Published: June 7, 2022
Animation Workshop August 1-5, 2022 Boston MA Instructor: Prof. Janet Iwasa Organizers: Prof. Janet Iwasa, The Animation Lab, University of Utah Prof. Piotr Sliz, SBGrid, Harvard Medical School SBGrid and …
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Published: April 29, 2022
By great luck, the laboratory of Kurt Krause, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand is only an eight-minute drive to a waterfall on Nicols Creek famous for an abundance of …
Published: March 7, 2022
We're looking forward to presenting in the upcoming USNC/Cr workshop series - Exploring Structural Database Use in Crystallography - where we'll introduce attendees to the tools and services available to …
Published: Feb. 24, 2022
We're excited to announce a new webinar mini-series starting March 15th - CryoEM of membrane proteins: from sample to structure - with a terrific group of speakers including opening and …
Published: Nov. 28, 2021
Deb Kelly gets a lot of scientific mileage out of her dog Annie. Most mornings, they take long runs together in the rolling countryside near her Pennsylvania State University laboratory. …
Updated: Nov. 12, 2021
Join us for our upcoming webinar series --- Tuesdays at 12pm ET hear from developers and scientists about what's new in structural biology. Community members can connect via Zoom and …
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Published: Nov. 5, 2021
For SBGrid users who are already familiar with the SBGrid software installation platform, members may opt-in in to include the BioGrids software stack in their installation. BioGrids in an SBGrid-style collection of ~ …
Updated: Nov. 1, 2021
Our position postings page advertises open positions for postdocs, students, faculty, and staff in SBGrid member laboratories and institutions. Please send brief descriptions to Michelle. Postings will remain online for 60 days Postdoctoral …
Published: Oct. 28, 2021
When people see the results of blood tests that predict their risk for heart disease and stroke, they may exclaim “egads!” Maybe they should say “DGAT!” instead, especially when they look at their …
Published: Sept. 26, 2021
From the viewpoint of her undergraduate classmates at University of Amsterdam, Gabby Rudenko might as well have been relocating to Siberia when she sought training in protein structure at the northern tip of …
Published: July 26, 2021
The parents of Montserrat Samso could not have predicted the symmetry of her name and her future work as a scientist. She is named for a large geologic structure near Barcelona where she …
Published: June 28, 2021
If insects had horror movies, one of the scariest would feature tiny monsters. The grisly drama would spotlight the real-life threat to insects from young threadworms, smaller than eyelashes, and their symbiotic gut …
Published: Feb. 25, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has schooled scientists in unexpected ways. Ho Leung Ng, for example, was surprised to learn coronavirus infections are common and often fatal in cats. “I’m more of a dog person,” …
Published: Jan. 29, 2021
As a kid, Ernesto Fuentes lived in Brazil just long enough to stock up on the soccer skills he now shares with his kids. His affinity for structural biology may have arisen at …
Published: Nov. 27, 2020
The story of how a viral protein meets a cell membrane has become a compelling narrative during the COVID-19 pandemic. James Hurley at University of California, Berkeley, understands the appeal better than most …
Published: Nov. 12, 2020
Many thanks to all who joined our most recent mini-series - Cryo-electron microscopy: from Sample to Structure - hosted in collaboration with Prof. Kurt Krause of University of Otago, Prof. Piotr Sliz of …
Published: Sept. 28, 2020
Inside cells, DNA is coiled around histone proteins, making spools of nucleosomes. Cynthia Wolberger studies the molecular machines that unwrap the chromatin packing to transcribe or repair genes. The structures reveal complicated biological …
Published: July 31, 2020
Priyamvada Acharya studies how proteins on the surface of HIV move to invade cells and evade the immune system. For many years her research has been focused on the HIV-1 envelope (Env), a …
Published: June 27, 2020
As one of best selling games of all time, Minecraft and its spinoffs are familiar to hundreds of millions of dedicated fans. But few people know about the video game’s legacy in cryo-electron …