The X6A workbench: Advanced Structural Biology Tools (http://protein.nsls.bnl.gov)
We would like to invite you to participate in this four day hands-on course at the NIGMS Research Facility at the National Synchrotron Light Source. This course is intended for beginners who would like to obtain an overview on macromolecular structure determination. This course will discuss the basic concepts of macromolecular crystallography beam lines at synchrotron facilities, crystal growth and handling, data collection and processing, phasing and the first steps in refinement. Most time will be spend at the beam line actually handling crystals and screening for cryoprotectants, collecting and processing data. Significant amount of time is spent phasing and obtaining the first electron density map. Registration; http://protein.nsls.bnl.gov; you must have an active guest appointment at Brookhaven National Laboratory at the time of the course.
