This website is for general conference registration, including those who plan to send samples and take the hands-on sessions. Check back frequently to find information on software installation, setting up your user account, submitting a beamtime proposal, and transporting your samples.
Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source
Ithaca, NY
Please follow the link above to register for the lecture part of the workshop. For those wishing to participate in the hands-on sessions, please follow the instructions below.
The data processing hands-on tutorial session will be held April 30-May 1, 2021 online. Students will learn the widely-used open-source BioXTAS RAW software and be expected to install and run the software on their own laptops. Please follow the installation instructions from the link below and contact us if you have any problem with the installation. It is very important to do this well in advance of the workshop. Using example datasets, staff will guide you through the basics of processing and interpreting BioSAXS data.
Students who are selected for synchrotron time may send a limited number of their own research samples to try. Given the time limitations, please expect to measure only two samples. We will also provide standard proteins for those who do not have samples yet.
If you plan to send samples, you must apply for beamtime. Create a user account on our online proposal system and fill out a short “HP-Bio Workshop” beamtime proposal. If you have scientific content to put in the proposal regarding your samples, please to enter it, but the student proposals will not be reviewed for scientific merit, but only for safety. Be sure to list your samples and buffers for safety review!
IMPORTANT: put the words “HP-Bio Workshop” in the title of your proposal.
If you want to just learn using our standard proteins, you still need to submit a proposal. Those wishing to simply watch on zoom do not need a proposal.
To create an online proposal, please follow the link provided here: https://www.chess.cornell.edu/users/new-user-guide
Please also check out our short video HOWTO on submitting the proposal: <link here>
If you are preparing your own samples for data collection, it is very important to do the following:
Please read the information at this link for detailed instructions on sample preparation:
Note: Shipping Instructions are now part of the New User Guide. Fill out the online shipping form and you will be given a shipping address label.
Using example datasets, staff will guide you through the basics of processing and interpreting BioSAXS data:
Bioxtasraw Download and Installation
Please contact me, Richard Gillilan, if you have any questions (reg8@cornell.edu)
For more workshop details please visit the RPI website: HPSAXS 2021 Workshop Website