The #MM2026 3DEM FIG sessions are a wrap but look forward to the B04 Technical Advances and Transformative Applications of CryoEM.
Edward T Eng
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a senior scientist and manager at the New York Structural Biology Center, SEMC & NCCAT - https://nccat.nysbc.org - Views are my own, Reposts/Likes do not imply endorsement.
The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker will be Jenn Cash from UCSD speaking on "Cryo-EM single-particle analysis of small and dynamic proteins" 7/30/2026 at 12 PM ET / 9AM PT Registration is at no-cost, but sign-up is required: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
What if learning structural biology felt more like playing a game? Meowtabolism aims to make the structural sciences more interactive, accessible & fun. If you have educational applications let Muyuan (or me) know. store.steampowered.com/app/4045010/... #CryoEM #ScienceOutreach #STEMEducation
Muyuan Chen has turned structural biology into an immersive experience with his new video game Meowtabolism, now available on Steam. Try the demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/4045010/... Give Muyuan feedback: steamcommunity.com/app/4045010 #ScienceGaming #StructuralBiology #CryoEM #STEMOutreach
Registration for the 4th NYC Integrative Structural Biology symposium (#NYCISB26) is now open. Register today: nyc-isb26.eventbrite.com This 2-day event is focused on integrative structural biological techniques.
Save the date: NYC-ISB26 Integrative Structural Biology symposium - Oct 8-9, 2026 Registration coming soon. Integrative structural biology is a powerful approach toward understanding biological macromolecular systems by bridging structural biology and biophysical methods. nysbc.org/nyc-isb26/
The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker will be Mark Herzik from UCSD speaking on "Old tools, new tricks: engineering better cryoEM sample preparation workflows through design and chemistry" 6/25/2026 at 12 PM ET / 9AM PT Register here : us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker will be Biswanath Shaw from Cornell University speaking on "Navigating Cryo-EM Sample Preparation Challenges: Dock7 DHR2–Cdc42 Q61L Complex as a Case Study" 5/28/2026 at 12 PM ET / 9AM PT Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The 2027 Biophysical Society #CryoEM Subgroup welcomes nominations for the June Almeida Award for Mid/Senior-Career Women in CryoEM. The nomination deadline is November 13, 2026, but feel free to submit nominations anytime. Eligibility & requirements found here: www.biophysics.org/Awards-Fundi...
We’re hosting an MƒA Spring 2026 MiniCourse on Unveiling Molecular Mysteries: A Journey Into Structural Biology. Over this 3-part series we’re showcasing #NMR, #X-ray crystallography & #cryoEM. Today Art Palmer, our NMR director, kicked off the series. Learn more about MfA: mathforamerica.org
Save the date: NYC-ISB26 Integrative Structural Biology symposium - Oct 8-9, 2026 Registration coming soon. Integrative structural biology is a powerful approach toward understanding biological macromolecular systems by bridging structural biology and biophysical methods. nysbc.org/nyc-isb26/
The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker will be by Miao Zhang from University of Arizona speaking on "Structural basis for the pharmacological modulation of KCa2.2 channels" 4/30/2026 at 12 PM ET / 9AM PT Registration is at no-cost, but sign-up is required: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Thank you Bob Grassucci for all your efforts and contributions to the #cryoEM community. Have a wonderful retirement. Looking forward to visiting you upstate and seeing all your projects that you can now begin working on.
The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker will be by Rashmi Panigrahi from Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada speaking on "Capturing Chromatin Dynamics During the DNA Damage Response" 3/26/2026 at 12 PM ET / 9AM PT. Register today: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Today we’re welcoming our next #cryoEM short course training cohort. Although this week is SPA focused we hope to introduce the trainees to all the structural science we do at the Center. nccat.nysbc.org/activities/c...
NCCAT's biennial SPA cryoEM shortcourse will be held in person on March 16-20, 2026 in NYC. Applications due December 15, 2025 and late applications due January 2, 2026: nccat.nysbc.org/activities/c... Hope to see you in NYC this spring!
There are a couple of hours left to catch the #cryoEM centers at the #BPS2026 exhibit hall. Come by booth 410 and meet our center representatives.
