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EMBO Practical Course on Solution Scattering from Biological Macromolecules - Programme
Day 1: Basics of small-angle scattering (Sunday, 19 Oct)
Chair: D. Svergun
  09:00 - 09:15  
Introduction - D. Svergun
  09:15 - 10:30  
Scattering of X-rays (basics) - P. Vachette
  10:30 - 11:00Coffee break  
  11:00 - 12:00  
Scattering of neutrons (basics) - J. Trewhella
  12:30 - 13:30Lunch on the DESY site  
  14:00 - 17:00  
Safety training and visiting synchrotron beamlines at HASYLAB
  17:00 - 17:30Coffee break  
  17:30 - 19:30  
Students presentations (15 min each)
  20:00 - 22:00Welcome dinner  
 
Day 2: Data processing (Monday, 20 Oct)
Chair: P. Vachette
  09:00 - 09:45  
Data Recording, Reduction and Processing - M. Roessle
  09:45 - 10:30  
Students presentations (15 min each)
  10:30 - 11:00Coffee break  
  11:00 - 12:00  
Students presentations (15 min each)
  12:30 - 13:30Lunch on the DESY site  
Chair: J. Trewhella
  14:00 - 15:30  
Students presentations (15 min each)
  15:30 - 17:00  
Data reduction and processing tutorial - P. Konarev
  17:00 - 17:30Coffee break  
  17:30 - 20:00  
Practical session (EMBL seminar room/library), measurements at X33
  20:00Dinner on the DESY site  
 
Day 3: Ab initio methods (Tuesday, 21 Oct)
Chair: M. Roessle
  09:00 - 10:00  
Ab initio methods: how do they work - D. Svergun
  10:00 - 10:30Coffee break  
  10:30 - 12:00  
Programs DAMMIN/DAMMIF tutorial - D. Franke
  12:30 - 13:30Lunch on the DESY site  
Chair: R. Willumeit
  14:00 - 15:15  
Program MONSA tutorial - M. Petoukhov
  15:15 - 16:30  
Program GASBOR tutorial - M. Petoukhov
  16:30 - 17:00Coffee break  
  17:00 - 20:00  
Practical session (EMBL seminar room/library), measurements at X33
  20:00Dinner on the DESY site  
 
Day 4: Rigid body refinement (Wednesday, 22 Oct)
Chair: J. Skov Pedersen
  09:00 - 10:00  
Rigid body refinement (basics) - D. Svergun
  10:00 - 10:30Coffee break  
  10:30 - 11:30  
Program MASSHA tutorial - P. Konarev
  11:30 - 13:00  
Programs SASREF/BUNCH tutorial - M. Petoukhov
  13:00 - 14:00Lunch on the DESY site  
  14:00Free afternoon / Social event  
  20:00Dinner on the DESY site (provided for those with no other plans)  
 
Day 5: Mixtures and interacting systems (Thursday, 23 Oct)
Chair: M. Blackledge
  09.00 - 10:15  
Form and structure factors, interactions, modeling - J. Skov Pedersen
  10:15 - 10:45Coffee break  
  10:45 - 12:30  
Programs SVDPLOT/OLIGOMER tutorial - P. Konarev
  12:30 - 13:30Lunch on the DESY site  
Chair: O. Byron
  14:00 - 14:45  
SAXS from lipid systems - R. Willumeit
  14:45 - 15:30  
Analysis of flexible systems - E. Mylonas
  15:30 - 17:00  
Program EOM tutorial - E. Mylonas
  17:00 - 17:30Coffee break  
  17:30 - 20:00  
Practical session (EMBL seminar room/library), measurements at X33
  20:00Dinner on the DESY site  
 
Day 6: Related methods (Friday, 24 Oct)
Chair: J. Tainer
  09:00 - 09:45  
SAS and biophysical methods - O. Byron
  09:45 - 10:30  
SAS and NMR - M. Blackledge
  10:30 - 11:00Coffee break  
  11:00 - 11:45  
SAXS/SANS complementarity: contrast variation and deuterium labelling - P. Timmins
  12:30 - 13:30Lunch on the DESY site  
Chair: M. Vanoni
  14:00 - 14:45  
SAS and crystalography - J. Tainer
  14:45 - 15:30  
SAS and bioinformatics - A. Bonvin
  16:00 - 16:30Coffee break  
  16:30 - 20:00  
Practical session (EMBL seminar room/library), measurements at X33
  20:00Dinner on the DESY site  
 
Day 7: Practice and general discussion I (Saturday, 25 Oct)
Chair: A. Bonvin
  09:00 - 09:45  
SAS: A biochemists' experience - M. Vanoni
  09:45 - 10:30  
SAS: A converted crystallographers' experience - B. Vestergaard
  10:30 - 11:00Coffee break  
  11:00 - 12:00  
Practical session (EMBL seminar room/library)
  12:30 - 13:30Lunch on the DESY site  
Chair: P. Timmins
  14:00 - 17:00  
Participating students: presentation of results (20 min each)
  17:00 - 17:30Coffee break  
  17:30 - 19:30  
Participating students: presentation of results (20 min each)
  20:00Course Dinner  
 
Day 8: General discussion II (Sunday, 26 Oct)
Chair: B. Vestergaard
  09.00 - 11.00  
Participating students: presentation of results (20 min each)
  11.00 - 11.30Coffee break  
  11:30 - 12:30  
Results of SASQuest competition, concluding remarks
  13.00 - 14.00Lunch on the DESY site  
  Departure