The cost of the course is £400 which includes all food, lodging and course materials. Accommodation will be in David Russell Hall, which is a 10-minute walk from the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences where lectures and practicals will be held. Thanks to generous support from CCP4 and the BCA, we have kept the fee as low as possible and also intend to provide travel funds for all participants (up to £150), based on the cheapest form of transport.

As in previous years, the BBSRC will provide funds to cover the full costs of several BBSRC funded postgraduates. There may be some funds available to provide bursaries to students who have difficulties raising the full costs.

Participants will arrive on the evening of Saturday 3rd September and leave on the morning of Friday 9th, with the School running from the Sunday to Thursday inclusive. There will be social events and a dinner with a guest speaker.

Garry Taylor & Jim Naismith - School organisers

To apply, fill in this form (ignore the fact that it says 2007 or 2009!!) Closing date is 31st May 2011 - you will be informed shortly after that date if you were successful. Please note that in the event of the number of applications exceeding the number of places, we will try to guarantee that every UK lab is represented on the course. Please inform your supervisor/head of lab that you are applying, and ask them to be prepared to make a choice in the event of multiple applications from the same lab.

2011 St Andrews CCP4/BCA

Protein Crystallography Summer School

The 18th Summer School in Protein Crystallography will be held at The University of St Andrews. The course aims to cover the theoretical and practical aspects of protein crystallography from expression and purification, through crystal growth to data collection on in-house and synchrotron sources, phasing methods (MAD, SAD, IR, MR using SHELX, PHASER, SOLVE etc.), automated model building and phase extension (e.g. ARP/wARP, BUCCANEER, SHELXE, RESOLVE), refinement (REFMAC, SHELX) and validation. Hands-on sessions on data integration (MOSFLM), molecular replacement (CCP4i), MAD/SAD phasing (SHELX) and electron density map interpretation (COOT) will be included, as well as remote data collection at ESRF. The course will be taught by a number of tutors with expertise covering all aspects of the field, including Pete Artymiuk (Sheffield), Wulf Blankenfeldt (Bayreuth), Liz Duke (Diamond), Elspeth Garman (Oxford), Gordon Leonard (ESRF), Jim Naismith (St Andrews), Liz Potterton (York), Harry Powell (Cambridge), Lindsay Sawyer (Edinburgh), Garry Taylor (St Andrews) and Steve Wood (St George’s/UCL). The School is intended for first year postgraduates or postdocs new to crystallography. The week is very intensive, and gives a concentrated overview of the methods which many find useful. As in the past, priority is given to UK applicants because of the funding arrangements, but is open to a limited number of overseas applicants. Applicants from industry are welcome, although an increased fee is charged - please contact us.