2023-3 solution scattering workbench

November 13th - November 16th 2023

Virtual Workbench via Zoom

Agenda for LIX

All Times are Eastern Standard Time

Day 1 - Monday, November 13th

09:30 Welcome  (Vivian Stojanoff & Lin Yang)

09:40 Lecture – Getting to know LiX better - Discuss topics for Day 4 (LY)

10:45 Break and Q & A

11:00 Lecture – SAXS Overview (SC)


Joint Session

12:00 Lecture - Overview of the CBMS Program,  Sean McSweeney (CBMS-BNL)

12:15: Lecture -  Introduction to Cryo-EM Liguo Wang

13:15: Lecture - User Access, Training and Outreach : Do's and Dont's (VS)

13:30 Break

14:00 Setup Computer Account Troubleshooting & Information


Day 2 - Tuesday, November 14th

09:00 Lecture: SAXS/WAXS Data Analysis and Modeling (JB)

10:10: Q&A/Break

10:20 Lecture - In-Line SEC and Sample Prep (JB)

10:50 Lecture - Protocol for mail-in measurements (SC)

11:30 Break


Joint Session

12:00 Lecture Recent advances in synchrotron X-ray imaging of insects -- Thomas van de Kamp (KIT)

13:15 Data Collection on Mail-in Samples 


Day 3 - November 15th - - Flex Day for LIX attendees

Participants NOT attending the MX sessions of the CBMS workbench have a FLEX DAY on LIX. 

After talks, breakout rooms will be open to  learn about data collection and analysis at LIX.

09:00 Tutorial: Python programming for data processing at LIX  -- Lin Yang (BNL – CBMS) 

10:00 Test Jupyter Notebooks on your own


Joint Session 

12:00 Lecture -  Size (and shape) matters in SPOP-mediated dysregulation of cellular 

proteostasis. -- Mathew Cuneo (St Judge Children’s Research Hospital)



Day 4 - November 16th (LIX only)

9:00 Lecture - In-depth discussion on selected topics (LY)

10:20 Break

10:30 Lecture - Setup and Protocol for measuring non-standard solution samples in Fixed cell device (SC) 


Joint Session 

12:00 Lecture - Towards a solution of the lignin problem: Discovery and engineering of high redox potential bacterial lactases. --Robert Collins (Quinnipiac University)