During the morning, the participants gathered at the IBS seminar room to attend comprehensive set of lectures on the use of neutrons in life sciences. Following a general introduction of the ILL by Andrew Wildes, several lectures covered the four major neutron scattering techniques applied to molecular biology systems: small angle neutron scattering (SANS), crystallography, reflectometry and spectroscopy (QENS and IENS).
The lectures were given by ILL scientists and instrument responsibles: Anne Martel (D22), Matthew Blakeley (LADI/DALI), Nicolò Paracini (FIGARO), Daniela Russo and Francesca Natali (IN13), Tilo Seydel (IN16B), and Orsolya Czakkel (IN11/IN15). Completing the morning program there were two lectures on the main support facilities for biology experiments, covering biodeuteration (by Juliette Devos, D-lab) and the laboratories of the PSCM (Partnership for Soft Condensed Matter) by its coordinator Leonardo Chiappisi.
A 90-minute visit of the ILL neutron guide halls was organized in the afternoon, focusing on the instruments IN13, LADI, FIGARO IN15 and D22. The 15 participants who followed the visit had the opportunity to discuss with the several instrument scientists and to ask numerous questions.
