Umeå seminar series: Cryo-focused ion beam milling (cryo-FIB-SEM): Taking you where you need to go

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  • Glasburen Seminar Room
  • Chemical Biological Centre (KBC) Building, Umeå University
    Umeå, 901 87 Sweden
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Umeå seminar series: Cryo-focused ion beam milling (cryo-FIB-SEM): Taking you where you need to go

May 6, 2025 @ 12:00 13:00 CEST

SciLifeLab Site Umeå/KBC Infrastructure Seminar Series

Speaker: Erin Schexnaydre, Staff scientist, Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy (UCEM), Umeå University

Short description: Cryo-focused ion beam milling (cryo-FIB) is a powerful technique. Its power comes from its versatility to study biological systems in vitro or in situ, i.e. within cells or tissue. It has the ability to reach uncharted regions in biological systems. Cryo-FIB milling is used to expose 100–250 nm thin sections (called lamella) in intact frozen cells and tissue. The process allows access into the cells for high-resolution cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) and structure determination of biomolecules in their native environment.

Webpage of Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy (UCEM)

Registration: Sign up for the IRL seminar and reserve your free lunch (salad, drink, and a little sweet snack) by Friday, 2 May, 13:30: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/scilifelab/scilifelab-site-umea–kbc-infrastructure-seminar-series

Follow online (registration is not required): https://umu.zoom.us/j/69390567429

Chemical Biological Centre (KBC) Building, Umeå University
Umeå, 901 87 Sweden
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Last updated: 2025-04-16

Content Responsible: Rebecca Forsberg(rebecca.forsberg@scilifelab.se)