The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the European
X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) at DESY, Hamburg, Germany, have a
keen interest in the development of FEL-based applications in
structural biology. Within this framework the EMBL, together with
international collaborators from Russia, Sweden and Germany, propose
to construct a biology infrastructure at the XFEL facility (expected
completion in 2016) to enable biological experiments using the high
brilliance, ultrashort pulse duration and high repetition rate
coherent X-ray radiation.
The proposed biological sample infrastructure facility will provide:
- support to the international life-science community in generation
and handling of challenging samples in immediate proximity to XFEL
instruments.
- appropriate selection, quality control and evaluation of samples,
including correlative imaging, immediately prior to XFEL experiments.
- standardized technology for data interpretation, including
computation and validation of structural models.
In order to ensure efficient operation of the facility and provide
optimal services for the international biological community we seek
your input to identify the requirements necessary to support these
novel biological imaging experiments. We would appreciate your input
in the web-based questionnaire available at
http://www.embl-hamburg.de/xfel_cgi-bin/questionnaire
The results of this survey will be used to identify the most pressing
needs that should be taken into account during planning and
construction of the infrastructure.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
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