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lang="EN-US">to the application deadline originally scheduled
for February 10<o:p></o:p>, overlapping with Summer holiday
dates in several South American countries, we have decided to
extend the course application deadline UNTIL FEBRUARY 17,
2013. <br>
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We invite all of you interested in this workshop, especially
the ones that have contacted us, to take advantage of this
opportunity and send your application forms (plus CV and
letter of your supervisor): last days for applications open!!
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Find </span><span
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lang="EN-US"><span
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lang="EN-US"> all details about the workshop and application
form in </span><span
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lang="EN-US"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.pasteur.edu.uy/mx2013">www.pasteur.edu.uy/mx2013
</a></span><span
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contact <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:mx2013@pasteur.edu.uy"><span
style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD" lang="ES-TRAD">mx2013@pasteur.edu.uy</span></a></span>!</span></p>
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lang="EN-US"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Second
Macromolecular Crystallography School 2013 </b>at the
Institut Pasteur de Montevideo (Uruguay). </span><span
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"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD"
lang="EN-US"></span> </p>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times
New Roman";mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">"Macromolecular
Crystallography
School 2013: From data processing to structure refinement and
beyond"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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New Roman";mso-fareast-language: ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">Dates:</span></b><span
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Roman";mso-fareast-language: ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US"> April
9th-17th, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";mso-fareast-language: ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">Site:</span></b><span
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Institut Pasteur de Montevideo (Montevideo), Uruguay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";mso-fareast-language: ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">The
workshop content:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-fareast-language: ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
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New Roman";mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">Conceived
to provide theoretical background and hands-on abilities in
the use of computational tools to exploit X ray diffraction
data. Through lectures, tutorials and hands-on
trouble-shooting, the students will be trained in
state-of-the-art macromolecular crystallography. Particular
emphasis will be given to data processing, phasing/structure
determination and model refinement/validation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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workshop will feature authors and experts of many modern
crystallographic software packages. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">This
workshop represents the continuation within the series started
in 2010 (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.pasteur.edu.uy/mxcourse">http://www.pasteur.edu.uy/mxcourse</a>)
on Macromolecular Crystallography. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">In
this opportunity it is being co-organized by the Center for
Structural Biology of the Mercosur CeBEM (<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.cebem.org.ar">www.cebem.org.ar</a>),
jointly with the Collaborative Computational Project Number 4
(CCP4 – UK <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ccp4.ac.uk">www.ccp4.ac.uk</a>). Support
from the Institut Pasteur International Network, the
International Union of Crystallography and Institut Pasteur de
Montevideo is also greatly acknowledged.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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New Roman";mso-fareast-language: ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">Applicants:</span></b><span
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New Roman";mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">Graduate
students, postdoctoral researchers and young scientists are
encouraged to apply. Only 20 applicants will be selected for
participation. Participants of the workshop are strongly
encouraged to bring their own problem data sets so they can be
used during the workshop’s hands-on sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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is no registration fee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times
New Roman";mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">Support
for accommodation, per diem and local transportation will be
provided to all participants from abroad.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times
New Roman";mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">Support
to cover travel expenses will be considered on a case-by-case
basis. Specific requests should be well-grounded as we will
only be able to select a limited number.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";mso-fareast-language: ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">Application:</span></b><span
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style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
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New Roman";mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">Application
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">deadline has now been
extended until February 17, 2013</b>. Application form, the
program, contact info and other details can be found at <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.pasteur.edu.uy/mx2013">www.pasteur.edu.uy/mx2013</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
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New Roman";mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD" lang="EN-US">Please
address further inquiries to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:mx2013@pasteur.edu.uy"><span
style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD" lang="ES-TRAD">mx2013@pasteur.edu.uy</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Alejandro Buschiazzo, PhD
Research Scientist
Unit of Protein Crystallography
Institut Pasteur de Montevideo
Mataojo 2020
Montevideo 11400
URUGUAY
Phone: +598 25220910 int. 120
Fax: +598 25224185
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pasteur.edu.uy/pxf">http://www.pasteur.edu.uy/pxf</a></pre>
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