Edward T Eng

Happy Halloween - October 31, 2025 - from the SEMC team.

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-photo credit: Bongjin Koo

CryoEM service center SPA short course picture with highlights from past offerings

NCCAT's biennial SPA cryoEM shortcourse will be held in person on March 16-20, 2026 in NYC.

Applications due December 15, 2025 and late applications due January 2, 2026: nccat.nysbc.org/activities/c...

Hope to see you in NYC this spring!

The next #CryoEM Current Practices speaker will be Evan Wood on "Overcoming Complex Dissociation: Cryo-EM structure of 7-deazapurine-in-DNA (Dpd) proteins A and B reveals structural basis for DNA sequence recognition" 10/30/2025 at 12PM ET/9AM PT

us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Muyuan Chen has turned structural biology into an immersive experience with his new video game Meowtabolism, now available on Steam.
Try the demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/4045010/...
Give Muyuan feedback: steamcommunity.com/app/4045010
#ScienceGaming #StructuralBiology #CryoEM #STEMOutreach

NYSBC is holding our third 3D ED/microED short course November 3-5, 2025. The agenda includes in-depth lectures on theory & hands-on practicals covering sample preparation, setting up a TEM for data collection and data processing.

The deadline to apply is tomorrow:
nccat.nysbc.org/activities/c...

Join us for the next CryoEM Current Practices Webinar on 9/25/2025 at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT with Dr. Sarah Clark who will sharing her research on the "Architecture of a Bridge-like Lipid Transfer Protein."

Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker will be Stuti Sharma from Stony Brook University speaking on "Conformations of the yeast mitochondrial ATP synthase at low pH reveal unique reaction intermediates" on 8/28/2025 at 12 PM ET / 9AM PT

Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The MSA 3DEM FIG #MM2025 Wednesday sessions also included our main poster session.

Session B01.5 Speakers:
Meredith A. Skiba
Daniela Tamayo-Jaramillo
Peter Shen
Annalise Holland

Session B01.P1 presenters may be found here: mm2025.eventscribe.net

The MSA 3DEM FIG #MM2025 next set of Tuesday sessions showcased exciting biological science.

Session B01.3 Speakers:
Benjamin A. Barad
Ingrid Augusto
Zunlong Ke
Chang Liu
Elizabeth Wright

Session B01.4 Speakers:
Cristina Santarossa
Qibin Geng
Mikaila I. Sass
Matthew C. Gaines
Peter L. Ducos

The MSA 3DEM FIG #MM2025 first couple of sessions helped set the tone of our symposia.

Session B01.1 Speakers:
Edward T. Eng
Thomas J. Edwards
Deirdre Mack
Jing He

Session B01.2 Speakers:
Wesley I. Sundquist
Maryam Feghhi
Sergio Barata García
Herman Fung

The MSA 3DEM FIG hosted a PMC (Pre-Meeting Congress) this year: X61 - Transformative High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy.

We had a great lineup of speakers and you can see the full program here: tinyurl.com/PMCX61

Did you attend? Please fill out our survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/PMCX61

3D EM in the Biological Sciences Focused Interest Group (3DEM FIG) service award goes to Teresa Ruiz.
Our service award recognizes 3DEM FIG members for their outstanding contribution to the 3D EM in the Biological Sciences community through their leadership, service, outreach, advocacy & mentorship.

What is the 3DEM FIG at MSA? Find out more about the Focused Interest Groups:
microscopy.org/focused-inte...

If you are a student and a member of MSA you can join 1 FIG for free.

I'm the current 3DEM FIG Leader, Claudia Lopez is our Leader-Elect & Thomas Edwards is our Secretary/Treasurer.

#MM2025 in Salt Lake City is a wrap. Curious what events the 3DEM FIG held this past week? This thread recaps who we are and how we are engaging with the EM community in the biological sciences.

At the #MM2025 exhibit hall?

Don’t forget to:
1. See the 3DEM FIG poster session &
2. Visit the NIH sponsored #cryoEM & #cryoET center booth (1135).

