Dear colleagues, Under the auspices of the Belgian Biophysical Society, and supported by the Doctoral School of Natural Sciences – UGent, we would like to invite you to the School on X-ray and Neutron Diffraction Techniques, hosted by Ghent University, which will be held at the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research in Zwijnaarde (Ghent), Belgium, on May 28-30, 2018. The aim of the school is to provide a survey of the broad range of X-ray and neutron scattering methods and their application to investigate biological structures and processes. Starting from an introduction to the basics of X-ray and neutron scattering we will move on to their application to study proteins and their complexes with other proteins or nucleic acids, to probe lipid/membrane structures and biological processes such as bacterial metabolism. Our program will also provide a survey of the state-of-the-art in terms of research facilities available worldwide to enable experimental work employing X-ray and neutron scattering.
Our school is organized such that no prior knowledge of scattering techniques is required. For further information, venue and registration, and our list of TOP SPEAKERS!, please see the website: www.biophysics.be <http://www.biophysics.be/> Please do not hesitate to forward this to colleagues who might be interested. Looking forward seeing you on May 28-30, 2018! On behalf of the organizers: Kristof Van Hecke (UGent), Filip Meersman (UAntwerpen) and Savvas Savvides (UGent)
