Claudia Alen Amaro
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Research infrastructures, football and movies, enough to keep me busy Working for Instruct-ERIC, opinions my own
Instruct Centres collaborate in their core Instruct activities as well as the @ec.europa.eu funded initiatives like @fragment-screen.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social
Martin Walsh@walshdls.bsky.social · last wk.Very pleased to share our recent work on sialic acid uptake in pneumococcus- a great team effort across @diamondlightsource.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social and RCaH @instruct-eric.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42... #glycotime
Congratulations! and in those 10 years there has been many successful @instruct-eric.bsky.social funded visits!
Martin Walsh@walshdls.bsky.social · last yr.krios 1 @diamondlightsource.bsky.social celebrated 10 years of user operations last week - many people thought we were mad to plonk it down in this spot in the synchrotron …but its still there as we ended up with a lot more in a very small space of time !
The University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia, and Instruct.SI are organizing a workshop, “Introduction to Phage Display Technology & Computational Methods for the Isolation of Binding Proteins,” September 23-25, 2026. Apply by Aug3, 2026. @instruct-eric.bsky.social
Our latest Instruct-ERIC internship call for this year has just launched! Don’t miss you chance to take part in a funded research visit of up to 6 months and form new academic connections! Find out more and apply here: instruct-eric.org/submit-call/...
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Instruct-ERIC is a pan-European research infrastructure in structural biology, making high-end technologies and methods available to all European researchers.
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We had representatives from @envri.bsky.social Data Terra @embrc.eu @egieinfra.bsky.social GRNET and @instruct-eric.bsky.social present representing @eosc-beyond.bsky.social EOSC Association and EOSC United
Marcus Povey@mapkyca.bsky.social · last wk.The Second EOSC Catalogue Hackathon: Still Building, Now With More Reality The first EOSC catalogue hackathon proved federation could work. The second made it more real: messier, broader, and much more useful. With EOSC Beyond, Data Terra, ENVRI, EMBRC, EGI, GRNET, and the Life Science Connect…
You can find out more about the course and sign up here! instruct-eric.org/events/nanob...
Nanobody Discovery Summer School: Current & Future Methods
<p>From Instruct-Slovenia comes the "Nanobody Discovery Summer School: Current & Future Methods", open to Master and PhD students with a basic background in biochemistry, structural biology, molec...
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Marjetka Podobnik@marjetkapodobnik.bsky.social · 2w agoThe University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia, and Instruct.SI are organizing a workshop, “Introduction to Phage Display Technology & Computational Methods for the Isolation of Binding Proteins,” September 23-25, 2026. Apply by Aug3, 2026. @instruct-eric.bsky.social
Community Announcement: Upcoming event from our partners at @instruct-eric.bsky.social Instruct Course on Calorimetric & Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules Sept 7-11, 2026 | Brno, Czechia Organized in collaboration with Anamet & Specion Register here: buff.ly/WkPtoxr #SBGrid #Collab
INSTRUCT Course on Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules | CEITEC - výzkumné centrum
In collaboration with Anamet and Specion we are pleased to invite you to participate in an advanced training course focused on key biophysical techniques for studying biomolecular structure,…
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We are pleased to announce that Instruct-ERIC has signed an MoU with @ebrains.bsky.social , forming a strategic collaboration to strengthen links between digital neuroscience and structural biology research infrastructures in Europe! You can read more here: instruct-eric.org/news/ri-part...
RI partnership: EBRAINS and Instruct-ERIC team up to strengthen multi-scale life science research in Europe
Instruct-ERIC is a pan-European research infrastructure in structural biology, making high-end technologies and methods available to all European researchers.
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After the summer break, we will be back with our 49th Structure Meets Function Webinar! This webinar will contain useful information on some new services available through Instruct ERIC! We look forward to seeing you there!
Instruct-ERIC Webinar Series: Structure Meets Function 49
<p>The latest webinar in the Instruct-ERIC Structure Meets Function series this month includes speakers who have accessed cutting-edge structural biology services through Instruct. The webinar series…
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New jobs in structural biology this week: 🔎 Mechatronics Engineer 📍 EMBL Grenoble, France 🔗 instruct-eric.org/jobs/mechatr...
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@instruct-eric.bsky.social forms part of the Life Sciences Connect Node (along with @elixir-europe.org , @embl.org and @eurobioimaging.bsky.social ), so this is an important step towards making our services available to the wider European scientific community.
Marcus Povey@mapkyca.bsky.social · 2mo agoStop Talking About Federation. Build Something. Last week we had a hackathon during which time we successfully demonstrated discovery and federation of catalogues between EOSC nodes
All done for another 2 years! Thank you very much to all participants and in particular our hosts @vib-vub-csb.bsky.social See you all in 2028 in Athens!!
Instruct-ERIC@instruct-eric.bsky.social · 10mo agoJoin us in Brussels for the 7th Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference! #IBSBC2026 showcases the latest in integrative structural biology from leading scientists across the world. This year's conference will take place 27-29 May - register below! instruct-eric.org/ibsbc2026
How to find a needle in a haystack? Anastassia Vorobieva taking us through de novo design of b-barrel nanopores at the @instruct-eric.bsky.social #IBSBC2026 in Brussels
To add to the diversity of technologies that form integrated structural biology, Michal Sharon @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social brings new development is Mass Spectrometry to the @instruct-eric.bsky.social Biennial Conference #IBSBC2026
Instruct-ERIC@instruct-eric.bsky.social · 2mo agoEver wondered what an international community of international structural biologists looks like? Thank you to all attendees at the Instruct-ERIC Biennial Conference in Brussels. Stay tuned for the afternoon sessions!
