Sixth International Workshop on X-ray Radiation Damage to Biological Crystalline Samples

The Sixth International Workshop on X-ray Radiation Damage to Biological Crystalline Samples will be held at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory from 13:00 March 11th to 13:00 March 13th 2010.

This series of workshops was originally concerned with the effects of radiation damage during investigation of protein structures by X-ray crystallography. Other techniques of structural biology are now being included to ensure greater information exchange. The workshop will therefore be of interest to all those using ionising radiation to examine biological structures at the molecular and cellular level.

Topics under discussion will include:

• Reducing and Mitigating Radiation Damage.
• Radiation chemistry and radiolysis of biological molecules.
• Progress in the understanding of radiation damage in MX.
• Correcting for the effects of radiation damage.
• Reduction of metalloproteis and study of protein function.
• Radiation Damage in Electron Microscopy and Electron Crystallography.
• Pulsed Sources: Radiation damage issues.
• Complementary (or non-crystallographic) methods to study radiation damage.

The organizers are Ana Gonzalez, Elspeth Garman, Colin Nave, Sean McSweeney, Raimond Ravelli, Gerd Rosenbaum, Soichi Wakatsuki, and Martin Weik.

Anyone who would like to participate should e-mail Elspeth Garman who will forward further information to interested parties once it is available.