August 2026 HT crystallization deadline coming up! ⏰ Reservation deadline for August is Friday 7/31/26! ⏰ 📦 Acceptance & Plate Setup: 💎 Tues 8/4-Thurs 8/6 💎 Mon 8/10-Thurs 8/13 Send us your sample to set up in 1536 different crystallization conditions to help find 💎s! www.getacrystal.org

Workshop news: SSRL Structural Molecular Biology group invites you to the Structure-Based Computational Methods in Drug Design Workshop, a hands-on event on September 15, 2026. Learn more and apply: smb.slac.stanford.edu/news/worksho... Space may be limited, so early application is recommended.

Reminder! ⏰ Reservation deadline for the July 2026 HT crystallization screen at the NCC is tomorrow 7/10/26! ⏰ 📦 Acceptance & Plate Setup: 💎 Tues 7/11-Thurs 7/16 💎 Mon 7/20-Thurs 7/24 How does it work? We use 1536 different crystallization conditions in 1 microassay plate to help find 💎s!

Thanks for highlighting @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social! ❤️💎

The bumbling biochemist (Bri Bibel)@bumblingbiochemist.bsky.social · 2mo ago

PS - HUGE thanks to Gabby Budziszewski of the National Crystallization Center @getacrystal.bsky.social for helping teach me & answer my questions! Thankfully, we have promising protein crystallization condition leads that are already reproducing in house!

⏰ Reservation deadline for the June 2026 HT crystallization screen at the NCC is today Friday 6/5/2026! ⏰ 📦 Acceptance & Plate Setup: 💎 Tues 6/9-Thurs 6/11 💎 Mon 6/15-Thurs 6/18 How does it work? We use 1536 non-redundant crystallization conditions in one microassay plate! 💎💎💎💎💎

1 week to go until the next photos. . . Huge thanks to @getacrystal.bsky.social for providing affordable screening to expand crystallography access to PUIs! My students are learning so much and it's so great showing them a bit of my past life!

Huge thanks to the NCC @getacrystal.bsky.social for providing affordable screening to expand crystallography access to PUIs (Primarily Undergraduate Institutions)! My students are learning so much and it's so great showing them a bit of my past life! youtu.be/F5HtZ2-3d8c

X-ray crystallography overview

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One of the most exciting things in my lab recently has been introducing my students to x-ray crystallography (thanks @getacrystal.bsky.social!), which I haven't dabbled in since grad school! Today's lesson: getting crystals! youtu.be/9h8NoMnZUrc

Getting crystals! An overview of macromolecular (e.g., protein) crystallization methods

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Last week, @getacrystal.bsky.social hosted the April 2026 Applied Crystallization Center Workshop at @ubuffalo.bsky.social! Participants learned about construct design, HT crystallization 💎 screening, optimizing 💎 hits, using robotic 🤖 dropsetters and cocktail 🍸 makers, & fishing crystals 🎣 💎!

MARCH into protein crystallization screening this month at the NCC 🌷🌧️💎 Reservation Deadline: Fri Mar 6th Package Acceptance & Plate Setup: Tues Mar 10th – Thurs Mar 12th Mon Mar 16th – Thurs Mar 19th e: getacrystal@buffalo.edu

We are excited to announce the 💎 2026 Applied Crystallization Workshop 💎 at @getacrystal.bsky.social at University at Buffalo! Dive into Biomolecular Crystallization! We are holding 2 workshops in 2026. Each will be an intensive, hands-on session to learn about crystallizing your ❤️ biomolecule!

Is your New Year's resolution to unveil structural details for your biological macromolecule? Reserve a spot in our January protein crystallization run before Friday! Package Acceptance & Plate Setup: Tues Jan 12th – Thurs Jan 15th Tues Jan 20th – Thurs Jan 22nd

As 2025 comes to a close, wishing a Happy New Year from the National Crystallization Center! 💎❄️💎❄️💎❄️💎❄️💎❄️ www.getacrystal.org

🎉 So excited for the new instrumentation in the National Crystallization Center! We can't wait to set up new crystallization 💎 experiments with the new 🦟 🤖! 📷 @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social, Tiffany Wright & @mirandalynchphd.bsky.social - instrument in 📦. www.getacrystal.org @ubuffalo.bsky.social

The National Crystallization Center is hiring for two positions: a research scientist position focused on progressing our crystallization optimization projects, and a research support specialist to support operations of the Crystallization Center!

