Application for Israeli cryo-EM SPR BAG 09/2023 at the ESRF

In Israel, the cryo-EM SPR community is rapidly expanding with the established facility at the Weizmann Institute (Krios, since 2019), a new facility at Ben-Gurion University (Glacios), and an upcoming one at the Hebrew University (likely Glacios), leading to a sharp increase in cryo-EM projects undertaken by Israeli researchers. This BAG proposal highlights a selection of ongoing projects by BAG members to showcase diversity in institute affiliation, gender representation, and career stages of researchers. Research interests span various fields including molecular virology, microbiology, cell biology, neurodegeneration, cellular energetics, and protein translation, addressing topics such as Lassa virus complex conformational changes during cell entry, the Mpa ATPase in mycobacteria, Asgard archaea membrane remodeling, axon degeneration protein SARM1, photosynthetic membrane complex structure, ribosomal mutations in diseases, and post-transcriptional modifications in archaeal ribosome.