# User Training and Outreach

> **NIH NIH P30** · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $433,544

## Abstract

The two main goals of the user training and outreach component are: (1) provide user training to prepare
biomedical researchers to apply NE-CAT Resource technology to their research, and (2) engage in outreach
activities to inform the scientific community about the technical capabilities of the NE-CAT Resource, promote
and enable broader use of NE-CAT technologies, and actively recruit new user research projects to NE-CAT.
User training includes online manuals and videos, which are regularly updated, one-on-one training for on-site
users, and videoconference-based training for remote users. We also provide project-specific training on all
aspects of macromolecular crystallography from sample preparation to structure determination and refinement.
Our training activities extend to the larger user community through annual workshops. NE-CAT maintains a
Web site that is largely targeted to past and present users. We will expand the Web site to include more
information for prospective users. NE-CAT freely distributes software such as RAPD, NE-CAT's automated
data collection and analysis software, and all hardware designs, many of which have been adopted by other
APS beamlines. NE-CAT will inform the broader community about our capabilities to increase the number and
diversity of our users. Even though our beamtime is fully allocated, we will improve the efficiency of beam time
usage through scheduling strategies and software mprovements to accommodate additional projects. Two new
outreach mechanisms include operating imformation booths at professional society meetings, and presenting
informational seminars in locations with a high concentration of potential users.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10128472
- **Project number:** 5P30GM124165-04
- **Recipient organization:** CORNELL UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** KANAGALAGHATTA R RAJASHANKAR
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $433,544
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-04-01 → 2023-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10128472

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10128472, User Training and Outreach (5P30GM124165-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10128472. Licensed CC0.

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