User Training and Outreach

用户培训和外联部分的两个主要目标是：(1)提供用户培训，以准备 生物医学研究人员将NE-CAT技术应用于他们的研究，以及(2)开展外联活动 向科学界通报东北-CAT的技术能力，促进和实现更广泛的 利用NE-CAT技术，积极招募新的用户研究项目到NE-CAT。用户培训 包括在线手册和视频，定期更新，一对一，现场培训 为远程用户提供基于视频会议的培训。我们还为所有人提供强化培训 大分子结晶学从样品制备到结构测定和 精致。我们将开发一个新的系统来跟踪每个用户的培训状态，从而实现支持 让工作人员更有效地调整他们的工作。我们的培训活动扩展到更大的用户社区 通过年度研讨会。我们将通过开设实用高分子课程来扩大我们的培训范围。 结晶学对NE-CAT群体和外部群体都有影响。Ne-CAT维护着一个网站， 主要针对过去和现在的用户。我们将扩展该网站，以包含更多关于 潜在新用户的兴趣。NE-CAT免费分发软件，如RAPD，NE-CAT的自动化 数据采集和分析软件以及所有硬件设计，其中许多已被其他公司采用 APS光束线。我们将通过与以下各项相结合的方式增加我们用户社区的多样性 新的首席调查员和加强现有主要调查员和博士后的留任努力 科学家。

The two main goals of the user training and outreach component are: (1) provide user training to prepare biomedical researchers to apply NE-CAT technology to their research, and (2) engage in outreach activities to inform the scientific community about the technical capabilities of NE-CAT, promote and enable broader use of NE-CAT technologies, and actively recruit new user research projects to NE-CAT. User training includes online manuals and videos, which are regularly updated, one-on-one, in person training for on-site users, and videoconference-based training for remote users. We also provide enhanced training on all aspects of macromolecular crystallography from sample preparation to structure determination and refinement. We will develop a new system for tracking the training status of each user, enabling support staff to tailor their efforts more effectively. Our training activities extend to the larger user community through annual workshops. We will expand our training by offering a class on practical macromolecular crystallography to both the NE-CAT community and outside groups. NE-CAT maintains a website that is largely targeted to past and present users. We will expand the website to contain more information of interest to potential new users. NE-CAT freely distributes software such as RAPD, NE-CAT’s automated data collection and analysis software, and all hardware designs, many of which have been adopted by other APS beamlines. We will increase the diversity of our user community through a combination of outreach to new primary investigators and enhanced retention efforts for current primary investigators and postdoctoral scientists.