From Molecules to Cells: EM Innovations in Life Sciences

Networking symposium on advanced EM techniques
About this Event

The symposium will provide a platform for researchers from the Crick and partner universities and London EM community to engage with cutting-edge EM developments, showcase scientific achievements, and highlight available expertise and instrumentation.

There will be a networking session for PhD students and early carrier researcher, as well as a poster session.

Confirmed speakers:

• Morgan Beeby, ICL
• Julien Bergeron, King's College London
• Basil Greber, ICL
• Tony Fearns, The Francis Crick Institute
• Szymon Manka, ICL
• Carolyn Moores, Birkbeck College
• Alexandra Porter, ICL
• Giulia Zanetti, The Francis Crick Institute /ISMB
• Wenjuan Zhang, UCL
• Dorothy Zhao, UCL

Organising committee:

• Joe Atherton, King's College London
• Doryen Bubeck, Imperial College London
• Josie Ferreira, University College London
• Pippa Hawes, The Francis Crick Institute
• Natasha Lukoyanova, The Francis Crick Institute
• Peter Rosenthal, The Francis Crick Institute
• Xiaodong Zhang, Imperial College London

Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM
Arrival, registration and coffee
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Introduction and welcome
Session 1 – Molecular Organization of the Cell
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Carolyn Moores, Birkbeck College
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Alexandra Porter, ICL
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Giulia Zanetti, Crick/ISMB
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Wenjuan Zhang, UCL
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch, Early Career networking session & poster session
Session 2 – EM Applications in Study of Cancer and Neurodegeneration
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Presentations from sponsors
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Szymon Manka, ICL
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Basil Greber, CRI
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Dorothy Zhao, UCL
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Refreshments break
Session 3 - Decoding Pathogenesis by Electron Microscopy
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Tony Fearns, The Crick
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Morgan Beeby, ICL
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Julien Bergeron, KCL
🕑: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Drinks reception