Adam Crawshaw
@adamcrawshaw.bsky.social
Beamline Scientist on VMXm at Diamond Light Source.
At work I play with proteins, crystals, X-rays and electrons. At home I play with film cameras, home automation, keyboards, bicycles and coffee.
At work I play with proteins, crystals, X-rays and electrons. At home I play with film cameras, home automation, keyboards, bicycles and coffee.
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Adam Crawshaw
@adamcrawshaw.bsky.social
· Sep 16
VMXm has postcards! Available from the beamline or a member of the VMXm team if you see us at conferences. Do reach out to us for your microcrystal X-ray diffraction experiments.
Reposted by Adam Crawshaw
Afternoon starts with former #Salgadolab student @adamcrawshaw.bsky.social getting the audience engaged on #microcrystals and @diamondlightsource.bsky.social VMXm beamline.
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Afternoon starts with former #Salgadolab student @adamcrawshaw.bsky.social getting the audience engaged on #microcrystals and @diamondlightsource.bsky.social VMXm beamline.
Great to be back in NCL.
Here for the opening event of the Northern Eye structural biology facility and the @ccp4mx.bsky.social Northern Structural Biology meeting.
Looking forward to seeing some exciting structural biology from across the North.
@newcastleuni.bsky.social @ccpem.bsky.social
Here for the opening event of the Northern Eye structural biology facility and the @ccp4mx.bsky.social Northern Structural Biology meeting.
Looking forward to seeing some exciting structural biology from across the North.
@newcastleuni.bsky.social @ccpem.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Great to be back in NCL.
Here for the opening event of the Northern Eye structural biology facility and the @ccp4mx.bsky.social Northern Structural Biology meeting.
Looking forward to seeing some exciting structural biology from across the North.
@newcastleuni.bsky.social @ccpem.bsky.social
Here for the opening event of the Northern Eye structural biology facility and the @ccp4mx.bsky.social Northern Structural Biology meeting.
Looking forward to seeing some exciting structural biology from across the North.
@newcastleuni.bsky.social @ccpem.bsky.social
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Registration for the #CCP4SW 2026 is now open! Being held as hybrid event with in-person at EMCC, Nottingham, UK between 7-9 January 2026. This year's topic is Ligands in Focus: Decoding Ligand Binding in Modern Structural Biology. Find out more at studyweekend.ccp4.ac.uk
September 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Registration for the #CCP4SW 2026 is now open! Being held as hybrid event with in-person at EMCC, Nottingham, UK between 7-9 January 2026. This year's topic is Ligands in Focus: Decoding Ligand Binding in Modern Structural Biology. Find out more at studyweekend.ccp4.ac.uk
VMXm has postcards! Available from the beamline or a member of the VMXm team if you see us at conferences. Do reach out to us for your microcrystal X-ray diffraction experiments.
September 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
VMXm has postcards! Available from the beamline or a member of the VMXm team if you see us at conferences. Do reach out to us for your microcrystal X-ray diffraction experiments.
Great to see HeXI starting to appear on the experimental hall at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social. HeXI will be a 1 MeV electron diffraction instrument that will complement complement the capabilities of VMXm.
September 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Great to see HeXI starting to appear on the experimental hall at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social. HeXI will be a 1 MeV electron diffraction instrument that will complement complement the capabilities of VMXm.
The first @diamondlightsource.bsky.social MX Newsletter is here! Including the latest news from the MX beamlines, helpful info about shutdowns, runs and training opportunities as well as useful tips and tricks for making the most of the MX beamlines at Diamond. www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/...
MX-Newsletter - - Diamond Light Source
This is a periodical newsletter which covers news, updates, and announcements from the MX village. MX-village constitutes of seven macromolecular crystallography beamlines and other associated facilit...
www.diamond.ac.uk
August 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The first @diamondlightsource.bsky.social MX Newsletter is here! Including the latest news from the MX beamlines, helpful info about shutdowns, runs and training opportunities as well as useful tips and tricks for making the most of the MX beamlines at Diamond. www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/...
Registration is open for the September on-site MX user training. If you are an MX user of @diamondlightsource.bsky.social then please to apply to attend - spaces are limited. You'll have the opportunity to visit and learn about all the MX beamlines, data analysis as well as all things logistics.
