[RASMB] ANNOUNCEMENT: UltraScan workshop in San Antonio

[Borries Demeler]

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Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to announce the 16th annual Analytical Ultracentrifugation
and UltraScan workshop scheduled for May 24th-29nd 2018 at the
University of Texas Health Science Center in historic San Antonio.

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        Solution Studies of Biological Macromolecules:

          From Experimental Design to Data Analysis
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Additional information and a registration form can be found online at:

	http://www.ultrascan.uthscsa.edu/workshop.php

The registration deadline is Friday, May 11, 2018.
A limited number of seats are available on a first-come basis.

Course Contents:

The goal of this workshop is to provide participants with a solid
background in hydrodynamics, and to provide hands-on training with the
UltraScan-III software for high-resolution AUC experimental data analysis.
We will focus on sample composition analysis (size-shape distributions),
characterization of reversible oligomerization, hetero-association,
and detection of aggregates/contaminants.

Participants will learn how to optimally design AUC experiments to solve
problems in a wide range of domains applicable for hydrodynamic study, and
gain proficiency with the UltraScan-III software and the high-performance
computing backend, as well as the LIMS database system. Participants are
encouraged to bring their own data to be analyzed with expert assistance
during the workshop. Participants will learn how to use high-performance
computing through the LIMS Science Gateway to analyze sedimentation 
velocity data using various modeling approaches based on whole boundary
finite element solutions, and to interpret the results.

In addition to AUC we will also offer an introduction to hydrodynamic
modeling and small angle scattering tools utilizing the UltraScan
SOlution MOdeller (US-SOMO).  US-SOMO computes hydrodynamic parameters
and small angle scattering data from atomic structures and bead models
and facilitates their comparison with experimental values. We will
introduce these concepts and provide a hands-on tutorials exemplifying
these techniques.

For the first time, we will be able to demonstrate complete UltraScan
instrument integration with the new Beckman-Coulter Optima AUC instrument.
The workshop training will cover direct data import into UltraScan's
OpenAUC data format, live data monitoring with UltraScan, and experimental
design submission directly from UltraScan to the instrument, as well as
unlocking some enhancements in the Optima only available in UltraScan.

Instructors:

Borries Demeler, PhD (Course Director)
UTHSCSA, Dept. of Biochemistry and Structural Biology

Emre Brookes, PhD
UTHSCSA, Dept. of Biochemistry and Structural Biology

Alexey Savelyev, PhD
UTHSCSA, Dept. of Biochemistry and Structural Biology

Gary Gorbet
UTHSCSA, Dept. or Biochemistry and Structural Biology

More information about course content, registration, fees,
and accommodation information is available on our website:

	http://www.ultrascan.uthscsa.edu/workshop1.php

We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio! 

P.S. This will be the last time this workshop will be offered in
San Antonio, as we will be relocating our lab to Canada in July 2018.

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Borries Demeler, Ph.D.
Professor
Canada 150 Research Chair in Biophysics
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Dept. of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, MC 7760
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3901
Voice: 210-767-3332, Fax: 210-567-6595, Email: demeler at biochem.uthscsa.edu