SER-CAT: Southeast Regional Collaborative Access Team


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SER-CAT MEETINGS SER-CAT's 10th Annual SER-CAT Symposium and Board Meeting is Scheduled on March 15 - 16, 2013 The 10th SER-CAT Symposium will be held on March 15, 2013 at the Chemical Science Laboratory auditorium on campus of the Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. For additional information on the Symposium, please visit http://www.sb.fsu.edu/~symposium/ The SER-CAT's annual Executive Board Meeting will be held on March 16, 2013 at the Double Tree by Hilton in Tallahassee. The 9th Annual SER-CAT Symposium and Board Meeting The 9th Annual SER-CAT Symposium, organized by Drs. David Rodgers and Craig Vander Kooi was pleasantly held at University of Kentucky's Young Library on March 16, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky. Over 60 participants attended the event and shared their most recent, significant structural and crystallographic research discoveries with the group. SER-CAT's staff and the APS Deputy Director Dr. Denny Mills also respectively provided members with an update on SER-CAT's current capabilities and coming developments, and the "Future Happenings at the APS". This year's symposium, consisting of over 12 oral presentations (see 2012 Symposium Abstracts), and more than 20 posters by largely student attendees, continued upon the aims of SER-CAT's outreach mission, to facilitate collaborative interactions between SER-CAT members, the general user community, and student participants. 2012 SER-CAT Symposium Participants University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky SER-CAT kindly thanks Drs. David Rodgers and Craig Vander Kooi, their participating staff, and the University of Kentucky for hosting this year's successful event. Our sincere gratitude is also extended to all of the attendees and speakers for their support during the Symposium. SER-CAT's annual Executive Board Meeting was held on Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Marriott Residence Inn in Lexington, Kentucky SER-CAT AWARDS CONGRATULATIONS to SER-CAT's 2012 Award Winners!! Dr. Peter D. Kwong of NIAID, National Institutes of Health received the 2012 SER-CAT Outstanding Science Award for his work on “Structure of HIV – 1 gp120 V1/V2domain with broadly neutralizing antibody PG9”. . Peter Kwong (right) receives the 2012 SER-CAT Outstanding Science Award from B.C. Wang Dr. Jason Stagno of NCI, National Institutes of Health received 2012 SER-CAT Young Investigator Award for his work on “Structural basis for RNA recognition by NusB and NusE in the initiation of transcription antitermination.”. Jason Stagno (right) receives the 2012 SER-CAT Young Investigator Award from B.C. Wang SER-CAT is pleased to recognize Dr. Kwong and Dr. Stagno for their scientific achievements, and congratulates them again for receiving our 2012 science awards. A special thanks also to all of you who submitted nominations for this year's award presentations. Click here for a list of previous SER-CAT Award Winners 2013 SER-CAT Awards nomination forms are available at the following links: 2013 SER-CAT Outstanding Science Award 2013 SER-CAT Young Investigator Award	GENERAL USER INFORMATION Users should avoid bringing firewire drives with metal cases for use at the beamlines. The metal, being a wonderful heat conductor, is causing thermal failure because of the long download time required for data collection. Both BM and ID Robots are fully commissioned. All first time robotics users must contact Elizabeth Kolbusz (SER-CAT's User Support Coordinator) prior to their visit. The ALS Style magnetic caps are available from Hampton Research, P/N HR4-779 The 18mm Mounted litholoops are available from Molecular Dimensions. The dry shipping dewars compatible with SER-CAT puck holder are from Taylor-Wharton (Model: CX100 or CXR100). The product vendor is: www.discountcryo.com. SER-CAT's robotic pucks, puck holder and tools are available from the University of Georgia Instrument Shop, 955 East Whitehall Rd., Athens, GA 30602. Please Contact Mr. Lewis Fortner via e-mail (lewisf@uga.edu) or Fax (706-542-7921) for pricing and availability. MISCELLANEOUS MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION As a service to our Members, SER-CAT is pleased to provide helpful links for the following information: Lease and/or Sale Opportunities Available by Members Positions Available at SER-CAT and/or Member Institutions Other Membership Announcements DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS Historical Presentation of SER-CAT SER-CAT celebrated its 10th year Anniversary in 2007. In honor of this special occasion, SER-CAT's director Dr. Bi-Cheng Wang created a historical presentation highlighting many SER-CAT's exciting achievements. You are invited to view this PDF slideshow entitled, "SER-CAT: The First 10 Years" to see the chronological history of our development, including the important ribbon cutting ceremony held at the APS in 2002. We sincerely express our gratitude to each of you who supported SER-CAT's growth, and look forward to many more productive years ahead! Celebrating the official opening of SER-CAT's 1st beamline, October 2002, APS, ANL The SER-CAT Approach! We would like to share another slide presentation given by SER-CAT Director Dr. Bi-Cheng Wang at the 9th International Conference on Biology and Synchrotron Radiation in Manchester, England, entitled, "Remaining Challenges in Long Wavelength Phasing: The SER-CAT Approach" (PDF). This presentation highlights SER-CAT's work on data collection at all possible wavelengths, including sulfur phasing. OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION SER-CAT Featured on World Business Review SER-CAT was featured on the TV program World Business Review, which aired on the Bravo Network in February 2005. You may view the featured segment in streaming audio following the links below. If you would like a copy of this valuable resources to distribute locally ob CD or DVD, please contact Lily Li at lily@secsg.uga.edu. Windows Media video (300K) Real Player video (300K)