Dear Users,
The Berkeley Center for Structural Biology (BCSB) is pleased to announce the
launch of a Collaborative Crystallography Pilot Program (CC) at the Advanced
Light Source in Berkeley. Through this program, scientists will be able to send
protein crystals to BCSB staff researchers for data collection and analysis.
The CC Pilot Program can provide an number of benefits to researchers:
* Obtain high quality data and analysis through collaborating with
expert beamline researchers;
* Rapid turn around on projects;
* Reduced travel costs.
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The Collaborative Crystallography program will be piloted on
beamlines 5.0.1 and 5.0.2 for one year; if successful it will be
implemented on a permanent basis. CC proposals will go through the regular
ALS General User proposal review process for beamtime
allocation. Proposals will be reviewed and ranked by the Proposal
Study Panel, and beamtime will be allocated accordingly. BCSB staff will
schedule the projects to fit into the available resources.
Only non-proprietary projects will be accepted. As a condition of
participation, BCSB staff researchers who participate in data
collection and/or analysis must be appropriately acknowledged -
typically being included as authors on publications and in PDB
depositions. Please consult the website for additional information at:
http://bcsb.als.lbl.gov/wiki/index.php/Collaborative_Crystallography
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How To Apply:
To submit a proposal, go to:
http://www-als.lbl.gov/als/quickguide/independinvest.html
Click on "protein crystallography" to begin proposal. For question 3 select
"Collaborative PX 501/502." For question 9,
please describe a specific research project with a clear end point. In order to
request CC time for October/November/December 2008 allocation period, proposals
must be submitted by Sept 1, 2008. The deadline for CC proposals for the time
period January/February 2009 will be November 15, 2008.
Regards,
Banumathi Sankaran
