学术报告

报告题目： Recent developments in automatic protein crystallization, including the Microseeding Matrix Screening (MMS)  method, additive screens, and scaling up crystallization experiments.

报 告 人：Patrick Shaw Stewart  （Engineer of Douglas Instruments Ltd, UK）

报告时间：2008年4月22日下午3：00－5：00

报告地点：生物二馆122会议室

报告内容:
    The Microseed Matrix Screening (MMS) method was introduced in 2004. D'Arcy et al. automated the method in 2007 using the Oryx range of robots, adapting it to pre-mixed commercial solution screens. Conventional seeding methods use solutions made up especially for individual experiments, and are much more labour-intensive.  The theory and practice of the MMS method will be described with case studies.  Other topics covered will include the use of additive screens, including the Hamilton Silver Bullet (tm) screen , grid screens, and the scaling up of crystallization experiments from nano-drops to micro-drops.