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Using Cryo-Electron Microscopy to Study the 3D Structure of Macromolecules Online
Electron Microscopy utilizes a beam of electrons to form an image of a sample. Electrons, however, have a much shorter wavelength than that of light, and can thus resolve much smaller objects. With the advent of flash freezing samples to preserve their native biological structure -“Cryo-EM” as a technique was born. This enabled the three-dimensional structures of large proteins and viruses to be elucidated but took a quantum leap forward a decade ago with the introduction of direct electron detectors and new automation approaches. Today, Cryo-EM routinely enables the visualization ofthe near-atomic structures of proteins and macromolecular assembles. This lecture will introduce the concepts behind Cryo-EM and give examples of biological structures that have been determined here at Wash U.
Free and open to all, pre-registration required.
- Date:
- Tuesday, February 15, 2022
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Community Faculty Graduate Students Library Staff Staff Undergraduate Students
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