The Inaugural
CamEM Symposium

Programme

Session 1Chair: Chris Russo

9.00 - 9.30Dr Christopher Russo

Introduction and welcome: Important physical, chemical and materials science problems in biological electron microscopy

9.30 -10.00Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas

Transformative influence of electron microscopy in solid-state and catalytic chemistry

10.00 - 10.30Dr Wanda Kukulski

Correlative light and electron microscopy for structural cell biology

10.30 - 11.00Coffee in the foyer outside the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre

Session 2Chair: Lori Passmore

11.00 - 11.30Professor Archie Howie

Learning from the past: The development of electron microscopy in Cambridge

11.30 - 12.00Dr Richard Henderson

Why electrons for organic and biological specimens? Why phase contrast?

12.00 - 12.30Dr Sjors Scheres

Regularised likelihood optimisation for macro-molecular cryo-EM structure determination

12.30 - 12.50Dr Heather Greer

Unusual discoveries through electron microscopy

12.50 - 13.00Photo in the foyer outside the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre

Session 3Chair: Archie Howie

14.00 - 14.20Mr Tom Furnival

STEM imaging of atom dynamics: Novel methods for identification and tracking

14.20 - 14.40Mr Duncan Johnstone

Nanoscale crystal cartography via scanning electron diffraction

14.40 - 15.00Dr Tanmay Bharat

Electron cryotomography for in situ structure determination of biological macromolecules

15.00 - 15.30Dr Giorgio Divitini

Investigating interfaces in hybrid composite nanomaterials for energy applications

15.30 - 16.00 Tea in the foyer outside the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre

Session 4Chair: Richard Henderson

16.00 - 16.20Dr Pamela Williams

Structural information in drug discovery; how do you get it and how do you use it?

16.20 - 17.00Professor Sir Colin Humphreys

How TEM can help to save energy, create jobs and save lives

17.00 Reception Level 3 above the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre

Tours of the Microscopy Suites leaving the reception area via the lift at 17.30, 17.45 & 18.00

Organisers

Dr Richard Henderson

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge

Prof Sir Colin Humphreys

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge

Prof Paul Midgley

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge

Dr Christopher Russo

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge

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Cover Image:
Watercolour of Cambridge by Dr. Hatsujiro Hashimoto (Hashi). 1975

Co-discoverer of electron channeling in metals with A. Howie & M. J. Whelan in 1961

Image courtesy of Prof A. Howie