Training Program Overview

The Stanford-SLAC CryoEM Center (S²C²) offers a variety of training to individuals in the local, regional, national, and international research community who would like to become more familiar with the entire workflows of cryoEM methods.  This includes cryoEM specimen preparation and screening, data collection and processing, and structure reconstruction, modeling, and validation.  Our cryoEM specialists train, assist, and advise users, both onsite and remotely, and are available for consultation before and after microscope sessions.  We cross-train scientists who want to employ cryoEM within their own research portfolios.  Training is targeted at a wide variety of skill levels - ranging from workshops and short-term training sessions that are onsite or remote to a longer-term, comprehensive, in-residence training program.

Trainees from different experience levels and professional backgrounds, such as principal investigators, faculty, staff, postdocs, or graduate and undergraduate students, are eligible to apply.  Typically, the training will take one-plus months (contiguous or non-contiguous) to complete with additional guidance provided by S²C² staff for an extended period up to one year.  Remote training is available for cryoEM specimen screening, data collection and processing, and structure reconstruction, modeling, and validation, although in-person training is preferred especially for cryoEM specimen preparation.  Priority is given to trainees who will share the expertise they gain at the S²C² with their home institution.