BCA/CCP4  XVII Summer School in Protein Crystallography

Biochemistry Department and St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford.
5th-10th September 2010.

    Scope.

The BCA Summer School is a combined taught and practical course intended
primarily for students and researchers new to crystallography. Its aim
is to provide comprehensive training in the theory and practise of
crystallography, and to promote the exchange of experience and best
practise within the British crystallographic community. The meeting
covers the gamut of modern crystallographic theory and practice, from
lattices, through phasing, to maximum likelihood and refinement. The
focus is very much on relating theory to practise. The practical aspect
of the workshop takes the form of intensively supervised computer
tutorials. Although CCP4 programs will primarily be used in these
tutorials, the aim will be to approach crystallographic questions in a
software-agnostic manner.

    Eligibility.

The course is eligible to any crystallographic researcher in a British
university or research institute, although a small number of overseas
students may be accepted. Applicants should have started their research
degree before 2010, and must provide a supporting letter or e-mail from
their supervisor.

    Cost.

The cost of the Summer School, including full board, will be only 120 GBP,
thanks to substantial resources allocated to bursaries, including
particular support for BBSRC funded researchers.

    Registration

Preliminary applications should be made online at

http://www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/bca2010

*The closing date for applications is 1st May 2010. Numbers are strictly
limited to 45, and historically the course has been significantly
oversubscribed. Applications will be collected for a closed field
selection procedure in which we will try to allocate places on the
grounds of:

# Letter of support from the applicant's supervisor (mandatory: applications will not
be considered if no letter is received)
# Geographical distribution (departments are encouraged to coordinate
applications and indicate priorities if they support more than one
applicant: it is unlikely that two students from a single department
will be accepted).
# Anticipated benefit to the student
# First come first served


All applicants will be notified immediately after the selection meeting
(scheduled for mid-May)

    Venue.

Lectures will take place in the New Biochemistry Department of Oxford
University, with tutorials in the Medical Sciences Teaching Centre,
Sir William Dunn School of Pathology.

    Accommodation.

The course is a residential one, with accommodation provided at the
nearby St. Edmund Hall, in the heart of Oxford University.

    Social Programme.

We recognise that the social programme plays a regrettably large part in
the perceived success of the course. There will be a conference dinner
on the night of the 9th September, and a number of other events, 
including a boat trip and a tour of the Diamond synchrotron have been
arranged.

    Sponsors

This meeting would not be possible without generous financial
contributions from the following (confirmed as at 2/1/10)
# BBSRC
# BSG of the BCA
# CCP4
# Molecular Dimensions
# Oxford Cryosystems
# Oxford Diffraction
# Rigaku

    Contact details.

Further details can be obtained by contacting the organisers:
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  Professor Elspeth F. Garman,
  President, British Crystallographic Association
  Postal address:
  Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics,
  Department of Biochemistry,
  University of Oxford,              Tel: (44)-1865-613297
  South Parks Road,                  FAX: (44)-1865-613201
  OXFORD, OX1 3QU, U.K.     E-mail: [log in to unmask]
         http://www.biop.ox.ac.uk/www/garman/gindex.html 
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