Looking forward to #BPS2026 in San Francisco? Come by the NIH sponsored Transformative High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy National Centers for #CryoEM at booth 410. Our mission is to broaden access to high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy and tomography technologies - cryoemcenters.org
The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker is Vladimir Kolyadko from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia speaking on "Cryo-EM of Liposome-Assembled Macromolecular Complexes to Reveal Protein-Membrane Interactions in Hemostasis" 2/26/2026 at 12PM ET / 9AM PT us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Looking forward to #BPS2026 in San Francisco? Come by the NIH sponsored Transformative High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy National Centers for #CryoEM at booth 410. Our mission is to broaden access to high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy and tomography technologies - cryoemcenters.org
The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker will be by Joyce Fung from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center speaking on "Studying Exportin-1 by CryoEM: revealing the allosteric mechanism of SINE-induced degradation" 1/29/2026 at 12 PM ET / 9AM PT us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Selinexor is an allosteric degrader. It stabilizes XPO1/CRM1 to expose a cryptic ASB8 E3 ligase site, triggering ubiquitination. Led by Casey Wing, Joyce Fung & Bert Kwanten. #TargetedDegradation #Allostery
The National Center User Offices at NYSBC/SEMC wish you a wonderful holiday season - December 2025. As we head into 2026 I thank our team and center staff’s efforts to offer cryoEM resources at no cost to biomedical researchers across the nation. Find out about our network: cryoemcenters.org
Happy Halloween - October 31, 2025 - from the SEMC team. 👻 🎃 🍬 -photo credit: Bongjin Koo
NCCAT's biennial SPA cryoEM shortcourse will be held in person on March 16-20, 2026 in NYC. Applications due December 15, 2025 and late applications due January 2, 2026: nccat.nysbc.org/activities/c... Hope to see you in NYC this spring!
The next #CryoEM Current Practices speaker will be Evan Wood on "Overcoming Complex Dissociation: Cryo-EM structure of 7-deazapurine-in-DNA (Dpd) proteins A and B reveals structural basis for DNA sequence recognition" 10/30/2025 at 12PM ET/9AM PT us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Muyuan Chen has turned structural biology into an immersive experience with his new video game Meowtabolism, now available on Steam. Try the demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/4045010/... Give Muyuan feedback: steamcommunity.com/app/4045010 #ScienceGaming #StructuralBiology #CryoEM #STEMOutreach
Meowtabolism - Examining Feline Behavior within Unicellular Algae on Steam
Explore the interior of an algal cell on your four paws. Built with experimental data and populated with actual protein structures, Meowtabolism offers a glimpse of the vast world inside the basic fun...
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This single author paper has to be seen to be believed.... My 'GIF' does it no justice Chen, M. (2023) ‘Rendering protein structures inside cells at the atomic level with Unreal Engine’, bioRxiv. doi.org/10.1101/2023...
NYSBC is holding our third 3D ED/microED short course November 3-5, 2025. The agenda includes in-depth lectures on theory & hands-on practicals covering sample preparation, setting up a TEM for data collection and data processing. The deadline to apply is tomorrow: nccat.nysbc.org/activities/c...
Join us for the next CryoEM Current Practices Webinar on 9/25/2025 at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT with Dr. Sarah Clark who will sharing her research on the "Architecture of a Bridge-like Lipid Transfer Protein." Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker will be Stuti Sharma from Stony Brook University speaking on "Conformations of the yeast mitochondrial ATP synthase at low pH reveal unique reaction intermediates" on 8/28/2025 at 12 PM ET / 9AM PT Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#MM2025 in Salt Lake City is a wrap. Curious what events the 3DEM FIG held this past week? This thread recaps who we are and how we are engaging with the EM community in the biological sciences.
At #MM2025 and ready to hear more biological symposia? The 3DEM FIG symposia continues today in ballroom B.
At the #MM2025 exhibit hall? Don’t forget to: 1. See the 3DEM FIG poster session & 2. Visit the NIH sponsored #cryoEM & #cryoET center booth (1135).
At #MM2025 and ready to hear more biological symposia? The 3DEM FIG symposia continues today in ballroom B.
At #MM2025 and ready to hear more biological symposia? The 3DEM FIG symposia continues today in ballroom B.
#MM2025 PMCx61 was a successful event where we had a great line up of speakers & poster presenters as an introduction to the wonderful science coming up during this week. As part of the PMC we made a field trip to the University of Utah to see their #cryoEM core. See many of you in Salt Lake City.
If you are at #MM2025 come by booth 1135 to learn more about the NIH sponsored transformative high resolution #cryoEM & #cryoET programs. We offer these technologies to the nation at no cost at the point of access. cryoemcenters.org cryoetportal.org
#MM2025 PMCx61 was a successful event where we had a great line up of speakers & poster presenters as an introduction to the wonderful science coming up during this week. As part of the PMC we made a field trip to the University of Utah to see their #cryoEM core. See many of you in Salt Lake City.
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at #MM2025 PMCX61: Transformative High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy (3DEM FIG). Forgot to sign up for the PMCx61 tours & reception at the University of Utah, Crocker Science Center? Let us know if you'll be attending: forms.gle/csKw4kbJX8Ua...
Are you using #cryoEM technologies in your research? Ready to participate in our community? Join us at the #MM2025 Pre-Meeting Congress (PMCX61) on Transformative CryoEM in Salt Lake City, UT. Help us shape the future of structural biology. Register now: mmconference.microscopy.org/registration...