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SSRL Remote Data Collection
Workshop - Held at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Complete protein
crystallography experiments are routinely carried out at the Stanford
Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) from remote locations. The Hauptman-Woodward
Medical Research Institute in Organized by Aina Cohen,
Clyde Smith (SSRL) and Edward Snell (HWI) the workshop is intended to be highly
practical aimed at new and existing synchrotron users. Topics to be covered
include: 1. Sample preparation
for use with the Stanford automated mounting system 2. Setting up a home
computer to access the Blu-Ice beam line control system 3. Sample transport 4. Automated sample
screening and Web-Ice image analysis 5. Energy selection for
MAD or optimized SAD experiments 6. Data collection
strategy, setup, and monitoring 7. Remote data
processing 8. Data backup The workshop will start with
lectures and a live demonstration of remote access data collection. In the
afternoon there will be two hands-on training sessions supported by beam time
at SSRL: 1. Attendees will use
the SSRL sample loading and shipping tools to transfer flash-cooled protein
crystals into SSRL sample storage cassettes compatible with the Stanford
automated sample mounter, 2. Using their own laptop
computer, attendees will install the NX client software, connect to the Blu-ice
beam line control system, screen crystals, plan then collect diffraction data. Further details including a
description of the remote data collection at SSRL and registration information
is available at http://smb.slac.stanford.edu/public/news/workshops/SSRL-HWI-2006/ Limited space is available
so early registration is recommended. Aina Cohen, Edward Snell Ph.D. |
