A New Era is Emerging at Facilities | |
In an editorial at IUCrJ, Dimitri Argyriou examines how the pandemic and AI are changing how large-scale scientific facilities operate. This includes increased remote user participation and a shift towards a hybrid model. While AI tools are accelerating this trend, hands-on training and in-person collaboration remain irreplaceable. | |
Solutions for Remote Users | | |
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Are you a remote user? Searching for a secure and safe solution to get your samples delivered to the facility?
We offer an array of storage and transport options for your samples. This includes pucks, dry shippers and tools for high-throughput and mail-in data collection for nearly every synchrotron around the world. Whether it is Uni-pucks, SPINE Baskets, ALS Pucks, SSRL Cassettes, or ACTOR Magazines we have what you need.
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2023 Look Back at the PDB Archive | |
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Above image illustrates entries solved by method type for 2023
Image Source - Protein Data Bank Europe [@PDBeurope]. (2024, January 5th). Entries by Method. Twitter. https://twitter.com/PDBeurope/status/1743218329475584086
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An interesting post on X (Twitter) by the Protein Data Bank Europe taking a look back at 2023 and the PDB archive. A few takeaways are:
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Our Loops and Bases in Action at XAIRA Beamline | |
Synchrotron , ALBA. (2023). XAIRA Gets Its First Protein Diffraction Data Set [Photograph]. ALBA Website. https://www.albasynchrotron.es/en/media/news/xaira-gets-its-first-protein-diffraction-data-set | |
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In December of last year, ALBA Synchrotron's newest beamline XAIRA obtained its first protein diffraction data set. Our MiTeGen loops and bases were used in this research. The image above provides a view of the sample environment. In the center of the image and on the top of the diffractometer is the base and loop.
Did you know that we provide bases and loops for most crystallography-related beamlines generally doing X-ray diffraction? Need help selecting the right base and loop combination for your research? Contacts us and we'll help you make the selection. Or visit our beamline guides at the button below to find your beamline and our recommended bases and loop.
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CCDC Engagement Grants provide funds for producing resources or activities to increase schools and public engagement in crystallography and structural science.
Example winners for 2023 included projects such as the importance of applications of crystallography in African society, augmented reality crystallography, ECA crystallography video competition and more.
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Seacoast 2024 is January 29th to February 7th in Bangkok, Thailand. The school covers the fundamental concepts of macromolecular X-ray crystallography and all aspects of protein structure solution process from crystallization to structure refinement and deposition to PDB, as well as lectures on cryoEM and neutron diffraction. We are a proud sponsor of the school. | |  |
The Diamond Light Source Serial Crystallography Workshop is January 23rd to the 24th in Oxfordshire, UK. The workshop will cover the basics of Serial Crystallography including sample preparation and characterization, sample delivery methods, data collection and data processing. We are a proud supporter of this workshop. | | |
Events, Workshops and Conferences | | |
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If you are looking for more events visit our events page. It lists conferences, workshops, symposiums, user meetings and more.
Topics include structural biology, material science, crystallography, cryo-EM, beamline research and more.
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Industry Resources and News | |
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Here is a small selection of industry resources and news for your browsing.
- From Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, a look back at highlights for 2023 - Learn More
- From CCDC Cambridge, video illustrating "how you can use CCDC’s Mogul Geometry Check to help validate atom type assignments during a crystal structure refinement by comparing bond lengths, angles and torsions against the Mogul library of data” - Learn More
- Paper at Acta Cryst D, The TR-icOS setup at the ESRF: time-resolved microsecond UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy on protein crystals - Learn More
- From the blog Practical Fragments, look back at 2023 developments in fragment-based drug design - Learn More
- From Instruct-ERIC, learn about project opportunities for 2024 - Learn More
- Available at Acta Cryst D, a virtual collection of all of the proceedings of the CCP4 MX Study Weekend back to 1998 are available for review - Learn More
- Paper at Acta Cryst D, Current trends in macromolecular model refinement and validation - Learn More
- Editorial at IUCrJ, Crystal structure prediction: achievements and opportunities - Learn More
- Editorial at Acta Cryst F, Shaping the future of Acta Crystallographica F: unveiling our vision - Learn More
- From MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, video reviewing influential publications in the historical development of cryo-EM - Learn More
- Article at Crystals MDPI, Protein Dynamics and Time Resolved Protein Crystallography at Synchrotron Radiation Sources: Past, Present and Future - Learn More
- 2023 Year in review at Synchrotron SOLARIS - Learn More
- From Advanced Light Source News Room, LAAAMP-Funded Team Makes a Journey of Miles and Nanometers - Learn More
- The Canadian Journal of Chemistry is now soliciting research on a broad spectrum of topics with experiments conducted at the Canadian Light Source. Deadline for submission is April 30th - Learn More
- From Diamond Light Source, learn how you can apply to attend an Inside Diamond event. During these events you visit the Diamond facility and get to see inside their particle accelerator and experimental laboratories as well as meet some of the scientists that use Diamond - Learn More
- Find beamline proposal deadlines from around the world at Lightsources.org - Learn More
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If you are starting or expanding your lab contact us and we'll explain the program in detail. Or if you know someone who is starting or expanding their lab please share this information with them.
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