New scientific highlight! This month, we spoke with researchers in the team of Professor Peijun Zhang from @ox.ac.uk . They used cutting-edge cryo-EM to obtain near-atomic resolution structures of RNA polymerase II You can read more about their work here: instruct-eric.org/scientifichi...

Instruct-UK Scientists reveal the hidden role of water in gene transcription RNA Polymerase II

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Join the EOSC community in Florence, Italy, from 14–16 October 2026 for a landmark edition of the EOSC Symposium, to celebrate the transition of the EOSC Federation into operations. Register today: services.aimgroup.eu/ASPClient/lo... Explore the programme: indico.global/event/18268/...

We're looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to join VIB.AI in Leuven. Help develop and deploy cutting-edge methods for biomedical research, working closely with scientists across VIB. Apply by Aug 31st: https://vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-description/135914

Did you hear? We recently published a Scientific Highlight on EasyGrid! This is an automated Cryo-EM sample prep instrument developed by @pappteam-embl.bsky.social at @embl.org Grenoble. You can read more about this great advancement on our website: instruct-eric.org/scientifichi...

EasyGrid: an automated cryo-electron microscopy sample preparation instrument

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Nanobody Discovery Summer School: Current & Future Methods 📅 11 – 12 September 2026 📍 University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia 📝 Registration Open| Deadline: 3 August 2026 🔗 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,…

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34th Protein Structure Determination in Industry Meeting 📅 8 – 10 November 2026 📍 Marstrand, Sweden 📝 Registration Open| Deadline: 30 October 2026 🔗Link below

34th Protein Structure Determination in Industry Meeting

<p>On behalf of the organisers of PSDI 2026 and it's executive committee, we are delighted to invite you to the <strong>34th Protein Structure Determination in Industry Meeting, in Marstrand, Sweden…

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New jobs in structural biology this week: 🔎 2 postdoc positions available in structural cell biology (neuron/cancer) at NIH 📍Laboratory of Structural Cell Biology at the NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, USA 🔗 instruct-eric.org/jobs/-2-post...

2 postdoc positions available in structural cell biology (neuron/cancer) at NIH - Instruct-ERIC

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One month left to apply (deadline August 31st)! 👇 #Virology #AcademicJobs #FacultyJobs #FacultyPosition #TenureTrack #GroupLeader

Daniel Hurdiss@danielhurdiss.bsky.social · last mo.

We are looking for an Assistant or Associate Professor to join us at the @utrechtvirology.bsky.social. Interested in building an independent research programme in a collaborative #virology environment? Please take a look and share with anyone who might be a good fit! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

Registrations are now open for the DRIIMB DRIIMB Integrative Structural Biology Conference are now open! The conference will take place 12 – 14 October 2026, In Leeds in the UK. You can find more information below: instruct-eric.org/events/driim...

DRIIMB Integrative Structural Biology Conference, 12-14 October, Leeds UK

<p>We are pleased to announce, our first <a href="https://driimb.org/integrative-structural-biology-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DRIIMB Integrative Structural Biology Conference</a>,…

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A great new paper published with research from @diamondlightsource.bsky.social of Instruct Centre UK and @goetheuni.bsky.social / @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social of Instruct Centre DE, with support from @fragment-screen.bsky.social! Find out more about Diamond here - instruct-eric.org/centre/diamo...

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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

Following the success of the ISIDORe project, ISIDORe II has been launched as of June 2026! Instruct-ERIC is very pleased to be part of this crucial project. You can read more about ISIDORe II on our website: instruct-eric.org/news/launch-...

Launch of ISIDORe II!

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Thanks a lot. Again, the support from Instruct-ERIC was key in this project and beyond. Not only allowed us to access state-of-the-art methodologies and equipment, but also help us to establish fantastic collaborations and to learn a lot in the process. 😍

Great to see this work published!

Pereda Lab@peredalab.bsky.social · last wk.

