Stanford-SLAC Cryo-EM Center (S²C²)

The missions of the Stanford-SLAC Cryo-EM Center (S 2 C 2 ) [1] are (i) to provide the scientific community access to state-of-the-art cryo-EM instrumentation for high resolution imaging, and (ii) to train scientists to become independent cryo-EM investigators. Our Center plans to set up four cryo-electron microscopes in the new Arrillaga Science Center on the SLAC campus of Stanford University. Two Titan Krios electron microscopes will be installed in the Fall 2019 while additional electron microscopes will be acquired in 2020. The Center will also be equipped with cryo-specimen preparation devices, data quality assessment tools for on-the-fly evaluation, and image data storage and compute capacity on a short-term basis. Our activities are opened to researchers from diverse backgrounds and institutions.