News & Media Stay up to date with the latest news, events, and achievements from the Cryo-EM Unit at Ben-Gurion University. Events, News Open Day: Visit the Cryo-EM Unit — Students and PIs Welcome We are hosting an open day for prospective users, graduate students, and principal investigators to tour the facility and learn about access procedures. Read More →: Open Day: Visit the Cryo-EM Unit — Students and PIs Welcome Research Highlights, News Collaborative Paper Solves Structure of Antibiotic Resistance Ribosome A multi-lab collaboration led by BGU has determined the 3.1 Å structure of a drug-resistant ribosome variant, opening avenues for new antibiotic design. Read More →: Collaborative Paper Solves Structure of Antibiotic Resistance Ribosome Announcements, News BGU Cryo-EM Unit Awarded ISF Infrastructure Grant The Israel Science Foundation has awarded the unit a major infrastructure grant to acquire a 300 kV cryo-electron microscope with phase plate technology. Read More →: BGU Cryo-EM Unit Awarded ISF Infrastructure Grant Research Highlights, News Cryo-ET Study Reveals Cytoskeletal Architecture in Bacterial Biofilms Using cryo-electron tomography, BGU researchers have mapped the three-dimensional arrangement of cytoskeletal filaments inside living bacterial cells. Read More →: Cryo-ET Study Reveals Cytoskeletal Architecture in Bacterial Biofilms Announcements, News Unit Welcomes Dr. Sarah Cohen as New Cryo-EM Staff Scientist Dr. Cohen joins the unit with extensive experience in single-particle analysis and cryo-electron tomography from the Weizmann Institute. Read More →: Unit Welcomes Dr. Sarah Cohen as New Cryo-EM Staff Scientist Events, News Workshop: Sample Vitrification Best Practices — Registration Now Open Our annual one-day workshop on cryo-EM sample preparation covers blotting parameters, grid selection, and troubleshooting ice thickness. Read More →: Workshop: Sample Vitrification Best Practices — Registration Now Open Research Highlights, News BGU Researchers Resolve Near-Atomic Structure of Key Membrane Protein A collaboration between the CryoEM Unit and the Department of Life Sciences has yielded a 2.8 Å resolution map of a clinically relevant ion channel. Read More →: BGU Researchers Resolve Near-Atomic Structure of Key Membrane Protein Announcements, News New Cryo-EM Session Opens for External Users The Cryo-EM Unit at Ben-Gurion University is pleased to announce expanded access slots for external academic users starting next semester. Read More →: New Cryo-EM Session Opens for External Users
