Hot Topics in Contemporary Crystallography 5: Experimental advances in macromolecular crystallography

Since 2014, the Hot Topics in Contemporary Crystallography (HTCC) workshops have tackled the most fascinating achievements in both experimental methods and theoretical approaches that have recently brought structural research to the forefront of natural sciences. HTCC 5 will explore structural research of biological macromolecules (proteins, nucleic acids and complexes) from a highly practical perspective, putting special emphasis on crystallization, data processing and database (PDB and NDB) digging.

The lecturers are a mix of academic researchers, university teachers, software developers and dedicated equipment manufacturers with a rich history of practical work in and around macromolecular crystallography. Students - from both industry and academia - will be encouraged to present their own work, either on a poster or by holding a short discussion-triggering presentation (DTP). In addition, they are encouraged to bring any protein (or nucleic acid) samples that have been found to be particularly resistant to crystallization to the workshop, where they will benefit from state-of-the-art technology and expert help.