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Past events
The 2018 Krebs Lecture
The increasing power of cryoEM for macromolecular structure determination by Dr Richard Henderson, FRS FMedSci Tuesday 24 April 2018, 6pm Lecture Theatre 1, The Diamond, 32 Leavygreave Road Dr Henderson is a molecular biologist and biophysicist, pioneer in the field of electron microscopy of biological molecules, and 2017 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry. Lecture synopsis: In the last few years, single particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryoEM) has experienced a quantum leap in its capability, due to improved electron microscopes, better detectors and better software, and this is revolutionising structural biology. Using the technique invented by Jacques Dubochet and his colleagues, a thin film containing a suspension of the macromolecules of interest is plunge-frozen into liquid ethane at liquid nitrogen temperature, creating a frozen sample in which individual images of the structures can be seen in many different orientations. Subsequent computer-based image analysis is then used to determine the three-dimensional structure, frequently at near-atomic resolution. I will describe some recent results and discuss remaining barriers to progress. CryoEM is already a very powerful method, but there are still many improvements that can be made before the approach reaches its theoretical limits. https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/whatson/annualkrebslecture. Krebs Institute Symposium: “Imaging life across Science, Medicine and Engineering”
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12 April 2018
LT3, The Diamond |
The symposium included talks from:
Prof Jim Wild (Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease)
Prof Steve Matcher (EEE)
Prof Ingunn Holen (Oncology and Metabolism)
Dr Nicola Green (Engineering Materials)
Dr Ashley Cadby (Physics and Astronomy)
Prof Per Bullough (MBB)
Dr Ahtasham Raza (Materials Science & Engineering)
Dr William Wood (MBB)
Dr Rob Wilkinson (Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease)
Dr Pu Qian (MBB)
Prof Julia Weinstein (Chemistry)
Prof Jim Wild (Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease)
Prof Steve Matcher (EEE)
Prof Ingunn Holen (Oncology and Metabolism)
Dr Nicola Green (Engineering Materials)
Dr Ashley Cadby (Physics and Astronomy)
Prof Per Bullough (MBB)
Dr Ahtasham Raza (Materials Science & Engineering)
Dr William Wood (MBB)
Dr Rob Wilkinson (Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease)
Dr Pu Qian (MBB)
Prof Julia Weinstein (Chemistry)
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16 March 18
10:00 LTE, Hicks Building |
The Nanoimager supports various modes of operation: single-molecule localization-based super-resolution for quantitative cellular imaging, TIRF and epifluorescence for diffraction-limited fluorescence imaging, single-molecule FRET for measuring molecular interactions in the 2-10 nm range and single particle tracking PALM in cells.
Opening meeting: The Lord Porter Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory
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14 March 18
10am - 6pm Dept. of Chemistry, LT1, Dainton Building, Sheffield, S3 7HF |
24 Hour Inspire
A fun, fast, fundraising lecture marathon from 5pm Thursday 30 March 2017 to 5pm the following day (in LT01, Hicks Building). Now in its fifth year, this annual event is a celebration of knowledge and learning in memory of two remarkable lecturers and researchers, Dr Tim Richardson and Dr Victoria Henshaw, both of whom our University community sadly lost to cancer. Hosted by the charity Inspiration for Life, all funds from the event will support the Teenage Cancer Trust and Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity.
There was a fantastic line-up of speakers from across our University. Highlights from Florey and Imagine included:
9pm: Dr Paul Collini - Tuberculosis in the 21st century: the return of consumption?
11pm: Dr Bob Turner and Dr Nic Mullin – Life under the microscope
3.30am: Laia Pasquina Lemonche - The invisible but crucial role of physicists in radiotherapy for cancer
A fun, fast, fundraising lecture marathon from 5pm Thursday 30 March 2017 to 5pm the following day (in LT01, Hicks Building). Now in its fifth year, this annual event is a celebration of knowledge and learning in memory of two remarkable lecturers and researchers, Dr Tim Richardson and Dr Victoria Henshaw, both of whom our University community sadly lost to cancer. Hosted by the charity Inspiration for Life, all funds from the event will support the Teenage Cancer Trust and Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity.
There was a fantastic line-up of speakers from across our University. Highlights from Florey and Imagine included:
9pm: Dr Paul Collini - Tuberculosis in the 21st century: the return of consumption?
