12:30PM Tiny Photos Fuel Big Ideas: Tour the Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Faclity That is Revolutionizing Medicine

12:30 pm -
1:30 pm

Tour the Cryogenic Electron Microscopy (CryoEM) facility at UCSF Mission Bay that is revolutionizing biology and medicine by allowing scientists to see amazing views of life’s machinery. See how CyroEM imaging generates 3D maps of molecules at the atomic level to enable researchers to understand, treat and find cures to diseases.

Cryo EM CORE lab interior

Event Host

Biochemistry and Biophysics / CryoEM Core Facility

COVID Safety

The Bay Area Science Festival will manage all in-person events with the health, safety and well-being of our staff, volunteers, hosts, exhibitors, and guests in mind. In response to COVID-19, we will be implementing public health requirements for all event hosts and attendees in accordance with local and state guidelines in order to celebrate science safely throughout the Bay Area. 

The Bay Area Science Festival encourages you to get vaccinated, wear a mask and practice social distancing. Be sure to check back for updated and more detailed COVID safety information prior to attending.

Thank You for Supporting BASF

We strive to make all Bay Area Science Festival events free, when possible. To produce the Festival, we must annually raise hundreds of thousands of dollars. Every donation helps us make this important work possible.

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