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2022 X-TechLab training session – applications open
Applications are open to attend the next crystallography training session at the X-TechLab in Cotonou, Benin, a unique regional training initiative. The two-week school (21 November–2 December 2022) will include lectures and practicals, tutorials and hands-on sessions on the use of the single-crystal diffractometer available at the facility and data analysis. Tutorials on the use of the Cambridge Structural Database will be provided thanks to the partnership with the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre.
The X-TechLab training session aims to endow the local and regional scientific communities with technical skills that will allow them to use X-ray techniques as tools for solving various problems in their specific fields. The particularity of this training lies in the association in equal parts between theory and practice with the opportunity for attendees to work on their own samples.
At the end of the training, attendees will be able to
- explain the importance of X-ray crystallography in modern science;
- describe the phenomenon of X-ray diffraction by crystals;
- recognize a good quality crystal;
- identify the suitable crystallization technique for a given study;
- describe the operation of a single-crystal diffractometer;
- implement a routine data collection using a single-crystal diffractometer;
- solve and refine a small-molecule single-crystal structure.
Application deadline: 25 October 2022. For more information, please click here.
