Thermo Fisher Scientific Cryo-EM SPA introductory mini-course
(14 April, 21 April & 5 May)
Learn the fundamentals of cryo-EM Single Particle Analysis (SPA) in this Cryo-EM Essentials introductory mini-course.
Single particle analysis (SPA) has become one of the most powerful techniques in structural biology, enabling researchers to resolve macromolecular structures at near-atomic resolution and accelerate discovery across drug development, virology, neuroscience, cell biology, and beyond. But consistently achieving high-quality SPA outcomes requires more than great instrumentation. It demands a connected workflow, practical know-how, and the ability to troubleshoot at every step.
Join us for a three-part educational webinar series designed to help you strengthen your end-to-end SPA workflow, from sample to structure. Across three sessions, you’ll learn proven best practices, common pitfalls, and real-world strategies from leading experts at the NIH National Centers for Cryo-EM alongside Thermo Fisher Scientific’s
scientists and cryo-EM application specialists.
Each webinar includes:
- Actionable, workflow-focused education you can apply immediately
- Live Q&A with speakers to address your specific challenges
- An interactive virtual breakout experience featuring workflow demonstrations and the chance to engage directly with Thermo Fisher’s cryo-EM applications team
Whether you’re building a new cryo-EM program, scaling throughput, or pushing toward higher resolution and more reliable reconstructions, this series is built to help you get more from every grid, every microscope session, and every dataset.
Speakers
Rebecca Thompson, PhD
Rebecca is a biologist with expertise in structural biology, particularly in using cryo-EM to study macromolecular complexes at high resolution. She received her undergraduate degree in molecular biology from Cardiff University and earned her PhD in 2016 from the University of Leeds, where she studied how misfolded protein aggregates interact with cellular membranes.
Claudia Lopez, PhD
Claudia has extensive experience with electron microscopy research, including transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, dual-beam applications, and serial block face imaging. Her formal training is in biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology and she has worked in the biochemistry-biophysics and microbiology fields for the past 22 years.
Her expertise includes analyzing both biological materials (cells, viruses, bacteria, particles, and tissues) and non-biological materials (hard materials and fabrics) using TEM, SEM, and FIB-SEM, and she has routinely performed sample preparation (conventional and cryo-processing), electron microscopy imaging, and image analysis.
Michael Adams, PhD
Michael received his PhD in Structural Biology from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). He has extensive experience in recombinant protein expression and purification, with a keen interest for Structural biology methods, including experience in the full single-particle Cryo-EM pipeline from grid preparation and data collection to data processing and structure refinement.
Collin McManus, PhD
Collin received his PhD in Molecular Biology from Princeton University. He is a dedicated scientist in structural biology and biochemistry, with over 8 years of laboratory experience involving molecular biology, protein purification, and biochemical reconstitution. As a staff microscopist at NYSBC, Collin works as a part of a team of talented scientists to align, maintain, and operate a fleet of 14 transmission electron microscopes and associated equipment.
Rich Waldo, PhD
Rich Waldo, PhD is a Cryo-EM Application Scientist at Structura Biotechnology Inc. In this role, he develops and delivers educational materials, workshops, and user training programs that support researchers in building expertise in single particle cryo-EM workflows. Structura Biotechnology develops CryoSPARCä, the leading software platform for single particle cryo-electron microscopy data processing and high-resolution structure determination. Rich earned his doctorate in structural biology from Oregon Health & Science University, where he studied the structure and function of small ion channels using cryo-EM.
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