ACA Video Library selects my contribution

My video How to Set up Protein Crystallization Experimentshas been selected for inclusion in the American Crystallographic Association’s library. To my delight, I received a prize for this. Thank you, thank you. Spread the word about this new website resource and encourage your colleagues and friends to submit their videos as well. Here is the list of topics they are interested in. Why not send them something for their spring contest?

Advanced Methods in Macromolecular Crystallization, FEBS course 9-15 June 2024

Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

This laboratory-intensive workshop has been running for 20 years. I will be lecturing on recognizing drop phenomena (and what to do with them) as well as “Crystallization Strategies for the Desperate”. Deadline for application is 10 April. Read more here.

Crystallization Workshop, University of Tromsö, 4-8 December 2023

The C13 Biocat-sponsored course will be held again this year—this time in December. This is your chance to learn not only about protein crystallization, but to see the northern lights as well. The mornings are spent in lectures and followed by full afternoons of crystallization lab work.

Read more here:

https://biocat.no/activities/c13-crystallisation-of-biological-macromolecules/

Third edition published Sept 2021

If writing a journal article is a like running a 10K race, editing a book is the equivalent of an ultra-marathon.

Or so it felt.

The idea to update the second edition occurred to me in November, 2019. I contacted the publisher of the first two editions and he agreed to produce a third one. So, with his enthusiasm backing me up, I started after Christmas that year.

Then came the pandemic. I almost wanted to call this book the “Journal of a Plague Year”. However that title was already taken, by Daniel Defoe in 1772.

But now, almost two years and one (still ongoing) pandemic later, the third edition is available as an e-book. A softcover version is underway.

I thank my wonderful colleagues who contributed chapters, the publisher, and the many coworkers who assisted in fact-checking, indexing, and photography.

And finally, I thank my grandson Alex, now 7, for being quiet hours on end. Due to the quarantine, he had to put up with me working from home on this book for months.

C13 Crystallization of Biological Molecules 6-10 September 2021, Tromsö, Norway

This is one of the courses organized by BioCat, Norwegian Graduate School in Biocatalysis. 10 hours of lectures and 30 hours of hands-on laboratory exercises. 3 HCTS. I will be teaching on Monday and Tuesday. Register through the host university, University of Tromsö. More information here.

 

International Symposium on Diffraction Structural Biology in Osaka Japan 17-20 October 2019

 

Fortunately the typhoon did not affect us in Osaka.

I gave the last talk of the symposium. This is a challenging spot to have in any program. You definitely want to stick to your time limit so you don't make anyone miss their airplane or train home.