#SAMPREP
Great to see this article by @guptapenn.bsky.social is out! Kushol helped us interview @xtalmaker.bsky.social Vivian Stojanoff and @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social who published an article on careful sample preparation in crystallisation experiments, also part of #SAMPREP
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October 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The SAMPREP workshop at the 2023 ACA Annual Meeting in Baltimore was designed to address the need to consoiidate cross-disciplinary best practices for sample preparation into a single forum #SamplePreparation #StructuralBiology #CryoEM doi.org/10.1107/S205...
October 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thanks for the opportunity to do this interview @glycojones.bsky.social @guptapenn.bsky.social @markvanraaij.bsky.social @actacrystf.iucr.org!

Just in time for #ACA2025!

This article reports on the 💎 session of the SAMPREP workshop @acastructuralsci.bsky.social #ACA2023 meeting.
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As the community gets ready for #ACA2025, we're proud to present this interview with @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social Vivian Stojanoff and @xtalmaker.bsky.social on how to prepare for successful protein crystallisation experiments! 🥳🥳 youtu.be/m34RI500OFU?...
Preparing for successful protein crystallization experiments
YouTube video by International Union of Crystallography
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July 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Features of sample preparation that should be considered prior to biomolecular crystallization experiments are reviewed, as described in the SAMPREP workshop during the 73rd Annual ACA Meeting #Crystallization #XRayCrystallography #StructuralBiology doi.org/10.1107/S205...
July 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
And here is the interview with Gabby, Vivian and Sarah where they discuss their article and its connection to the ACA SAMPREP workshop! bsky.app/profile/glyc...
As the community gets ready for #ACA2025, we're proud to present this interview with @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social Vivian Stojanoff and @xtalmaker.bsky.social on how to prepare for successful protein crystallisation experiments! 🥳🥳 youtu.be/m34RI500OFU?...
Preparing for successful protein crystallization experiments
YouTube video by International Union of Crystallography
youtu.be
July 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The authors wrote a wonderful review for a dedicated @actacrystf.iucr.org issue that includes contributions from #ACA2023 SAMPREP workshop attendees journals.iucr.org/f/issues/202... – edited by @guptapenn.bsky.social , who also joined us for the interview and asked some great questions.
Preparing for successful protein crystallization experiments
All crystal-based structural biology methods, including X-ray crystallography, serial synchrotron and serial femtosecond crystallography, and electron diffraction, require the preparation of biomolecu...
journals.iucr.org
July 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Excited that our article made the cover of the July issue of @actacrystf.iucr.org!

Congrats to my coauthors @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social & Vivian Stojanoff!

Grateful for #NIH NIGMS R24 National Resource grant that enables workshops like the 2023 SAMPREP workshop @ @acastructuralsci.bsky.social
The July issue is out! tinyurl.com/y25fxe86

The cover shows a rainbow of protein crystals taken from a Topical Review on 'Preparing for successful protein crystallization experiments'. Take a look at doi.org/10.1107/S205...
July 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM