SER-CAT: Southeast Regional Collaborative Access Team


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2012 SER-CAT Awards nomination forms are available at the following links: SER-CAT Young Investigator Award SER-CAT Outstanding Science Award SER-CAT MEETINGS The 9th Annual SER-CAT Symposium and Board Meeting The 9th annual SER-CAT Symposium will be held on Friday, March 16, 2012 at the University of Kentucky. You may find more details at the following link: http://www.mc.uky.edu/StructuralBiology/SER_CAT2012/index.html. For more information and questions, please contact: Dr. David Rodgers or Dr. Craig Vander Kooi The annual SER-CAT Board Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the Marriot Residence Inn Lexington Keeneland/Airport, Lexington, Kentucky. The 8th Annual SER-CAT Symposium and Board Meeting The 8th Annual SER-CAT Symposium was held on March 4, 2011 at the Talley Student Center of the North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. The focus of the Symposium was "Interesting Structures, Interesting Methods and SER-CAT Advances". Participants shared their most recent significant structural and crystallographic research discoveries, as well as updated information on SER-CAT's capabilities and planned improvements for fast data collection. (2011 Symposium Abstracts) 2011 SER-CAT Symposium Participants North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC SER-CAT kindly thanks to Drs. Robert Rose and Carla Mattos and their supporting staff members, for hosting this year's successful symposium activities. Sincere thanks are also extended to each of the attendees and speakers for their strong participation and support during this event. The SER-CAT Executive Board Meeting was held the following day on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the Holiday Inn-Brownstone, Raleigh, NC . SER-CAT's 9th Annual Symposium & Board Meeting is Scheduled The FY2012 SER-CAT Symposium and Board Meeting will be held March 16 - 17, 2012 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. Dr. David Rodgers has kindly agreed to host and organize next year's activities and will provide further information as it becomes available. Please mark your calendars with these important dates and check back often for further registration information. SER-CAT AWARDS CONGRATULATIONS to SER-CAT's 2011 Award Winners!! Dr. Fred Dyda of NIDDK, National Institutes of Health received the 2011 SER-CAT Outstanding Science Award for his work on “G domain dimerization controls dynamin's assembly-stimulated GTPase activity”. . Mr. Stefan Gajewski of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital received the 2011 SER-CAT Young Investigator Award for his work on "Crystal Structure of the PhageT4 Recombinase UvsX and Its Functional Interaction with the T4 SF2 Helicase UvsW." SER-CAT is pleased to recognize Dr. Dyde and Mr. Gajewski for their scientific achievements, and congratulates them again for receiving the 2011 awards. A special thanks is also extended to each of you who submitted nominations for this year's award event. Click here for a list of previous SER-CAT Award Winners	GENERAL USER INFORMATION Users should avoid bringing firewire drives with metal cases for use at the beamlines. The metal, being a wonderful heat conductor, is causing thermal failure because of the long download time required for data collection. Both BM and ID Robots are fully commissioned. All first time robotics users must contact Elizabeth Kolbusz (SER-CAT's User Support Coordinator) prior to their visit. The ALS Style magnetic caps are available from Hampton Research, P/N HR4-779 The 18mm Mounted litholoops are available from Molecular Dimensions. The dry shipping dewars compatible with SER-CAT puck holder are from Taylor-Wharton (Model: CX100 or CXR100). The product vendor is: www.discountcryo.com. SER-CAT's robotic pucks, puck holder and tools are available from the University of Georgia Instrument Shop, 955 East Whitehall Rd., Athens, GA 30602. Please Contact Mr. Lewis Fortner via e-mail (lewisf@uga.edu) or Fax (706-542-7921) for pricing and availability. MISCELLANEOUS MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION As a service to our Members, SER-CAT is pleased to provide helpful links for the following information: Lease and/or Sale Opportunities Available by Members Positions Available at SER-CAT and/or Member Institutions Other Membership Announcements DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS Historical Presentation of SER-CAT SER-CAT celebrated its 10th year Anniversary in 2007. In honor of this special occasion, SER-CAT's director Dr. Bi-Cheng Wang created a historical presentation highlighting many SER-CAT's exciting achievements. You are invited to view this pdf slideshow entitled, "SER-CAT: The First 10 Years" to see the chronological history of our development, including the important ribbon cutting ceremony held at the APS in 2002. We sincerely express our gratitude to each of you who supported SER-CAT's growth, and look forward to many more productive years ahead! Celebrating the official opening of SER-CAT's 1st beamline, October 2002, APS, ANL The SER-CAT Approach! We would like to share another slide presentation given by SER-CAT Director Dr. Bi-Cheng Wang at the 9th International Conference on Biology and Synchrotron Radiation in Manchester, England, entitled, "Remaining Challenges in Long Wavelength Phasing: The SER-CAT Approach" (PDF). This presentation highlights SER-CAT's work on data collection at all possible wavelengths, including sulfur phasing. OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION SER-CAT Featured on World Business Review SER-CAT was featured on the TV program World Business Review, which aired on the Bravo Network in February 2005. You may view the featured segment in streaming audio following the links below. If you would like a copy of this valuable resources to distribute locally ob CD or DVD, please contact Lily Li at lily@secsg.uga.edu. Windows Media video (300K) Real Player video (300K)