On-site MX User Training: September - - Diamond Light Source
Training sessions for users of the Macromolecular Crystallography (MX) beamlines
www.diamond.ac.uk
August 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Registration is open for the September on-site MX user training. If you are an MX user of @diamondlightsource.bsky.social then please to apply to attend - spaces are limited. You'll have the opportunity to visit and learn about all the MX beamlines, data analysis as well as all things logistics.
Happy 10th birthday to eBIC at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social Keeping the MX group looking over their shoulders!
July 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Happy 10th birthday to eBIC at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social Keeping the MX group looking over their shoulders!
A great end to the #ACA2025 meeting in Chicago! Great to meet so many colleagues in both the X-ray and electron diffraction worlds and present some of our latest research work from VMXm and eBIC at DLS, and the RFI. Many thanks to the organisers!
July 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A great end to the #ACA2025 meeting in Chicago! Great to meet so many colleagues in both the X-ray and electron diffraction worlds and present some of our latest research work from VMXm and eBIC at DLS, and the RFI. Many thanks to the organisers!
Reposted by Adam Crawshaw
Taking bets on if this is crystalline or not. We'll find out next week on @diamondlightsource.bsky.social's VMXm next week with the help of @adamcrawshaw.bsky.social.
June 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Taking bets on if this is crystalline or not. We'll find out next week on @diamondlightsource.bsky.social's VMXm next week with the help of @adamcrawshaw.bsky.social.
Reposted by Adam Crawshaw
Thrilled to have this work published! Thanks to some awesome teamwork, we've demonstrated improvements in multi-crystal data clustering by automatically separating 🐮🐷🧑🔬 #multicrystal #clustering #crystallography doi.org/10.1107/S205...
Enhanced intensity-based clustering of isomorphous multi-crystal data sets in the presence of subtle variations
Bovine, porcine and human insulin data sets are isomorphous in terms of unit cell and symmetry. Through enhancements to the multi-crystal clustering methods in DIALS, species-pure data sets are automa...
doi.org
May 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Thrilled to have this work published! Thanks to some awesome teamwork, we've demonstrated improvements in multi-crystal data clustering by automatically separating 🐮🐷🧑🔬 #multicrystal #clustering #crystallography doi.org/10.1107/S205...
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Participants in the annual serial crystallography workshop for graduates student some funded by our @wellcometrust.bsky.social PhD program have got homework to do in the evening time …. @diamondlightsource.bsky.social @instruct-eric.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Participants in the annual serial crystallography workshop for graduates student some funded by our @wellcometrust.bsky.social PhD program have got homework to do in the evening time …. @diamondlightsource.bsky.social @instruct-eric.bsky.social
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The abstract deadline for the BCA Spring Meeting at the University of Leeds in April has been extended. Abstract are encouraged from all ready of structural biology - not just crystallography! hg3.co.uk/bca/
BCA Spring Meeting
hg3.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The abstract deadline for the BCA Spring Meeting at the University of Leeds in April has been extended. Abstract are encouraged from all ready of structural biology - not just crystallography! hg3.co.uk/bca/
The abstract deadline for the BCA Spring Meeting at the University of Leeds in April has been extended. Abstract are encouraged from all ready of structural biology - not just crystallography! hg3.co.uk/bca/
BCA Spring Meeting
hg3.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The abstract deadline for the BCA Spring Meeting at the University of Leeds in April has been extended. Abstract are encouraged from all ready of structural biology - not just crystallography! hg3.co.uk/bca/
Reposted by Adam Crawshaw
Okay I've whipped up a preliminary starter pack for crystals and crystallography. Still in the process of searching and adding, please repost and let me know who else in the world of crystals is on bsky!
go.bsky.app/Cpx2Ppu
go.bsky.app/Cpx2Ppu
November 12, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Okay I've whipped up a preliminary starter pack for crystals and crystallography. Still in the process of searching and adding, please repost and let me know who else in the world of crystals is on bsky!
go.bsky.app/Cpx2Ppu
go.bsky.app/Cpx2Ppu
Our manuscript describing the VMXm beamline at Diamond Light Source is out! The manuscript describes how we coupled a nano focus X-ray beam with an innovative in vacuum sample position to measure micron sized crystals and build a unique MX beamline. journals.iucr.org/s/issues/202...
