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Space is limited, and interested participants are encouraged to submit an application early. The deadline to submit applications was August 1, 2005.
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The fee for the 2005 Structural Molecular Biology Summer School is $150, for 4 days of lectures and practical rotations. Materials for lessons and practical sessions, lunches and refreshments during breaks are included. The Monday evening workshop dinner is not included and will cost an additional $25. Once applicants have been accepted the fee payment page will be available.
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Participants were notified as to whether their application was accepted. Detailed registration and payment information had been provided. Lodging can be arranged at the SLAC Guest House: at http://www.stanford.edu/dept/hds/SLAC/reservations.html Please make reservations early as the workshop cannot block rooms and availability is therefore not guaranteed.
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Program
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Monday, September 12, 2005 |
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8:30 am | Welcome/Morning Refreshments (ROB Bldg. Redwood Room A/B) |
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9:00 am | Introduction: Overview of Structural Molecular Biology – Britt Hedman, SSRL
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9:45 am | Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation – James A. Safranek, SSRL
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10:15 am | Beam Line Optics – Tom Rabedeau, SSRL
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10:55 am | Morning Break
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Session 1: X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
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11:15 am | Introduction to X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy – Robert Scott, University of Georgia
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12:15 pm |
Lunch - Breakout Session
- Synchrotron radiation beam lines for SMB X-ray absorption spectroscopy
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1:30 pm | XAS Experimental Aspects – Simon George, LBNL
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2:30 pm | XAS Theory – Matthew Newville, University of Chicago
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3:30 pm | Afternoon break
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4:00 pm | XAS Applications – Vittal Yachandra, LBNL
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5:00 pm | Session close
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6:00 pm |
Workshop Dinner, Redwood Patio
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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8:00 am | Morning Refreshments (ROB Bldg. Redwood Room A/B)
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Session 2: Macromolecular Crystallography
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8:30 am | PX Crystallization – Tzanko Doukov, SSRL
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PX Diffraction – Bill Weis, Stanford University |
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10:30 am | Morning break
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10:45 am |
PX Structure Determination and Refinement – Paul Adams, LBNL |
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11:45 am | PX Protein Structure Analysis – Irimpan Mathews, SSRL
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12:45 pm | Lunch - Breakout Session
- Protein crystallograpy methods
- Exciting macromolecular structures
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Practical Session
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2:00-5:00 pm |
Rotating practical session (XAS or PX, Part 1)
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
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8:30 am | Morning Refreshments (Conference Room, Bldg 137, Rm 226)
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Practical Session
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9:00 am |
Rotating practical session (XAS or PX, Part 2)
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12:00 pm |
Lunch - Breakout Session (Conference Room, Bldg 137, Rm 322)
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1:30 pm |
Rotating practical session (XAS or PX, Part 1)
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4:30 pm | Poster session
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Thursday, September 15, 2005
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8:30 am | Morning Refreshments
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Practical Session
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9:00 am |
Rotating practical session (XAS or PX, Part 2)
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12:00 pm | Lunch - Breakout Session (ROB Bldg. Redwood Room A/B)
- Software update suggestions
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Session 3: Advanced Topics
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1:30 pm | XAS Imaging – Ingrid Pickering, University of Saskatchewan
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2:30 pm | RNA Polymerase II Structure - David A. Bushnell, Stanford University
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3:30 pm | Afternoon break
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4:00 pm | Probing the Behavior of RNA by Small Angle X-ray Scattering - Daniel Herschlag, Stanford University
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5:00 pm | Session close, final discussion
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