Structural Biology at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Serge Perez, Head of Research ESRF
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23 Feb, 2010
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03:00 pm to 04:00 pm |
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| Where | Auditorium |
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Seminar
Title: Structural Biology at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble
Speaker: Serge Pérez
Affiliation: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble
Host: Maria Arménia Carrondo
Abstrat:
Synchrotron light is en essential tool for scientists performing research over an impressive range of disciplines, among which structural biology and soft condensed matter. This due to the unique combination of X-ray brilliance, source stability, energy spectrum, penetration, coherence, ....The ESRF mission is to provide its users with world-class facilities for research using synchrotron light, and to develop the associated experimental techniques and instrumentation for the European scientific community. The ESRF is a most productive synchrotron radiation facility; in 2008 the experiments contributed to 1600 referred papers. With the aim of preserving its leadership and competitiveness, the ESRF has launched and ambitious Upgrade programme for the next decade. The highest priorities have been given to areas of research such as : nanoscience and nanotechnology, environment, energy and transport, climate change mitigation, information technology and material engineering, biomedical research and human health, as well as fundamental research. Over the period 2009-2015 new investment of about 100 million Euros will give new beamlines, more intense X-ray beam, more space for long beamlines, user support and collaborations. This ambitious program will concern the development of a unique facilities devoted to structural biology with applications nor only on protein crystal determination throughout high through put crystal handling and data collections, but also in the use of application of small angle x-ray scattering to characterization in solution as well as in the kinetic protein crystallography. The integration of these new facilities within the existing platform of the Partnership in Structural Biology will be presented during the seminar.