11pm: Dr Bob Turner and Dr Nic Mullin – Life under the microscope
3.30am: Laia Pasquina Lemonche - The invisible but crucial role of physicists in radiotherapy for cancer
PubhD Sheffield
Date: Wednesday 15 March 2017, 7pm
Venue: Harrisons 1854 Bar, Regent Terrace, S3 7QA
Florey PhD student Laia Pasquina Lemonche gave a talk entitled 'Can we 'TOUCH' the molecules inside a bacteria with a microscope?'. Please see the PubhD Sheffield website for more details.
Date: Wednesday 15 March 2017, 7pm
Venue: Harrisons 1854 Bar, Regent Terrace, S3 7QA
Florey PhD student Laia Pasquina Lemonche gave a talk entitled 'Can we 'TOUCH' the molecules inside a bacteria with a microscope?'. Please see the PubhD Sheffield website for more details.
Imagine:Imaging Life Launch Symposium
Our launch event was held on 12-13 January 2017 in the Diamond at the University of Sheffield. It was a 2-day symposium dedicated to cutting edge imaging techniques and their biological application.
Our launch event was held on 12-13 January 2017 in the Diamond at the University of Sheffield. It was a 2-day symposium dedicated to cutting edge imaging techniques and their biological application.
3rd Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy International Conference (LSFM2016)
The University of Sheffield hosted the 3rd International Conference on Lightsheet Fluorescence Microscopy (31st August - 3rd September 2016).
The University of Sheffield hosted the 3rd International Conference on Lightsheet Fluorescence Microscopy (31st August - 3rd September 2016).
Krebs Institute Symposium: "Research across the Boundaries"
Date: Tuesday 14th June 2016
Time: From 9.30am
Place: Firth Hall, Firth Court, University of Sheffield
The programme included two external keynote speakers, Professor Conrad Mullineaux (Queen Mary University of London) and Professor Matthew Fisher (Imperial College London) as well as talks from Sheffield scientists based in MBB, APS, BMS and the Medical School.
Date: Tuesday 14th June 2016
Time: From 9.30am
Place: Firth Hall, Firth Court, University of Sheffield
The programme included two external keynote speakers, Professor Conrad Mullineaux (Queen Mary University of London) and Professor Matthew Fisher (Imperial College London) as well as talks from Sheffield scientists based in MBB, APS, BMS and the Medical School.
PGR symposium: Imaging Life 2016
The Imagine PhD students hosted their second annual postgraduate symposium on Friday 10th June 2016. The symposium was held in the Diamond at the University of Sheffield.
The programme included keynote speakers Dr Alex Knight, Dr Corinne Smith and Dr Siobhan Braybrook. Please see our news page for more details of the event.
The Imagine PhD students hosted their second annual postgraduate symposium on Friday 10th June 2016. The symposium was held in the Diamond at the University of Sheffield.
The programme included keynote speakers Dr Alex Knight, Dr Corinne Smith and Dr Siobhan Braybrook. Please see our news page for more details of the event.
The ‘North of England’ Super-resolution Imaging Meeting
Date: Thursday 19th May
Time: 3-5pm
Place: Astbury Level 11, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds
Speakers
Date: Thursday 19th May
Time: 3-5pm
Place: Astbury Level 11, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds
Speakers
- Bob Turner (Sheffield) - Interpreting localisation microscopy data
- Nicola Connell (Sheffield) - Bayesian statistical analysis of STORM images
- Isuru Jayansinghe (Leeds) - A modelling approach to test the true resolution in immunofluorescence super-resolution images
- Alistair Curd (Leeds): Analysing 3D PALM data
Introduction to microscopy and image analysis workshops
Introduction to Microscopy and Imaging, 21 Jan 16
10:00-13:00, Alfred Denny Building, ADB-A225 (conference room).
Introduction to Advanced Microscopy Techniques, 28 Jan 16
10:00-13:00, Lecture Theatre F02 (114) in Firth Court.
Introduction to ImageJ (FIJI), 04 Feb 15
Alfred Denny Building, ADB-A04 (IT centre, bottom floor of the Perak).
Introduction to Microscopy and Imaging, 21 Jan 16
10:00-13:00, Alfred Denny Building, ADB-A225 (conference room).
Introduction to Advanced Microscopy Techniques, 28 Jan 16
10:00-13:00, Lecture Theatre F02 (114) in Firth Court.
