Symposium logo. The text reads Scottish Cryo-EM Symposium along with a vector graphics image of a side-entry electron microscope and the logos for University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh, University of Dundee and University of St Andrews

2nd Scottish Cryo-EM Symposium, University of Glasgow, 11th November 2024

The Scottish Cryo-Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM) Symposium was established in 2023 in Dundee, following the earlier iSCEM-DD (inclusive Scottish Cryo-EM in Drug Discovery) meeting in 2022. This network event brings together cryo-EM labs across Scotland, showcasing the cryo-EM work taking place in Scotland. This year the second Scottish Cryo-EM Symposium will be hosted in Glasgow.

This free, one-day meeting features talks from students, postdocs and facilities from across Scotland, together with a poster session, social event and the ever popular 'advice session' where you can seek guidance from our expert panel on your cryo-EM challenges.

The meeting will be held at the University of Glasgow's Advanced Research Centre.

Schedule

 

9:30 - 10:00 Registration

10:00 - 12:30 Morning Session Welcome from the organisers Éilís McClay, James Streetley, Martin Rennie, YJ Chang
Welcome and introduction to SCMI activities David Bhella, University of Glasgow
The E3 Ubiquitin ligase Parkin and its mysteries: can we solve them with cryo-EM Joanna Koszela, University of Glasgow
The extended morphology of human exocyst defines its function Derick Xu, University of Dundee
Structural characterisation of nucleosomes from Trypanosoma brucei reveals unique features of the trypanosomatid chromatin landscape Gauri Deak, University of Edinburgh
The molecular sociology of PML bodies in human fibroblasts Arianna Raponi, University of Glasgow
TBC Mark Nakasone, CeTPD, University of Dundee
Structural basis of PP2A-mediated regulation of accurate cell division Paula Sotelo Parrilla, Gene Centre Munich, LMU
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and Poster Session
14:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Session Mechanism of degrader-targeted protein ubiquitinability Charlotte Crowe, CeTPD, University of Dundee
Peptide paralysis: how tiny toxins bring muscles to a standstill Michael Capper, University of Glasgow
Understanding the molecular mechanism of PINK1 activation Olawale Raimi, University of Dundee
TBC Mads Gabrielsen, Integrated Protein Analysis, University of Glasgow
Update from the facilities

James Streetley, SCMI
Martin Singleton, University of Edinburgh

15:30 - 16:30 Advice session Get advice and feedback on cryo-EM challenges in your project from our panel of experts. Please bring material to discuss
16:30 - 18:00 Social event

Organising committee

Yu Jing Chang - da Fonseca group

Éilís McClay - da Fonseca group

Martin Rennie - Walden group

James Streetley - Scottish Centre for Macromolecular Imaging

Sponsors

We are grateful to our sponsors for keeping this meeting free to attend. Please visit their stalls during the poster session and social event to find out more about their cryo-EM related products.

Logos of sponsors: Calibre Scientific, SubAngstrom, Thermo Fisher Scientific, LinuxVixion, Direct Electron, Bioascent