CEM microscope training sessions

When there is a large enough group of new users CEM staff will hold a training/re-training session. This training session will cover several topics including: basic alignments, holder insertion and retraction, cryo holder care, setting up low dose and common quirks of the user interface

For questions refer to the user handbook: CemUserHandbook.

Contact cem@nysbc.org for registration of your project proposal and to set up a meeting to discuss your project.

Microscope training session request for 2014

J2100 training session Fall-Winter 2013 - Sign-ups CLOSED

User level registration

Basic training session will be held on November 4 at 2:45pm in the J2100 microscope room:

Name	Institution	email	Attending Nov 4th session
AlaaAbdine	MSSM	alaa.abdine@mssm.edu	Yes
AlexanderBeecher	COLU	anb2137@columbia.edu	Yes
GerardLynch	MSKCC	lynchg@mskcc.org	Yes
JohnAlexopoulos	NYU	johnalexopoulos88@gmail.com	yes
JorgeMorales	CCNY	morales@sci.ccny.cuny.edu	No
LihuaSong	AECO	lihua.song@einstein.yu.edu	Yes
MariaLuisaLopezRedondo	NYU	Maria.LopezRedondo@nyumc.org	Yes
WesleyChao	WEIL	wec2011@med.cornell.edu	Yes
WilliamBracken	WEIL	wcb2001@med.cornell.edu	Yes
XinchaoYu	MSKCC	yux1@mskcc.org	No
XinPeng	COLU	xp2132@columbia.edu	Yes
YacobGomez	MSSM	yacob.gomez@mssm.edu	yes
ZheningZhang	NYSBC	zzhang@nysbc.org	Yes

Topics covered during basic training (1st session)

• Cooling down the microscope and LN2 use
• Sample Holder use and care
• Setting up iMDS
• Basic operational alignments and use of the microscope
• Data management

Topics covered for advanced hands-on training (2nd session)

• Advanced Alignments
  • Hands-on tutorial for daily alignments done by staff
  • 120kV vs 200kV alignments
  • Setting Std Focus
• Sample holder insertion/retraction
  • User will practice insertion and retraction
• iMDS / low dose use
  • User will practice finding eucentric height, finding focus and correcting for astigmatism

Topics covered for final training (3rd session and beyond)

• Sign up for a J2100 microscope session on the CemRequest page.
• Staff will observe and test your microscope knowledge.
• Don't break the microscope.

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-- EdEng - 02 Sep 2014