Keeping Up with Current Practices in a Rapidly Evolving Field Through Dissemination of “Tips and Tricks” in a Monthly Webinar

Abstract

In the past decade, cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) has become a vital tool for structural biologists. Using cryoEM to determine structures of biomolecules at high resolution is a rapidly evolving technique with high barriers to entry for non-microscopists. To help academic researchers remain competitive in their fields, the NIH established a network of centers to broaden access and training in cryoEM. One initiative from this network is the monthly CryoEM Current Practices webinar that provides practical methodological tips and tricks and is openly accessible to anyone interested. Now in its third year, the webinar continues to attract a sizable audience and provides a forum for network building within the structural biology community.