We cordially invite you to a talk about
“Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Cellular Metabolism“ 
by Jun-Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Kastritis
Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

DATE
Tuesday, December 15th, at 4 p.m. Leipzig.

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via Zoom: https://vanderbilt.zoom.us/j/98231337927?pwd=YXYrTEpDZlBxOTRiMW04Z1dUTnlLQT09 

ABSTRACT
Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is used to characterize the structure of radiation-sensitive specimen, such as biological macromolecules. In cryo-EM, the sample is rapidly frozen in liquid ethane and kept at liquid nitrogen temperatures. It is then transferred to a cryo-microscope stage to be imaged while such low temperatures allow its structural preservation. By applying low-dose imaging protocols, efficient recording of high-resolution micrographs on advanced detectors is achieved and, finally, after image processing, high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions are attainable. My laboratory is interested to derive 3D structures and interactions of biological macromolecules by cryo-EM and integrate EM data with biochemical, biophysical and biocomputational methods. In my talk, I will introduce cryo-EM and its importance in the structural research of biological macromolecules. Then, I will present cryo-EM applications on systems of interest, ranging from simpler polymer samples to complex biological macromolecules. I will conclude by highlighting the need to probe the structural organization of native cell extracts. Native cell extracts provide opportunities to uncover biomolecular states of metabolic complexes previously unknown.

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Meeting-ID: 982 3133 7927
PW: 086976