Confirmed Presenters

Cryogenic Electron Microscopy in Life Sciences

  • Richard Henderson (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge), CryoEM in structural biology: the importance of understanding radiation damage
  • Christopher J. Russo (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge), What is the best temperature for electron cryomicroscopy of biological specimens?
  • Marie Vancova (Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice), Correlative CryoSEM for Structural and Chemical Identification in Hydrated Frozen Samples
  • Kamila Hrubanova (Institute of Scientific Instruments, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno), Cryogenic SEM at the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS: Bridging Microbiology and Polymer Science

Low-Temperature Physics & Cryogenic Instrumentation

  • Ladislav Skrbek (Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague), Helium: an introduction to extraordinary properties of its cryogenic phases
  • Ondrej L. Krivanek (Bruker AXS (formerly Nion R&D), Kirkland & Arizona State University, Tempe), Imaging and spectroscopy with a liquid He-cooled sample stage
  • Denys Sutter (condenZero, Zürich), tba
  • Pavel Urban (Institute of Scientific Instruments, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno), tba
  • Sander den Hoedt (DELMIC, Deflt), Cryo stage designs for 3-coincidental system
  • Alexander Horst (IFW Dresden), Sample chamber for LHe-Insitu-TEM investigations
  • Jan Michalicka (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Brno), TITAN upgrades by a probe corrector and a spectrometer with DED cameras: New horizons for TEM in the Brno region

Cryogenic Fixation & Spectroscopy

  • Ulrich J. Lorenz (EPFL, Lausanne), tba
  • Jan Hübinger (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund), Ultra-rapid cryo-arrest directly during fluorescence live cell microscopy for high resolution fluorescence cryo-nanoscopy and microspectroscopy
  • Thomas Burg (TU Darmstadt), tba
  • Thomas Braun (Biozentrum, University of Basel & cryoWrite AG, Basel), Microfluidics and Cryo-EM: A Powerful Partnership for New Experimental Approaches at the Nanoscale
  • Xavier Heiligenstein (CryoCapCell, Aubière), Bridging Cryo EM and Volume EM: A Unified High Pressure Freezing Pipeline for Correlative Workflows
  • Dominik Heger (Masaryk University, Brno), Spectroscopy and Microscopy of Frozen Aqueous Solutions and their Sublimates
  • Timofej Chagovets (ELI Beamlines Facility, Dolni Brezany), Cryogenic Systems in Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration
  • Miroslav Kloz (ELI ERIC, Dolni Brezany), Femtosecond Structural Dynamic of Molecules and Biological Photo-receptors
  • Alok Bharadwaj (TU Delft), Exploring the physics of plunge freezing through high speed videography
  • Dariush Ashtiani (TU Delft), The Physics of Plunge Freezing: Revisiting Vitrification in Cryo-EM Sample Preparation
  • Radim Stusek (Masaryk University, Brno), Quantifying liquid film propagating from a solid frozen sample
  • Nina Gamaiunova (ELI Beamlines, Dolní Brezany), Design and Performance Characterization of a Cryoliquid Target System for kHz Laser–Plasma Applications

Cryogenic Biology

  • Jiri Gregor (University Hospital Hradec Králové), Role of the IIR C1 Commission and Cryobiology Activities at the Tissue Establishment of the University Hospital Hradec Králové
  • Pavel Mericka (Tissue Bank University Hospital, Hradec Kralove), Potential Role of Electron Cryo-microscopy in Detection of Freezing and Thawing Damage in Cryopreservation of Cells, Tissues, and Organs: A Review
  • Ivan Klbik (Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava), Physical events in cryopreservation and methods for their characterization
  • Yuriy Petrenko (Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague), Principles of cell cryopreservation and working examples of stem cell cryopreservation for clinical use