ivMX 2018 - In vivo macromolecular crystallography : Advances and Perspectives

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January 16th to 17th, 2018 Synchrotron SOLEIL

The workshop on "In vivo Macromolecular Crystallography: Advances and Perspectives" (ivMX) aims to gather the experts and the wider scientific community around the subject of intracellular protein crystallisation. Well-encountered phenomenon for decades, in cellulo crystal appearance grew in interest since its application to the structure determination of macromolecules directly from their natural environment. Recent experimental approaches in favour of a better handling of these complex systems greatly participated in the possibilities in studying the samples with less mechanical stress and sample loss. In this context, new developments in x-ray sources and microfluidics have been the key to the proper opening of these approaches to the wilder scientific community. The crystal growth of macromolecular objects directly from within their natural environment allows to directly link function to structure; with great medical, pharmaceutical and thus societal ramifications.

 

During this workshop, we will introduce new approaches for in vivo crystal preparation on various types of samples, the methods dedicated for their handling, and all the state-of-the-art strategies for sample characterisation and data collection at various synchrotron-based instruments. Experimental results will be brought forward in lights of new generation x-ray sources, fully related to the scientific needs for structural biology at SOLEIL. New instrumentation and microfluidic developments will be discussed, together with data collection strategies linked to it.

 

The ivMX 2018 workshop is organised by the Synchrotron SOLEIL, where it will be held as a satellite of the Users' Meeting 2018.