CHESS Users Meeting Workshop on "Biomolecules Under Pressure"
Macromolecular crystallography (MX) and biological small-angle X-ray solution scattering (BioSAXS) are two of the most important methods used to investigate the structure of macromolecules and efforts are underway at CHESS to establish two of the first beamlines worldwide optimized for high pressure MX and BioSAXS. Enthusiasm and interest in the field as well as the new X-ray techniques offered by CHESS were documented by the participation of more than 50 scientists in the workshop on “Biomolecules Under Pressure” which was part of the recent CHESS Users Meeting.
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PREM Students and Increase Faculty Visit CHESS
Supported by an NSF Grant to INCREASE and CHESS, the students came from University of Texas Río Grande Valley, Hampton University, Tuskegee University, Northeastern University, University of Texas at El Paso, PREM UMN-UTRGV, Jackson State University PREM, John Hopkins University, Morgan State University, University of the West Indies (UWI), University of Puerto Rico NSF-PREM: Center for Interfacial Electrochemistry (CIE2M), CHESS, and Cornell University.
Synchrotron Essentials Workshop
Supported by an NSF Grant to INCREASE and CHESS, the students came from University of Texas Río Grande Valley, Hampton University, Tuskegee University, Northeastern University, University of Texas at El Paso, PREM UMN-UTRGV, Jackson State University PREM, John Hopkins University, Morgan State University, University of the West Indies (UWI), University of Puerto Rico NSF-PREM: Center for Interfacial Electrochemistry (CIE2M), CHESS, and Cornell University.
Bioinspired membranes: Teaching an old dog new tricks
What did the Scientists Discover?
The study showed that polymers and biological macromolecules can be combined and form highly regular structures as known for simple block copolymers. Potential applications lie in biotechnology and medicine for separation of specific targets for purification or medical diagnosis as well as concentration of analytes via dialysis.
STUDENTS SHINE ON CAPITOL HILL at CNSF
Students representing the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source made a trip to the nation’s capital to meet with congressional representatives and showcase their crucial involvement at CHESS.
CHESS Welcomes Elke Arenholz as New Associate Director
While Elke has only been at CHESS for one week, we asked her a few questions about her previous career at the Advanced Light Source and her hopes for the future at CHESS.
Could you share a bit about your background and interests?