Get a crystal this November with our high-throughput crystallization screening service! This month, we are running both SOLUBLE and MEMBRANE crystallization screens. 🔮 Details ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🚨💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎🚨 Reservation deadline for the October 2025 high-throughput crystallization screen at the National Crystallization Center is today Friday October 3! www.getacrystal.org

getacrystal@getacrystal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Not being able to crystallize your biomolecule of interest? Now that's scary. 😱 Try our high-throughput screen! October 2025 Soluble (taking reservations) Reservation Deadline: Fri Oct 3rd Package Acceptance & Plate Setup: Tues Oct 7th – Thurs Oct 9th Tues Oct 14th – Thurs Oct 16th

Not being able to crystallize your biomolecule of interest? Now that's scary. 😱 Try our high-throughput screen! October 2025 Soluble (taking reservations) Reservation Deadline: Fri Oct 3rd Package Acceptance & Plate Setup: Tues Oct 7th – Thurs Oct 9th Tues Oct 14th – Thurs Oct 16th

Just in time for Pride month! Celebrating our recent publication in @actacrystf.iucr.org by highlighting our rainbow of protein crystals! 🏳️‍🌈💎 Great to work with @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social & Vivian Stojanof on this paper! doi.org/10.1107/S205... #crystallization #crystals #structuralbiology

@getacrystal.bsky.social & SSRL are out in force teaching at the New Opportunities for Structural Biology Research Workshop in TN this week! Thanks Jamaine Davis for making the workshop happen & the invite! Nice work @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social, Tiffany, Darya & Crissy! @ubuffalo.bsky.social

We love helping researchers crystallize their biomolecules - crystals are so pretty! 👀🧪🔬♥️💎 Interested in the high-throughput crystallization screen at the National Crystallization Center at UB HWI in Buffalo NY? Check the website: www.getacrystal.org Next reservation deadline Fri 6/6/25!

sarahejbowman@xtalmaker.bsky.social · last yr.

Just in time for Pride month! Celebrating our recent publication in @actacrystf.iucr.org by highlighting our rainbow of protein crystals! 🏳️‍🌈💎 Great to work with @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social & Vivian Stojanof on this paper! doi.org/10.1107/S205... #crystallization #crystals #structuralbiology

Reminder: ⏰ May 2025 Crystallization Screen Deadline is TOMORROW Fri 5/9 Package Acceptance & Plate Setup: Tues 5/13 – Thurs 5/15 Mon 5/19 – Thurs 5/22 email htslab@hwi.buffalo.edu to reserve your spot! www.getacrystal.org 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎

Nice job with the #crystallization workshop in PR, Gabby! Love seeing so many new #structuralbiologists excited to learn about #crystallization #crystallography #structure.

Gabby Budziszewski@gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social · last yr.

delighted to have spent a few days last week in beautiful Aguadilla, PR talking all things #crystallization and #structure 💎 🌴

Want showers of #crystals this spring? Send your sample in for xtaln screening with us in April! April 2025 Soluble Reservation Deadline: Fri Apr 4th Package Acceptance & Plate Setup: Tues Apr 8th – Thurs Apr 10th Mon Apr 14th – Thurs Apr 17th email htslab@hwi.buffalo.edu for reservations

March 2025 Soluble (taking reservations) Reservation Deadline: Fri Mar 7th Package Acceptance & Plate Setup: Tues Mar 11th – Thurs Mar 13th Mon Mar 17th – Thurs Mar 20th email htslab@hwi.buffalo.edu to reserve your spot!

We are happy to announce the upcoming runs for crystallization in February! Email us at htslab@hwi.buffalo.edu to reserve. February 2025 Soluble Reservation Deadline: Fri Feb 7th Package Acceptance & Plate Setup: Tues Feb 11th – Thurs Feb 13th Mon Feb 17th – Thurs Feb 20th

As we embrace the joy and spirit of the holiday season, we want to take a moment to express our gratitude to our users. This time of year is not only a time for celebration but also a time for reflection on all that we have accomplished together.

The last run for 2024 high-throughput crystallization screening at the National Crystallization Center is coming up! Need help finding crystallization 💎 conditions for your macromolecule? 👀 our website: www.getacrystal.org Reservation deadline 12/6/24 ⏰ JoVE paper: www.jove.com/t/65211/high...

We are excited to announce an Applied Crystallization Workshop at the National Crystallization Center at HWI! One day virtual, two on-site sessions. Join us to learn how to wrangle your crystals! 💎💎💎💎💎