SCSC Workshop: CryoFIB-SEM Principles and Practices
We are excited to invite you to a 2-day training workshop in ‘CryoFIB-SEM Principles and Practices’ on June 15th - 16th at SLAC. Lectures will be presented by ThermoFisher specialists, as well as several expert guest speakers. Practical sessions will be offered by ThermoFisher specialists on both Aquilos and Hydra Bio.
Registration is open for the hybrid CryoFIB-SEM Principles and Practices workshop, please complete by Friday May 25th.
Due to space limitations, on-site registration will be limited to 20 people, while remote access will be unlimited. Practical sessions will also be shared on Zoom, and all lectures will be recorded.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
SCSC Workshop: CryoFIB-SEM Principles and Practices
We are excited to invite you to a 2-day training workshop in ‘CryoFIB-SEM Principles and Practices’ on June 15th - 16th at SLAC. Lectures will be presented by ThermoFisher specialists, as well as several expert guest speakers. Practical sessions will be offered by ThermoFisher specialists on both Aquilos and Hydra Bio.Registration is open for the hybrid CryoFIB-SEM Principles and Practices workshop, please complete by Friday May 25th.
Due to space limitations, on-site registration will be limited to 20 people, while remote access will be unlimited. Practical sessions will also be shared on Zoom, and all lectures will be recorded.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
CryoFIB-SEM PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park CA 94025
Hybrid Lectures: via Zoom and in-person in the SLAC Building 51 3rd Floor Conference Room (Kavli)
Practical Sessions: SLAC Building 006 (Aquilos and Hydra Bio)
| DAY 1: Monday, June 15, 2026 | ||
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Welcome and "plans for the day" | Prof. Wah Chiu, SLAC/Stanford Dr. Lydia Joubert, SLAC |
| 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | SEM imaging principles and optimization using different detectors | Dr. Matt Joens, ThermoFisher |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Sample Preparation: Grid Micropatterning | Prof. Leeya Engel, Technion |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | BREAK | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | Sample preparation for molecular imaging of cells and tissues | Mr. Ron Kelley, ThermoFisher |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Advanced workflows: SOLIST application | Dr. Sue Sim, UC San Francisco |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (a) | AQUILOS Group 1 | Group 3 will observe |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (h) | HYDRA Group 2 | Group 4 will observe |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (a) | AQUILOS Group 3 | Group 1 will observe |
| 3:00 pm - 5:00 PM (h) | HYDRA Group 4 | Group 2 will observe |
END OF DAY 1 | ||
| Day 2: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | ||
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Plans for the day | Dr. Lydia Joubert, SLAC |
| 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | FIB-milling principles, strategies and optimization with different gases | Dr. Matt Joens, ThermoFisher |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Advanced CLO-iFLM practices | Dr. Richard Held, Stanford |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | BREAK | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | Advanced workflows: ASV/cryo-vEM | Dr. Arthur Mello, UC San Francisco |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Advanced CLEM practices | Dr. Maia Azubel, Stanford |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (a) | AQUILOS: Group 2 | Group 4 will observe |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (h) | HYDRA: Group 1 | Group 3 will observe |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (a) | AQUILOS: Group 4 | Group 2 will observe |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (h) | HYDRA: Group 3 | Group 1 will observe |
END OF WORKSHOP | ||
