<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Dear Users,<br>
<br>
The deadline for Jan/Feb 2010 Collaborative<br>
Crystallography proposals will be *Nov 15, 2010. *<br>
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Through the Collaborative Crystallography Program (CC) at the<br>
Advanced Light Source (ALS), scientists can send protein crystals<br>
to Berkeley Center for Structural Biology (BCSB) staff researchers<br>
for data collection and analysis. The CC Program can provide a<br>
number of benefits to researchers:<br>
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* Obtain high quality data and analysis through collaborating with expert beamline<br>
researchers;<br>
* Rapid turn around on projects; and<br>
* Reduced travel costs.<br>
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To apply, please submit a proposal through the ALS General User<br>
proposal review process for beamtime allocation. Proposals are<br>
reviewed and ranked by the Proposal Study Panel, and beamtime is<br>
allocated accordingly. BCSB staff schedule the CC projects on<br>
Beamlines 5.0.1 and 5.0.2 to fit into the available resources. Only<br>
non-proprietary projects will be accepted. As a condition of<br>
participation, BCSB staff researchers who participate in data<br>
collection and/or analysis must be appropriately acknowledged -<br>
typically being included as authors on publications and in PDB<br>
depositions. Please consult the website for additional information at:<br>
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<a href="http://bcsb.als.lbl.gov/wiki/index.php/Collaborative_Crystallography" target="_blank">http://bcsb.als.lbl.gov/wiki/index.php/Collaborative_Crystallography</a><br>
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How To Apply:<br>
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To learn more, go to:<br>
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<a href="http://www.als.lbl.gov/als/quickguide/becomealsuser.html" target="_blank">http://www.als.lbl.gov/als/quickguide/becomealsuser.html</a><br>
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To submit a proposal, go to: <a href="http://alsusweb.lbl.gov/" target="_blank">http://alsusweb.lbl.gov/</a>. Scroll<br>
down to "*Structural Biology beamlines (includes protein SAXS)*"<br>
and click on "New Proposal." Enter your proposal information, with<br>
attention to the following details:<br>
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* For question 3/First choice, select "5.0.1<br>
(Monochromatic);" for question 3/Second choice, select "5.0.2 (MAD)."<br>
* Check box (yes) in response to question (7) "Do you want collaborative crystallography<br>
(beamline 5.0.1 or 5.0.2 only)<br>
* In question 4, please describe a specific research project with a clear end point.<br>
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In order to request CC time for Jan/Feb 2010 allocation period,<br>
proposals must be submitted by *Nov 15, 2010.*<br>
<br>
The deadline for CC proposals for the time period Mar/April 2010 will be Jan 15, 2010.<br>
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Regards,<br>Banumathi Sankaran<font color="#888888"><br></font></div></div>
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