Practical Course in 2D Membrane Crystallization and Observation

Dear colleagues,

please be informed that online applications are accepted for the
following course:

** 7TH NCCR PRACTICAL COURSE AND EMBN SUMMER SCHOOL
IN 2D MEMBRANE PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION AND OBSERVATION

October 20 - 24, 2008, Basel, Switzerland
[Only registered users see links. ]

** Course topics include
Membrane protein expression, solubilization and purification, detergent
properties and interactions with lipids and proteins, functional
analysis of membrane proteins, 2D-crystallization, electron microscopy
of 2D crystals, image processing, application of other techniques: AFM,
IR-spectroscopy, solid-state NMR

** Speakers
Nora Eifler, Andreas Engel, Joachim Heberle, Ralf Kaldenhoff, Daniel
Lévy, Xiao-Dan Li, Daniel J. Müller, Ansgar Philippsen, Hervé Rémigy,

** Keynote lecture by Hartmut Oschkinat

The course is primarily directed to PhD students and postdocs with some
previous experience in the structural biology of membrane proteins or
related fields wishing to learn more on 2D crystallization and EM/AFM
observation technologies. A limited number of EU fellowships is
available for the support of junior scientists attending this course.

The course supported by the European Union Marie Curie Conferences and
Training Courses Program, as well as by the Swiss NCCR Structural
Biology. In agreement with EU guidelines we would like to particularly
encourage female scientists to participate and to apply for financial
support.

** Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online
on [Only registered users see links. ]. Application
deadline will be September 12, 2008. We will be able to accept 25
participants to this course.

Best regards,
Patrick Sticher

P.S.
Also this fall: 6th International NCCR Symposium on New Trends in
Structural Biology,
September 8 + 9, 2008 in Zürich, Switzerland. Registration and
information: [Only registered users see links. ]

____________________________
Dr. Patrick Sticher Moser
NCCR Scientific Officer
Institute of Biochemistry
University of Zürich
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH - 8057 Zürich

Phone +41 / (0)44 / 635 54 84
Fax +41 / (0)44 / 635 59 08
Mail [Only registered users see links. ]