Afternoon session started. So far we have hear from Han Remaut 'CryoID as a forward genetic tool in the study of bacterial cell surfaces' and Maria Carrasquero-Ordaz 'Nanobodies as Molecular Tools to Link Cell-Surface Architecture to Tissue Function' Still to come Michal Sharon and Savvas Savvides
Instruct-ERIC@instruct-eric.bsky.social · 2mo agoEver wondered what an international community of international structural biologists looks like? Thank you to all attendees at the Instruct-ERIC Biennial Conference in Brussels. Stay tuned for the afternoon sessions!
Maria Carrasquero-Ordaz @ox.ac.uk @ub.edu moves the session to the use of nanobodies for neurobiology at the #IBSBC2026. Nanobodies4Instruct @vib-vub-csb.bsky.social is a highly successful facility within @instruct-eric.bsky.social -Belgium Learn more here instruct-eric.org/centre/nanob...
Han Remaut @vib-vub-csb.bsky.social start the last session of #IBSBC2026 Session Four - The Architecture of Life 'CryoID as a forward genetic tool in the study of bacterial cell surfaces' Han is a member of @instruct-eric.bsky.social-Belgium centre To learn more instruct-eric.org/centres/inst...
Daniel Mathieu @brukercorporation.bsky.social is our next speaker at the Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference describing how to simplify NMR of RNA and Proteins. #IBSBC2026
Albert Weixlbaumer @igbmc.bsky.social @instruct-eric.bsky.social France centre starts his talk on supramolecular assemblies in gene expression by inviting researchers to use the great services at his centre in particular sample preparation To learn more and to apply instruct-eric.org/centre/instr...
Jorge Cuellar @cnb-csic.bsky.social talk 'Structures of the 26S proteasome in complex with Bag1 reveal a mechanism for substrate transfer' The work showcases the capabilities of the @cryoemcnbcsic.bsky.social To learn more and to apply to visit instruct-eric.org/centre/instr...
And talking about new generation of structural biologists, the next talk is by Joseph Thrush @franklininstitute.bsky.social on the viral-host membrane fusion events of Nipah Virus
Instruct-ERIC@instruct-eric.bsky.social · 2mo agoCongratulations to Daniel for winning the Inaugural Sir Dave Stuart ECR Award! You can read more about this on our website: instruct-eric.org/news/inaugur...
Congratulations to Daniel for winning the Inaugural Sir Dave Stuart ECR Award! You can read more about this on our website: instruct-eric.org/news/inaugur...
Inaugural Sir Dave Stuart ECR Award presented to Daniel Hurdiss
Instruct-ERIC is a pan-European research infrastructure in structural biology, making high-end technologies and methods available to all European researchers.
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Claudia Alen Amaro@claudialen.bsky.social · 2mo agoAt the @instruct-eric.bsky.social Biennial Structural Biology Conference, we are inaugurating a new award, the Dave Stuart award recognising achievements of an Early Career Researcher. And the first recipient is Daniel Hurdiss. This award is supported by @thermofishersci.bsky.social #IBSBC2026
Arnaud Van Den Broeck @universitedeliege.bsky.social showing the IKEA way of thinking about pre-60S assembly Now at the @instruct-eric.bsky.social Biennial Structural Biology Conference #IBSBC2026
At the @instruct-eric.bsky.social Biennial Structural Biology Conference, we are inaugurating a new award, the Dave Stuart award recognising achievements of an Early Career Researcher. And the first recipient is Daniel Hurdiss. This award is supported by @thermofishersci.bsky.social #IBSBC2026
The last talk today of the Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference by our colleagues EUOpenScreen. Philip Gribbon describes the opportunities for collaboration with @instruct-eric.bsky.social We have a great history of collaboration @fragment-screen.bsky.social CanSERV to name 2 #IBSBC2026
Maya finishes her talk by calling all participants to post their targets to CASP Call for targets predictioncenter.org/casp17/index... @instruct-eric.bsky.social
Claudia Alen Amaro@claudialen.bsky.social · 2mo agoMaya Topf helps us to organise the @instruct-eric.bsky.social Biennial four years ago instruct-eric.org/ibsbc2022 Today we get to hear about her research on Integrative Modelling in the Era of AlphaFold @cssbhamburg.bsky.social #ibsbc2026
Maya Topf helps us to organise the @instruct-eric.bsky.social Biennial four years ago instruct-eric.org/ibsbc2022 Today we get to hear about her research on Integrative Modelling in the Era of AlphaFold @cssbhamburg.bsky.social #ibsbc2026
Biennial 2022 - Instruct-ERIC
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The talk by Shourav Saha (Paul Scherrer Institute) working towards resolving anti-cancer drug binding to tubulin used the services one of @instruct-eric.bsky.social centres @diamondlightsource.bsky.social #IBSBC2026
