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                               Vivian Stojanoff

 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility       e-mail stojanof@esrf.fr
 Av. des Martyrs - B. P. 220                   phone  33 76 88 23 98
 38043 Grenoble Cedex                          fax    33 76 88 27 07
 France
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      EMBO Practical Course on MAD Data collection and Analysis
                   Grenoble, 16th - 20th June 1997
An EMBO Practical Course covering aspects of MAD data collection and analysis 
will be held in Grenoble between the 16th and 20th June 1997. The course will 
cover design and strategy of MAD experiments, incorporation of heavy atom 
anomalous scatterers, methods of scaling and phasing MAD data, and methods of 
solving anomalous or Fa Patterson maps, and will consist of a series of 
lectures and prepared practical sessions following the treatment of a set of 
MAD data. Those wishing to take part in the course should send an application 
explaining their interest in MAD phasing, and letter of recommendation from 
their head of department before Friday 21st March to :
                  Francoise LaFosse,
                  EMBL Grenoble Outstation,
                  Ave des Martyrs,
                  38042 Grenoble CEDEX
                  e-mail lafosse@embl-grenoble.fr
Registration will be  free for applicants from member states of the EMBC 
except in the case of applicants from private industry where a nominal 
registration fee will be charged on a cost basis. Accomodation will be 
provided in the ESRF Guest House for those accepted for the course. Those 
attending will be given the option of bringing their own data to work on 
during the organised practical sessions, though this option may be limitted 
according to demand. The course will be limitted to 20 places - succesful 
applicants will be notified early in April.

Invited Speakers include:-
Janet Smith (Purdue University),
Roger Fourme (LURE),
Mark Schiltz (LURE),
Hao Wu (Columbia University),
Phil Evans (MRC Cambridge),
Colin Nave (Daresbury Laboratory),
Stefan Knight (Uppsala Univeristy),
Venki Ramakrishnan (Salt Lake City).
Other speakers will be announced in the preliminary schedule available
soon. For further information please contact Andy Thompson
(thompson@embl-grenoble.fr or thompson@esrf.fr).