Dear Colleagues,

The Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences together with the research infrastructure Czech-BioImaging would like to invite you to attend the 5-day practical course „*Transmission electron microscopy in life sciences*“.

The course is aimed at beginners and intermediate users of transmission electron microscopes. After the course, participants will understand the principles of construction and function of transmission electron microscopes and will receive extensive practice during hands-on sessions on transmission electron microscopes of varying complexity. The participants are encouraged to bring their own samples on TEM grids for ambient temperature imaging. A brief theoretical overview of sample preparation methods, and demonstration of cryo-TEM method is a part of the course, as well. The course will be taught in English.

The course is organized by the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague and will take place from 30 November to 4 December 2026. Favourable registration fees are set due to the support by the Czech-BioImaging. The course is recognized by a number od PhD study committees as a part of PhD studies.

For more information and link to the registration forms please visit the course website https://course.img.cas.cz/tem/

The number of participants is limited to 15, please don’t postpone your registration.

You can find the course flyer here.

We look forward to your participation!

On behalf of the organizers,

Vlada Filimonenko