Dr. Tim Stachowski and other researchers at the Snell Laboratory at HWI (hwi.buffalo.edu/scientist-dire…) used Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) at SIBYLS beamline 12.3.1 to detect and monitor a residue specific process to induce disulfide bond damage. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

GEMINI, the new cutting-edge microfocus macromolecular crystallography ALS-ENABLE beamline achieved first light in late September and produced the first diffraction pattern in early December. Read more about it here - biosciences.lbl.gov/2014/10/24/ber…

Data collection in Covid times!

SIBYLS scientist, Michal Hammel, helps to gain insight into the shape and conformational flexibility of the XL ligase complex which is critical for DNA single-strand break repair. Read more here : pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33330937/

Here's some good news, ALS Enable scientists help to guide the design of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. Read about here :doi.org/10.1016/j.cell…

Biosciences Area raises $43k for the Lab’s Winter Food Bank Challenge making us the second largest team donor to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano overall!

SIBYLS has an opening for a biochemist postdoc fellow. Click on this link to learn more. jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/biochemis…

Today is the deadline for general user proposals! For details go to als.lbl.gov/march-3-deadli…

ALS-ENABLE scientist, Jay Nix at the MBC beamline 4.2.2 participated in the structure solution for a recently published paper in Cell, Circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike N439K variants maintain fitness while evading antibody-mediated immunity : doi.org/10.1016/j.cell…

Beam is back at the ALS after a 3-month long maintenance shutdown! We are excited to start user data collection tomorrow, April 13th!

Matt Rosi and Brandon Russell placing sample tubes in the x-ray footprinting endstation. Don't worry, this picture was taken pre-COVID-19 (no masks required). Find out about footprinting at the ALS alsfootprint.snappages.site

Corie Ralston will be speaking on hydroxyl radical footprinting at the 2021 ACA on August 9th at 9:00 AM (PST). Hope to see you there! To register go to acameeting.com

SIBYLS 12th annual BioSAXS workshop is happening on Aug 12 and 13 via zoom during the ALS User Meeting. Don't miss it! It's FREE! Register here : accelevents.com/e/u/checkout/2…

Beam is back at the ALS!

A lot has changed in our lives, in science, and in structural biology since 2018. The 2022 Gordon Research Conference on Diffraction Methods is a go! I think we've got a bang-up line-up and lots to discuss. Apply to attend at: grc.org/diffraction-me…

ALS-ENABLE scientists and staff will have a booth at the ACA in Portland from July 29 - Aug 2. Stop by for a chat, pick up some swag and learn more about what we are all about.

Join us at the 2022 ACA in Portland. For more information : amcac.memberclicks.net

Berkeley Center for Structural Biology (BCSB), an ALS-ENABLE beamline, has an opening for a Beamline Research Scientist. For more information and to apply go to : jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/beamline-…

On April 10th, 2023, our beamline scientists will give a webinar on capabilities of our ALS-ENABLE beamlines and how to gain access. Don't miss it! You can find information on registration and more on our website als-enable.lbl.gov/wordpress/2023…