopy and correlative light-electron microscopy. The course is free but requires full attendance. For electron microscopy in physical science applications, there will be a similar-content basic course later.

Time of event: February 20-22, 2024
Registration deadline: January 26, 2024
Location: UCEM & KBC, Umeå University
Weblink: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/basic-course-feb-2024/
Contact email: linda.sandblad@umu.se

KBC Days 2023

We invite you to participate in the KBC Days 2023 where the Umeå NMI research infrastructure will be presented. New NMI users are welcome to join and to talk to both BICU and UCEM staff. The microscopy facilities also offer facility tours.

Time of event: 7-8 November
Location: Umeå University, KBC-Building
Deadline for registration: 25th October
Weblink: https://www.umu.se/en/events/kbc-days-2023_11766534/
Contact email: info.kbc@umu.se

SciLifeLab Day in Umeå

Welcome to the second kick-off event for the national SciLifeLab site – now hosted by Umeå! Learn more about the services and infrastructure development, research highlights, and activities offered by SciLifeLab, both nationally and locally; interact with the SciLifeLab capabilities – Precision Medicine, Pandemic Laboratory Preparedness and Planetary Biology, and much more! Director of the new SciLifeLab site Umeå is Linda Sandblad of the NMI node UCEM and the NMI facilities in Umeå will be presented during the day.

Time of event: September 11, 2023
Location: Rotundan, Aula Nordica and other locations at the Umeå University Campus
Weblink: https://www.scilifelab.se/event/scilifelab-day-umea/
Contact email: linda.sandblad@umu.se

Basic Course in Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy for Life Sciences

This course covers lectures and practical demonstrations in SEM and TEM techniques, specifically for life science applications. The contents include principles of electron microscopy, specimen preparation, cryo-electron microscopy and correlative light-electron microscopy. For electron microscopy in physical science applications, there will be a similar-content basic course in early 2024.

Time of event: September 26-28, 2023
Location: UCEM & KBC, Umeå University
Weblink: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/basic-course-sept-2023/
Contact email: linda.sandblad@umu.se

Cryo-EM sample preparation and data collection course

Want to learn more about Cryo-EM sample preparation and data collection? Then sign up for this course at the UCEM NMI node in Umeå. The purpose of the course is to prepare and train Cryo-EM facility users in sample preparation methods, introduce users to the image data acquisition workflow, expand knowledge about Cryo-EM methods among researchers and show that everyone can learn how to use Cryo-EM for structure and cell biology.

Time of event: October 17-19, 2023
Location: UCEM & KBC, Umeå University
Deadline for registration: September 29, 2023
Weblink: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/cryoem-course-2023
Contact email: linda.sandblad@umu.se

Basic Course in Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM) for Physical Sciences

This course covers lectures and practical demonstrations in SEM and TEM techniques. The contents include principles of focused electron and ion beam microscopy, specimen preparation for EM imaging and advancements in electron microscopy such as high-resolution TEM, scanning TEM, electron diffraction, elemental analysis and in-situ electron microscopy.

NMI node: UCEM at Umeå University
Location: Lectures at KBC Building and laboratory demonstrations at UCEM, Umeå
Time of event: February 21-23, 2023
Deadline for registration: February 14, 2023
Weblink: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/basic-course-feb-2023/
Contact: linda.sandblad@umu.se

You can find more info on UCEM’s courses here: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/medicinska-fakulteten/u/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/courses-workshops-and-training/