Beyond RG BioSAXS Short Course 2025

The ​objective ​of ​the ​“Beyond ​Rg: ​BioSAXS Workshop 2025”​ is ​to ​raise ​the ​awareness ​and ​capabilities ​of ​the ​small-angle ​scattering ​(SAS) ​techniques ​in ​the ​structural ​biology ​community ​by ​providing ​an ​intermediate-level ​course ​for ​those ​in ​need ​of ​a ​better ​understanding ​of ​bioSAS ​theory, ​and ​techniques ​utilized ​at ​the ​APS. This ​BioSAXS ​course provides ​a comprehensive ​overview ​of ​small-angle ​scattering ​(SAS, ​including ​x-ray ​and ​neutron ​scattering) ​theory, ​ data ​reduction ​and ​analysis ​tools, and SAS ​methods ​and ​capabilities ​for ​structural ​biology. Participants will also learn about latest updates on BioSAXS related beamlines following the APS upgrade,as well as best practices for writing highly effective beam time proposals and optimizing the use of APS resources.

The ​course ​includes ​lectures, ​software ​practice, ​and ​hands-on ​experimental ​sessions. ​An ​experiment ​session ​will ​be ​carried ​out ​at ​selected ​APS ​small-angle ​x-ray ​scattering ​beamlines ​for ​samples ​that ​are ​brought ​by ​participants ​and ​demo ​samples. ​Example ​data ​will ​be ​provided ​for ​software ​practice. ​Lecturers ​will ​be ​available ​during ​software ​practice ​and ​experimental ​sessions ​for ​one-on-one ​discussion. ​

Participants ​are ​expected ​to ​have ​attained ​at ​least ​a ​graduate ​student-level ​education ​and ​are ​encouraged ​to ​have ​a ​defined ​experimental ​program ​so ​that ​they ​can ​collect ​data ​for ​a ​set ​of ​samples ​that ​they ​bring. ​Participants ​must ​bring ​their ​own ​notebook ​computers. ​ 

Participation in the hands-on experiment requires you to be on-site, a registered user of the APS, and be current on all core safety training.

Seats are limited.

Note: ​this ​course ​is ​NOT ​for ​soft ​matter ​materials ​which ​are ​poly-dispersed. ​ 

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