Discover how CHESS’s powerful X-ray techniques can advance research in life sciences, agriculture, and sustainability. This workshop explores metal dynamics in living systems and responses to environmental stimuli, introducing researchers to new synchrotron-based approaches for studying plants, microbes, and more. Ideal for those new to CHESS’s capabilities.
Join in person or connect remotely via Zoom!
Registration link: https://indico.classe.cornell.edu/event/2527/overview
Zoom meeting link: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/95154368513?pwd=Eq5s50qvMDSfJjFkH2gbAWl8barML0.1
Full Agenda:
Program highlights:
Session I: Metals in life sciences: from soils and microbes to plants and humans
Session II: Living systems under external stimuli: environmental conditions, pathogens
Reception and Tour!
*Refreshments will be provided!
Featured Speakers:
John Helmann (Department of Microbiology)
Lori Huberman (Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, SIPS)
Johannes Lehmann (Soil and Crop Science Section, SIPS)
Matthew Reid (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Elad Tako (Food Science Department)
Louisa Smieska (CHESS)
Jeney Wierman (CHESS)
Beech-Nut Baby Food Products (TBD)