Happy to share our latest paper! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... We visualized by cryo-EM how a disease-causing anti-HPA-1a antibody binds to integrin αIIbβ3 and locks it in an inactive state Great colab with Coert Margadant’s lab & groups at Osaka Univ, Sanquin, CNB-CSIC, ISBG Details below… 1/9

Great to be at the @eptri.bsky.social Scientific Meeting 2026 in Warsaw this week! Meet us for talks from Director Prof. Harald Schwalbe (@schwalbe-lab.bsky.social) on interactions with EPTRI, plus great contributions from Jan Pribyl of @ceitec.eu and Oksana Degtjarik of @astbury-bsl.bsky.social!

In October, we will be hosting our 50th Structure Meets Function webinar! This webinar will feature two previous Instruct-ERIC interns, who will talk about their experience of an internship. Come along to find out more about how and why to apply! instruct-eric.org/events/instr...

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<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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You can find out more about the course and sign up here! instruct-eric.org/events/nanob...

Marjetka Podobnik@marjetkapodobnik.bsky.social · 2w ago

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

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…

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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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

Midlands Biophysics Network Meeting 2026 📅 11 September 2026 📍 Aston University, Birmingham, UK 📝 Registration Open Now! 🔗Link below

Midlands Biophysics Network Meeting 2026

<p>We are pleased to announce that the annual Midlands Biophysics Network Meeting will be held at Aston University on Friday 11th September 2026. We have a range of exciting speakers lined up, a…

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39th rhine knee meeting - abstract and registration now open! 📅 7 – 9 October 2026 📍 Quarten, Switzerland 📝 Registration Open| Deadline: 31 August 2026 🔗Link below

39th Rhine-Knee Regiomeeting in Structural Biology

<p style="color: #242424; font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: black !important; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: inherit;">We are pleased to announce the…

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New jobs in structural biology this week: 🔎 Mass Spectrometry Technician 📍 @eitoxford.bsky.social . United Kingdom 🔗 instruct-eric.org/jobs/mass-sp...

Mass Spectrometry Technician - Ellison Institute of Technology - Instruct-ERIC

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On 15 September, we will be hosting a webinar to introduce new services available through Instruct-ERIC. This will include access to the European XFEL, and computational services available at Forschungszentrum Jülich. You can find out more and sign up here: instruct-eric.org/events/instr...

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<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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@diamondlightsource.bsky.social, Part of Instruct-UK, is hosting several workshops over the next few months! Some highlights include the Serial Crystallography workshop and Back to the Diamond MX Beamlines: Beyond Automation. You can find out more on our website: instruct-eric.org/events/&part...

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Explore experimental and predicted macromolecular structures with PDBe tools & resources at our full-day #ECCB2026 tutorial. 📅 3 September 2026 🕘 09:00–17:30 🎤 Ibrahim Roshan & Sri Devan Appasamy 🔗 Register here: eccb2026.org/registration...

Community Announements: Upcoming events from our partners at @instruct-eric.bsky.social Instruct-ERIC hands-on workshop on: Advanced cryo-FIB-SEM methods Application deadline: July 1 Nov 9-13, 2026 | Heidelberg, Germany Organized by the EMBL Imaging Centre Register here: buff.ly/ejE6jyX #SBGrid

Instruct-ERIC hands-on workshop on: Advanced cryo-FIB-SEM methods (09.-13.11.2026)

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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

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Interested in 3D-printed models of cryo-EM grids, autogrid and cryo-FIB for visual teaching/decoration. Download our model and print: makerworld.com/en/models/30... Designed in Blender by Khan Bao, an undergrad in the lab.

Cryo-EM Grids for Teaching - Free 3D Print Model - MakerWorld

Download this free 3D print file designed by CiliaBuilder. EM Grid Scaled ModelScaled up and simplified 3D model of EM grids and autogrids for demonstration of preparation process and milling. Content...

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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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TR+ Conference 26: From statistics to Dynamics 📅 21 – 23 September 2026 📍 Lund, Sweden 📝 Registration Open| Deadline: 20 August 2026 🔗Link below

TR+ Conference: From Statics to Dynamics

<p>The Time-Resolved Methods for Life Sciences (TR+) matrix at MAX IV in collaboration with the Chemistry of Life theme at LINXS, is delighted to announce the <strong>TR+ Conference: From Statics to…

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