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EMBO Practical Course

X-ray crystal structure determination of macromolecules

at the Synchrotron Soleil

from 14 - 21 September


This course is meant as an introduction to the determination of protein/DNA X-ray structures, and covers the process from construct design till validation & deposition of the structure in the PDB. Lectures will be combined with practicals on the PROXIMA I beamline, on crystallization, SAD/MAD structure determination, structure refinement, model building and validation.

Students are encouraged to bring their own samples.

Tutors include: Kevin Cowtan, Anastassis Perrakis, Jim Pflugrath, Randy Read, Jane Richardson, Thomas Schneider, Bill Shepard, Enrico Stura, Piotr Sliz, Andy Thompson, Herman van Tilbeurgh, Clemens Vonrhein and Peter Zwart.

Course registration and accommodation/meals are free for academic participants.

There are four travel grants available for students from Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey.

For more information and participant registration, please visit the course website at:

EMBO Course Soleil