Dear Users,<br><br> The deadline for May/June 2011 Collaborative<br> Crystallography proposals will be *Mar 15, 2011.*<div><div class="h5"><br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
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>
<br> * 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><br> 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><br> <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>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> How To Apply:<br><br> To learn more, go to:<br><br> <a href="http://www.als.lbl.gov/als/quickguide/becomealsuser.html" target="_blank">http://www.als.lbl.gov/als/quickguide/becomealsuser.html</a><br>
<br> 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><br> * 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><br></div></div> In order to request CC time for May/June 2011 allocation period,<br> proposals must be submitted by *Mar 15, 2011.*<br>
<br> The deadline for CC proposals for the time period July/Aug 2011 will be May 15, 2011.<br><br> Regards,<br><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888">Banumathi Sankaran</font></font><br><br><br>