Instruct-ERIC & ARBRE-MOBIEU joint training course

Instruct-ERIC and ARBRE-MOBIEU (CA 15126) promote an integrated approach of structural biology and molecular-scale biophysical techniques, respectively. The two organisations wish to organize a joint training school to share their respective expertise for the benefit of a wide structural biology community.

A joint call is launched to support one practical training course, to take place between September 2019 and March 2020, with a focus on improving the biophysical characterization of samples in structural biology projects.

The training school is aimed at structural biology postgraduate students and early career postdoctoral researchers, and will focus on the analysis and optimisation of sample quality for structural techniques, in particular Cryo-EM. It is widely acknowledged that improving sample quality is paramount to achieving optimal results within structural biology projects, and the selected course should provide hands-on training in molecular biophysics technologies, such as dynamic and static light scattering, viscometry, circular dichroism, mass spectrometry, differential scanning fluorimetry and calorimetry, as well as buffer optimisation methods, data analysis and interpretation of the results.

Applications to host the course are open to all members of Instruct-ERIC and ARBRE-MOBIEU. The provisional budget is up to €10,000. The deadline for application is January 30^th, 2019.

Queries about the call should be sent to:

Frederico Silva ([email protected]) or
Adriana Miele ([email protected]) or
Ray Owens ([email protected]).

To apply you can download and fill in the template here

Once completed, you can either directly send it to Frederico Silva  and Ray Owens  or go to  INSTRUCT Webpage