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Scientific Organisers: Chris Hawes & Louise Hughes - Oxford Brookes University, Gareth Morgan - RMC

The 2 day ultramicrotomy course aims to provide basic training in ultramicrotomy and associated techniques, such as knife making and coating or staining grids. The majority of the course is practical and workshop based, with hands on operation of equipment and samples, backed up with general information about specimen preparation before you get to the ultramicrotome as well as how to resolve common artefacts.  The second day has an optional afternoon session where delegates can section their own samples under the guidance of our expert demonstrators. 

Organisers

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  Prof Chris Hawes HonFRMS

  RMS Executive Honorary Secretary

  Oxford Brookes University
  Chris Hawes is Professor of Plant Cell Biology and Research Lead and Head of the Doctoral Training Programme in the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences at Oxford Brookes University. He runs a research group looking at the structure and function of the higher plant secretory pathway concentrating on the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus. Much of the work is based around the expression of fluorescent proteins and confocal live cell imaging, although more recently the group have been using EM tomography to look at Golgi biogenesis. Chris also teaches undergraduate courses in Cell Biology, runs the School BioImaging suite and manages a small microscopy consultancy. Chris has been a member of the RMS for many years and has been on the organising committee of the last 5 International Botanical Microscopy meetings and sat on various mmc-series committees. Chris is also a Scientific Editor of the Journal of Microscopy.

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  Dr. Louise Hughes

  Oxford Brookes University
  Louise Hughes is the Bioimaging Unit facility manager at Oxford Brookes University. She has been working with electron microscopy since 2000 and has spent most of her career optimising the preparation of biological samples for EM imaging. Her main current research focus is three-dimensional electron microscopy techniques.  

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  Gareth Morgan

  Senior Applications Scientist, RMC
  Gareth began his career in Electron Microscopy in 1971 as a Junior Technician in Kings College London, Zoology Department eventually becoming Chief Technician and Laboratory Manager of the Multi Faculty E.M. Unit. 
  Leaving Kings College after 17 years he joined RMC and is now Senior Applications Specialist instructing in EM techniques and working to develop new applications and enhance existing methods.

Further Information and Venue

Registration and accommodation

Registration is now open!

There are a maximum of 12 places available on this course 2 day course.

Registration to the course includes attendance to the two day, refrehsments and lunch and also an evening meal in a restaurant in Central Oxford.

If you select registration including accommodation this includes 1 night in en-suite accommodation (11th September) at Oriel College and breakfast (12th September).

Venue

The course will be taking place at Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus.

If you opt for the accommodation it is situated at Oriel College.

Sponsors

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  RMC Boeckeler

  RMC Boeckeler has been proudly manufacturing sample preparation products in Tucson, Arizona for over 65 years. The company has evolved into a worldwide provider of instruments for electron and light microscopy sample preparation, specializing in nano-scale research instruments such as ultramicrotomes and array tomography systems. RMC Boeckeler products are manufactured, sold and maintained by a team of passionate people, dedicated to research, development and customer support.

  Find out more about RMC Boeckeler
  www.rmcboeckeler.com