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.