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The workshop is intended for EM facility scientists, managers, and experts from both academia and industry to discuss and share best practices concerning cryo-EM facility operation. The sessions will contain presentations on sample preparation and data management strategies. Each session will be complemented by a round table discussion to facilitate sharing the experience and brainstorm future directions and needs.
Programme
23 May
| 11:00–13:00 | Arrival & Registration, Welcome coffee |
Session 1 Advances in cryo-EM sample preparation technology
| 13:00–13:40 | Simone Mattei: Advanced robotic platforms for Cryo-EM sample preparation |
| 13:45–14:25 | Alexander Durand: New strategies to improve sample preparation for cryo-EM |
| 14:25–14:50 | Coffee break |
| 14:50–16:00 | Round table discussion 1 |
Session 2 Beyond sample preparation: sample purification and time-resolved cryo-EM
| 16:00–16:40 | Thomas Braun: The cryoWriter system: Combining microfluidics and electron microscopy |
| 16:40–16:50 | Coffee break |
| 16:50–17:30 | Stephen Muench: Preparation in single particle cryoEM for improved sample quality and time-resolved studies |
| 17:35–18:45 | Round table discussion 2 |
| 18:50–20:00 | Dinner |
24 May
| 7:45–8:00 | Welcome coffee |
Session 3 Sample preparation and data management by in
| 8:00–8:40 | Ivan Fong (SPT Labtech): Delivering more routine sample optimization for cryo-EM with chameleon |
| 8:45–9:25 | Fanis Grollios (Thermo Fisher Scientific): Cryo-EM data management and real-time processing with Smart EPU and Tomo Live |
| 9:25–9:50 | Coffee break |
Session 4 Cryo-EM data management
| 9:50–10:30 | Irene Sanchez: Data management possibilities for Cryo-EM facilities within EOSC |
| 10:35–11:50 | Round table discussion 3 & Meeting summary |
| 11:50–13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:15–18:15 | Visit to facilities of EM producers in Brno |
