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Talos Training Plan

Please review the following procedures and videos

Users must complete the following training modules before arriving on site:

https://training.bnl.gov/portal/GE-CYBERSEC

https://training.bnl.gov/portal/GE-COMPUSE-AGREE

https://training.bnl.gov/portal/TQ-GSO

https://training.bnl.gov/Portal/TQ-covid

Along with these safety trainings, users are asked to take the following instructor guided trainings on site.

Negative staining sample preparation

•Review Negative Staining Protocol

•Half day for up to three people

Cryo-sample preparation with Vitrobot

•Review Vitrobot Protocol

•One day for up to three people, and one more day to practice (preferred to have their own samples).

Talos operation with room temperature holder/sample

•One day for each person including sample loading/unloading, EM alignment, EPU for lacey/continuous carbon grid

•One day to review/practice withing two weeks

Talos operation with Cryo-sample/holder after training with room temperature holder/sample

• Review cryo-holder protocol

•A two-day session for each person including sample loading/unloading, EM alignment, EPU for holey carbon grids

•One day to review/practice within two weeks.