VMXm – A sub-micron focus macromolecular crystallography beamline at Diamond Light Source
The VMXm beamline at Diamond Light Source enables macromolecular micro-crystallography near the physical limits achievable using synchrotron radiation.
journals.iucr.org
October 31, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Our manuscript describing the VMXm beamline at Diamond Light Source is out! The manuscript describes how we coupled a nano focus X-ray beam with an innovative in vacuum sample position to measure micron sized crystals and build a unique MX beamline. journals.iucr.org/s/issues/202...
Diamond MX is coming to you! Our MX workshop showcasing the tools available at DiamondLightSource for protein crystallography will take place in Manchester on 14th May. Sign up below. More of these workshops will take place around the UK! www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Events/...
April 18, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Diamond MX is coming to you! Our MX workshop showcasing the tools available at DiamondLightSource for protein crystallography will take place in Manchester on 14th May. Sign up below. More of these workshops will take place around the UK! www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Events/...
A little over a week left to apply for this unique post-doc opportunity!
An exciting time to join the VMXm and HeXI teams to develop X-ray and electron crystallography methods to determine proteins structures from micro/nano-crystals. vacancies.diamond.ac.uk/vacancy/pdra...
PDRA: Electron and X-ray crystallography of protein nanocrystals (11311)
vacancies.diamond.ac.uk
March 15, 2024 at 9:37 AM
A little over a week left to apply for this unique post-doc opportunity!
An exciting time to join the VMXm and HeXI teams to develop X-ray and electron crystallography methods to determine proteins structures from micro/nano-crystals. vacancies.diamond.ac.uk/vacancy/pdra...
PDRA: Electron and X-ray crystallography of protein nanocrystals (11311)
vacancies.diamond.ac.uk
March 10, 2024 at 9:45 AM
An exciting time to join the VMXm and HeXI teams to develop X-ray and electron crystallography methods to determine proteins structures from micro/nano-crystals. vacancies.diamond.ac.uk/vacancy/pdra...
This is fun! shiny.rcg.sfu.ca/u/rdmorin/sc...
The subject of my PhD still dominates my Google Scholar profile but VMXm and methods development is creeping up.
The subject of my PhD still dominates my Google Scholar profile but VMXm and methods development is creeping up.
February 6, 2024 at 6:42 PM
This is fun! shiny.rcg.sfu.ca/u/rdmorin/sc...
The subject of my PhD still dominates my Google Scholar profile but VMXm and methods development is creeping up.
The subject of my PhD still dominates my Google Scholar profile but VMXm and methods development is creeping up.
Reposted by Adam Crawshaw
BCA British Crystallographic Association Spring meeting- abstract deadline extended to THIS FRIDAY
hg3.co.uk/bca/
hg3.co.uk/bca/
January 22, 2024 at 10:48 AM
BCA British Crystallographic Association Spring meeting- abstract deadline extended to THIS FRIDAY
hg3.co.uk/bca/
hg3.co.uk/bca/
1 week until abstract submission closes for the British Crystallography Association Spring Meeting! A great opportunity for early career researchers to present their work in structural biology!
Abstract submission is open now for the British Crystallography Association Spring Meeting in Leeds, 25-28th March 2024. Here's a taster of the programme. registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend...
January 12, 2024 at 11:24 AM
1 week until abstract submission closes for the British Crystallography Association Spring Meeting! A great opportunity for early career researchers to present their work in structural biology!
An interesting discussion about user engagement at large facilities. One of the most enjoyable aspects of working at VMXm is bringing users back to the beamline and getting to train the next generation of structural biologists.
A new era is emerging at scientific user facilities
A new era is emerging at scientific user facilities
journals.iucr.org
January 8, 2024 at 4:51 PM
An interesting discussion about user engagement at large facilities. One of the most enjoyable aspects of working at VMXm is bringing users back to the beamline and getting to train the next generation of structural biologists.