At #MM2025 and ready to hear more biological symposia?

The 3DEM FIG symposia continues today in ballroom B.

If you are at #MM2025 come by booth 1135 to learn more about the NIH sponsored transformative high resolution #cryoEM & #cryoET programs. We offer these technologies to the nation at no cost at the point of access.

cryoemcenters.org cryoetportal.org

#MM2025 PMCx61 was a successful event where we had a great line up of speakers & poster presenters as an introduction to the wonderful science coming up during this week. As part of the PMC we made a field trip to the University of Utah to see their #cryoEM core.

See many of you in Salt Lake City.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at #MM2025 PMCX61: Transformative
High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy (3DEM FIG).

Forgot to sign up for the PMCx61 tours & reception at the University of Utah, Crocker Science Center? Let us know if you'll be attending: forms.gle/csKw4kbJX8Ua...

The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker will be Puja Majumder from MSKCC speaking on "From Micrographs to Maps: Structural Basis of a Filamentous CRISPR Effector Revealed by Cryo-EM" 7/31/2025 at 12 PM ET / 9AM PT

Sign up today:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The @acastructuralsci.bsky.social Service SIG community is here at #ACA2025 Chicago, IL with Chairs past+2 (Ed), past+1 (Dan), past (Josh), present (Nate) & future (Carla) with other officers.

See you at IUCr (iucr2026.org) & learn about ACA’s Scientific Interest Groups: amercrystalassn.org

If you are the exhibit hall at @acastructuralsci.bsky.social #ACA2025 come by booth 35 to learn more about the NIH sponsored #cryoEM service centers that offer access to cryoEM technologies and training at not cost at the point of access.

cryoemcenters.org

Even with my poor attempts to try to keep us on time David Taylor & I had fun hosting #ACA2025 1.2.5-Innovations in Sample Prep & other Hardware in #CryoEM with Ulrich Lorenz, Rosa Viner, Paul Thaw, Lindsey Young, Christa Imrich, Yasuhiro Arimura & @cijilim.bsky.social
@acastructuralsci.bsky.social

#ACA2025 WK2: Applications of Visualization Technology in the Structural Sciences is a wrap. Was a wonderful forum to share more about visualization tools for collaboration & communication.

See the program & additional info:
tinyurl.com/aca25-wk2

@acastructuralsci.bsky.social

The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker will be by Rebecca Page from University of Connecticut Health speaking on "Decoding mechanisms that control PPP specificity" 6/26/2025 at 12 PM ET / 9AM PT

Registration is at no-cost, but sign-up is required: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Olamide, Darien and Abram describing the cryogenic used in cryoEM sample preparation.

Darien, Olamide and Abram practicing the day before to find the right ice cream recipe.

We welcomed friends, family & high school students from Brooklyn Tech to NYSBC's open house 2025.

With our Simons STEM Scholar summer interns Abrar, Darien & Olamide, running one of the outreach stations, our visitors learned how curiosity can lead to discovery & how science makes an impact.

The 3rd NYC Integrative Structural Biology Symposium (#NYCISB25) will be Oct 9-10, 2025.

Register today:
nyc-isb25.eventbrite.com

This event will be focused on integrative structural biological techniques and limited to 100 attendees.

The next #CryoEM Current Practices Webinar speaker will be Grigore Pintilie speaking on "CryoEM Map-Model Validation Using Q-scores" 5/29/2025 at 12 PM ET / 9AM PT

Registration is at no-cost, but sign-up is required:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

NCCAT TOMO short course 2025 - YouTube

NYSBC-SEMC’s 2025 tomography short course videos are now available on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

More information and slides may be found on our workshop website:
nccat.nysbc.org/activities/c...

Ready to use cryoEM? Learn more: cryoemcenters.org

Early registration for #MM2025 closes tonight.

Make sure you register for PMC x61: Transformative High-Resolution #cryoEM!

Trainees will receive discounted rates and this PMC has excellent networking opportunities for early-career scientists.

Register now: mmconference.microscopy.org