Introduction to ImageJ (FIJI), 04 Feb 15
Alfred Denny Building, ADB-A04 (IT centre, bottom floor of the Perak).
Launch symposium for SHAMROK, the Sheffield AMR Network grant
The launch symposium for the Sheffield antimicrobial resistance network (SHAMROK) grant, funded by the EPSRC, was held at The Ridge, University of Sheffield on 20-21 Junauary 2016.
The symposium set the scene for the challenge from the both the clinical and scientific perspectives. The network wishes to embrace engineering and physical sciences expertise to tackle AMR, by starting new collaborations and fostering new applications of methods and technologies. The symposium included presentations from a wide range of experts in AMR, including internationally leading scientists, healthcare professionals and industrial scientists working in R&D relevant to AMR. It highlighted some of the existing activities within Sheffield, and provided plenty of opportunities to network and make new connections.
The launch symposium for the Sheffield antimicrobial resistance network (SHAMROK) grant, funded by the EPSRC, was held at The Ridge, University of Sheffield on 20-21 Junauary 2016.
The symposium set the scene for the challenge from the both the clinical and scientific perspectives. The network wishes to embrace engineering and physical sciences expertise to tackle AMR, by starting new collaborations and fostering new applications of methods and technologies. The symposium included presentations from a wide range of experts in AMR, including internationally leading scientists, healthcare professionals and industrial scientists working in R&D relevant to AMR. It highlighted some of the existing activities within Sheffield, and provided plenty of opportunities to network and make new connections.
KrebsFest
The KrebsFest was a celebration of the scientific research of Sir Hans Krebs, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1953 for his pioneering work at the University of Sheffield.
The KrebsFest was a celebration of the scientific research of Sir Hans Krebs, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1953 for his pioneering work at the University of Sheffield.
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WINTER GARDEN EXHIBITION: 15 October–3 November, 90 Surrey Street
WESTERN BANK EXHIBITION: Opens 15 October, Western Bank Library http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/exhibition/hiddenworlds KREBSFEST PUBLIC NIGHT: Friday 13 November, 5–8pm (drop-in), University of Sheffield SCIENCE/ART COMMISSIONS: November Winter Garden Exhibition, 90 Surrey Street KrebsFest Public Night, Firth Court, University of Sheffield KREBSFEST SCHOOLS PROJECT WESTERN BANK EXHIBITION: 15 October–17 March, Western Bank Library http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/exhibition/hiddenworlds |
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Talks by Nobel Prize Winners
SIR RICHARD ROBERTS, New England Biolabs: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1993
A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY, Monday 9 November, 6pm
PROFESSOR JULES HOFFMANN, University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2011.
THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE: FROM INSECTS TO HUMANS, Wednesday 18 November, 6pm
SIR PAUL NURSE, President of the Royal Society: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001.
GREAT IDEAS OF BIOLOGY, Wednesday 25 November, 6pm
Demystifying Deconvolution and Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM)
A free seminar on Tuesday 20 October 2015 from 9.45am to 1pm in the BMS Conference Room, A225 Alfred Denny Building, Univeristy of Sheffield.
The seminar will be followed by free hands-on sessions on 20-22 October 2015 for researchers interested in using the Deltavision TM OMX Blaze 3D SIM within our LMF facility.
A free seminar on Tuesday 20 October 2015 from 9.45am to 1pm in the BMS Conference Room, A225 Alfred Denny Building, Univeristy of Sheffield.
The seminar will be followed by free hands-on sessions on 20-22 October 2015 for researchers interested in using the Deltavision TM OMX Blaze 3D SIM within our LMF facility.
Optical Imaging to probe mitochondrial function in living tissue
A seminar by Dr Roger Springett (University of Cambridge) on Thursday 1st October 2015 at 2.30pm in the Pam Liversidge Building (room F12/13) for staff and students of the University of Sheffield.
A seminar by Dr Roger Springett (University of Cambridge) on Thursday 1st October 2015 at 2.30pm in the Pam Liversidge Building (room F12/13) for staff and students of the University of Sheffield.
Imaging Life 2015
The PGR symposium was held on Friday 18 September 2015 in the Pam Liversidge Building, University of Sheffield.
The PGR symposium was held on Friday 18 September 2015 in the Pam Liversidge Building, University of Sheffield.