The purpose of this excursion is to introduce students to diverse cutting-edge methods developed for cell biology and showcase how integrated approaches can address the current “big” questions in cell biology. Novel developments in microscopy, computer simulations and chemical biology-based probes are a particular strength of EMBL Heidelberg. New correlative light/electron and super-resolution imaging methods, as well as mechanistic biochemistry, allows them to directly interface between cell and structural biology to understand molecular mechanisms.
This excursion introduced students to some of the key facilities and techniques that researchers use to capture biological structure through a three-day excursion to Hamburg, which has long-established itself as an internationally renowned center for research leadership in structural biology. In Hamburg, participants visited the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, the Center for Structural and Systems Biology (CSSB) and European XFEL.
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