22 – 24 April 2026 | Nottingham, UK & Virtual
Registration is now open!
The conference aims to provide a forum to highlight state-of-the-art developments in computational cryoEM and related themes, as well as showcasing outstanding recent biological applications. We aim to promote an inclusive, friendly atmosphere, welcoming those both old and new to the community. Topics include instrument technology, sample preparation, image processing, single particle reconstruction, tomography and model building.
The meeting includes the Diamond Light Source Biological Cryo-Imaging User Meeting for eBIC & B24 and the venue will also host the Karen M. Davies Memorial Symposium in memory of our dearly missed friend and colleague Karen. Please register separately for the Memorial here:
https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Events/2026/Karen-M.-Davies-Memorial-Symposium.html
The conference will be held as a hybrid meeting, with the physical event at the East Midlands Conference Centre (EMCC) in Nottingham, plus virtual access online via Zoom. The meeting is kindly sponsored by Dectris, SPT LabTech, SubAngstrom, Nuclera, Nanosoft and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Schedule
Outline Schedule:
Wednesday 22nd April:
11:00 – 12:40 BCI Meeting including User Discussion
12:40 Lunch
13:50 Karen M. Davies Memorial Symposium
19:00 Buffet & Ceilidh Reception
Thursday 23rd April:
9:00 CCP-EM Symposium
19:30 Conference Dinner
Friday 24th April:
9:00 CCP-EM Symposium
17:00 Depart
Confirmed symposium speakers:
Tanmay Bharat (MRC-LMB)
Bridget Carragher (CZII)
Oli Clarke (Columbia)
Helen Foster (Leeds)
Emma Hesketh (Leicester)
Martin Jones (Francis Crick Institute)
Ezgi Karaca (Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center & DEU)
Clemens Plaschka (Institute of Molecular Pathology)
Ali Punjani (Structura)
Chiara Rapisarda (Sanofi)
Jane Richardson (Duke)
Davide Tamborrini (Basel)
Bogdan Toader (MRC-LMB)
Beata Turunova (Max Planck Institute of Biophysics)
Wyatt Yue (Newcastle)
Confirmed BCI speakers:
TBC
Symposium scientific organisers:
Jamie Blaza (University of York)
Ana Casañal (Human Technopole)
Biological Cryo-Imaging user meeting organising committee:
Emma Buzzard (eBIC, Diamond Light Source)
Éilís Bragginton (eBIC, Diamond Light Source)
Sponsors
We would like to thank Dectris, Gatan, Nanosoft, Nuclera, Quantifoil, SubAngstrom and Thermo Fisher Scientific for their support.
Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) reminder
If you are not a UK citizen and do not have a VISA, please check if you need to apply for an ETA. Please see the gov.uk website for more information.
Pricing
Virtual registration
£0
In-person registration
Early bird PhD / PDRA : £315
Early bird standard : £340
Bursary : £0
Accommodation
Hotel standard (single occupancy): £131 / night
Hotel standard (double occupancy): £141 / night
Student halls (ensuite): £78 / night
Student halls (shared bath): £65 / night
Student halls (bursary) : £0 / night
Registration fee bursaries
Thanks to the kind support of our sponsors we have a limited number of bursaries which will cover registration fees and two night halls accommodation. If you are interested please can you send a 300 word application to CCP-EM Events detailing your interest in attending the conference in person and why a bursary would help.
