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Chairman: Prof. Dr. Wilfried Wurth / Vice Chairman: Prof. Dr. Christian Schroer
The KFS consists of the representatives of synchrotron radiation users, synchrotron radiation sources and funding
institutions. It represents the synchrotron radiation users and gives advice for the future of research with
synchrotron radiation.
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ESRF – CNRS – CEA – University Joseph-Fourier Grenoble
Scientists have designed a molecule which emits turquoise light more efficiently than ever seen before in living cells. This improves the sensitivity of cellular imaging, a technique for high-resolution imaging of biological processes inside a living cell. Using highly brilliant X-ray beams at the ESRF, the teams from Grenoble and Oxford resolved the molecular structures of their Cyan fluorescent proteins (CFPs). “We could understand the function of individual atoms within CFPs and pinpoint the part of the molecule that needed to be modified to increase the fluorescence yield” says David von Stetten from the ESRF.
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 May. 18, 2012: Abstract deadline for 15th International Small-Angle Scattering conference (SAS 2012), 11. 18.- May. 19, 2012: Abstract submission start for The MRS Symposium VV: Advanced Materials Exploration with Neutrons and Synchrotron X-Rays, 11. 25.- May. 30, 2012: Preregistration deadline (cheaper) for XVIII International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, 07. 08.- May. 30, 2012: Abstract deadline for Annual Conference of the German Association for Biomaterials, 11. 01.- May. 31, 2012: Registration deadline for COHERENCE 2012: International Workshop on Phase Retrieval and Coherent Scattering, 06. 18.- Jun. 01, 2012: Preregistration deadline (cheaper) for First European Mineralogical Conference, 09. 02.- Jun. 01, 2012: Abstract deadline for First European Mineralogical Conference, 09. 02.- Jun. 01, 2012: Registration deadline for Synchrotron Radiation in Art and Archaeology, 06. 05.- Jun. 01, 2012: Registration deadline for 7th International Workshop on Nano-scale Spectroscopy and Nanotechnology (NSS 7), 07. 02.- |
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On 29 November 2011, a ground-breaking ceremony in Grenoble, France, marked the start of the civil construction works for several major building extensions of the ESRF. Thanks to these new buildings to be inaugurated in June 2013, the ESRF will be able to operate eight new beamlines with performances unique in the world.
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Knowledge of the structure of biomolecules such as proteins is key for scientists who want to understand how these biocatalysts work or to develop new medicines. 19 institutions led by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have now joined forces in the new EU-funded project BioStruct-X. One goal of the new consortium is to make crystallographic data from X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) interpretable in a similar way as synchrotron based data. The pulses from XFELs are up to a billion times brighter than X-ray beams from synchrotrons, allowing patterns to be collected from biological samples that were thought to be simply too small for structure analysis. This protein ‘nanocrystallography’ potentially saves years of effort by avoiding the need to prepare large crystals, and opens up the study of a large proportion of biomolecules in cell membranes, which are important drug targets.
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The German synchrotron radiation users have elected their new representatives. The constituent meeting of the new KFS is planned for April. 8 candidates out of 23 were elected (Eisebitt, Müller-Buschbaum, Rühl, Schneider, Schroer, Schreyer, Sinning, Wurt). To complete the KFS it needs: one representative of each synchrotron centre, maximum 4 members who are coopted by the elected members to cover important scientific fields, and a representative of the BMBF, DFG and the Project Management Organisation as guests. Here, we present the election result.
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