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The project LAAAMP was started in 2016 by the International Science Council (ISC) through a grant awarded to the joint IUPAP-IUCr project entitled Utilisation of Light Source and Crystallographic Sciences to Facilitate the Enhancement of Knowledge and Improve the Economic and Social Conditions in Targeted Regions of the World. Aim of the project is to enhance Advanced Light Sources (AdLS) and crystallographic sciences in Africa, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and Southeast Asia, Middle East and the Pacific Islands.

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X-TechLab

The first X-ray techniques platform in Bénin at the service of the community

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LAAAMP brochure

Available for download in English, French, Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese.

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African Light Source

LAAAMP collaborates with the African Light Source Foundation

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LAAAMP News

06 Oct 2022

Crystallography training at the X-TechLab: call for applications open

Apply now to attend the 2-week X-ray crystallography training session at the X-TechLab, Cotonou (Benin), 21 November - 2 December 2022. DEADLINE: 25 October 2022.

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30 Sep 2022

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Call for 2023 FAST Team Applications

Call for applications for Faculty-Student Teams to spend 2 months during 2023 at participating AdLSs now open. DEADLINE: 28 October 2022.

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26 Sep 2022

The Glory of International Cooperation

Join this virtual workshop to be held on 21 September 2022, 3:00-4:30PM CET, as a side event of the ICRI 2022 Conference.

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08 Aug 2022

Why should you apply for a FAST Team grant?

LAAAMP and the African Light Source invite all potential applicants to the 2023 FAST Team call (deadline 30 Sept 2022) to join the LAAAMP-AfLS workshop on 8 September

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20 Jun 2022

SESAME-Africa Online Workshop

How can SESAME address research needs and challenges of African scientific communities? Discover more at this virtual event that will take place on 6 July 2022.

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23 May 2022

Training Workshop on Synchrotron Technologies and Techniques and their Applications

Participate in hands-on experiments and training at different beamlines and learn how to write successful proposal applications at this IAEA workshop partnered by Elettra. Dates: 25-29 July 2022
18 May 2022

MX Data Collection School at the CLS

The Canadian Macromolecular Crystallography Facility (CMCF) will host a two-week virtual course covering all phases of the experimental process, from data collection to processing to structure solution. Dates: 18 November - 2 December 2022

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22 Apr 2022

Call for 2023 FAST Team Applications

Call for applications for Faculty-Student Teams to spend 2 months during 2023 at participating AdLSs now open. DEADLINE: 30 September 2022.

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30 Mar 2022

The journey of a LAAAMP grantee at the ESRF

Read this article on ESRF News telling the story of Gideon Chinamatira from Zimbabwe, who spent two months at the ESRF thanks to a LAAAMP grant.