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Dear all We are organising an INSTRUCT practical course on Advanced methods for the integration of diverse structural data (3rd edition). The course aims at training young researchers in the combined use of data from various structural techniques, such as Electron Microscopy, SAXS or X-ray diffraction, together with NMR data to achieve a deeper understanding of the structural properties of macromolecular systems, from individual proteins to macromolecular adducts. We will demonstrate various methods based on the integration of data from different structural techniques for the study of adducts between biological macromolecules, of protein-ligand interactions as well as of multi-domain proteins. This INSTRUCT course will introduce and make extensive use of user-friendly e-Science portals to facilitate the adoption of the methods and techniques by the participants in their everyday work. In particular, we will exploit the web-based, cloud-enabled services of the WeNMR and West-Life e-infrastructures, also in collaboration with the European Grid Initiative (EGI). West-Life is a H2020 EU project. The hands-on sessions will allow the students to try the methods on either pre-packaged or their own research data. The course will address state-of-the-art tools and facilities. Participants will be selected among all applicants taking into account the following criteria: previous experience in the application of structure biology methods; experience in computational aspects of structural biology; gender balance; relevance of current research to the course contents. Registration is open until November 15th! To apply, email a short CV and letter of motivation explaining the benefit from attending this course to Dr. Antonio Rosato - rosato AT cerm.unifi.it For details visit: http://www.cerm.unifi.it/static/AdvancedCourse2018/ All the best Antonio Rosato on behalf of the Organizers -- Antonio Rosato, PhD Associate Professor of Chemistry Centro di Risonanze Magnetiche - Università di Firenze Via L. Sacconi 6 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, ITALIA Tel.: +39 055 4574267 <+39%20055%20457%204267> Fax.: +39 055 4574923 <+39%20055%20457%204923> Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff" - Università di Firenze Via della Lastruccia 3 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, ITALIA Tel.: +39 055 4573002 <+39%20055%20457%203002> web: http://www.cerm.unifi.it/people/antonio-rosato -- Prof. Jose-Maria Carazo Biocomputing Unit, Head, CNB-CSIC Spanish National Center for Biotechnology Darwin 3, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid 28049 Madrid, Spain Cell: +34639197980