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Systems Manager job position @ Biocomputing Unit

We have a systems manager job position open at the Biocomputing Unit. Get to know it in this post! Description We are looking for a candidate with a background in Computer Science for the position of Junior Systems Management. You will be part of the team in charge of managing the computing infrastructure of the

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Diseño estadístico de experimentos con animales

Lugar: Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, C. Darwin, 3, Fuencarral-El Pardo, 28049 Madrid – Sala B.6 Fecha: 11 de octubre de 2024 Este evento está dirigido a los asesores estadísticos que colaboran con comités de ética en experimentación animal y tiene como objetivo explorar y mejorar las prácticas de diseño estadístico en este ámbito. Durante la

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PhD position in Single Particle Analysis and CLEM Correlative Imaging.

Description: We are looking for a candidate with a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics or equivalent with software development skills, preferrably applied to Structural Biology, Biomedical Imaging, or Imaging in general. The candidate will work on the development of image processing algorithms for Single Particle Analysis (especially, continuous heterogeneity analysis) and CLEM Correlative

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PhD position in fluorescence microscopy image processing.

The Biocomputing Unit of the National Biotechnology Centre is looking for excellent master students in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or any other field related to data analysis. The PhD would be in fluorescence microscopy image processing. This project involves several fast-growing technologies: electron cryo-microscopy and deep learning. Our laboratory is located at the Centro Nacional de

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New position open: Software Developer in the Biocomputing Unit (BCU), Instruct Image Processing Center (I2PC), Madrid

Description: We are looking for a candidate with a BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics or equivalent with software development skills. The candidate will be involved in European and National projects related to cloud and open data technologies, being part of a team in charge of developing data management software for Instruct facilities. Thus,

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An asymmetric structure of the Leptospira´s flagellar filament

Date and venue:  2024, February 22th al 10.00 CET. B6 room- CNB/CSIC, Madrid Summary Description:Leptospira species, as all spirochetes, possess specially adapted endoflagella confined within the periplasm. Endoflagella are essential for the fast corkscrew-like swimming and pathogenicity of leptospires. However, little is known about the composition, function, and molecular architecture of these endoflagellar filaments. Through

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Structural studies on cyanide degrading nitrilases

Date and venue:  2024, February 15th al 10.00 CET. B6 room – CNB/CSIC Summary Description: Cyanide is widely used in industries due to its high affinity for metals. This characteristic is at the same time responsible for the potent toxicity of this compound. Thus, industries have to reduce the cyanide concentration from wastewater before its

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Structural Biology 2.0 : computational tools and X-ray diffraction integrated to solve and understand 3D protein structures

Date and venue:  2025, from April 21 to 30. Institut Pasteur de Montevideo (Uruguay). All invited speakers/tutors and students from abroad will be lodged in the same hotel. Webpage under construction: stay tuned for upcoming information! Summary Description: The workshop will cover theory and hands-on practical work, the latter including tutorials and the students’ own data

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I2PC Course on Single Particle Analysis by CryoEM. Madrid, 20 – 22 March, 2024

Venue National Center for Biotechnology (CNB), Madrid, SpainMadrid, March 20 – 22, 2024How to find us: https://idospece.i2pc.margaro.eus/contact-us/ Overall aims and course outline Cryo-Electron Microscopy has established as a mature technique to determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules. It is currently reaching atomic resolution and it is capable of accessing to the structure of conformationally heterogeneous

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I2PC – Instruct-RI Hubs hybrid course on Electron Tomography and Subtomogram Averaging. Madrid, December 10 – 13, 2024

VENUE Hybrid course.December 10 – 13, 2024 from 16:00 to 21:30 CET.You do not need to install any special software to connect. A modern browser should be enough. Overall aims and course outline By using image processing algorithms, it becomes possible to pinpoint the macromolecules of interest within the electron tomograms. Subsequently, researchers can extract

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ComulisGlobe Correlative Multimodal Imaging Workshop in Genoa

Date and venue: 2024, 21-22 of March in Genoa.  Summary Description: The workshop will include lectures on Light microscopy, Electron microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy, as well as laboratory demonstrations on various microscopy modalities. A session on correlation of images will also be included. For more information see: https://www.comulis.eu/

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