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22 Feb 2021

Emerging Topics in Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance - Lucio Frydman (Weizmann Institute) and Mike Williamson (University of Sheffield)

The series Emerging topics in Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance will continue on February 25^th at 16:00 CEST with the following lecturers and topics:

Lucio Frydman (Weizmann Institute): Putting annoying chemical exchanges to good use in the solution-state NMR of sugars, proteins and nucleic acids
Mike Williamson (University of Sheffield): Measuring the accuracy of NMR protein structures

15 Feb 2021

Emerging Topics in Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance - Roland Riek (ETH Zürich) and Patrick van der Wel (University of Groningen)

The series Emerging topics in Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance will continue on February 18^th at 16:00 CEST with the following lecturers and topics:

Roland Riek (ETH Zürich): On automated structure and multi-state structure determination by NMR
Patrick van der Wel (University of Groningen): SSNMR-detected mobility in substrate-mediated protein activation

11 Feb 2021

Upgrades in the Josef Dadok National NMR Centre in 2020

In the period of 2020 to 2022, the spectrometers in the Josef Dadok National NMR Centre are undergoing thorough upgrades. In late 2020, the electronics of the instruments was replaced by the latest Bruker technology AVANCE NEO. The only difference visible from the outside is that the electronics cabinets are now smaller, half the previous size. And from the functionality point of view, there are improvements in flexibility and stability. The AVANCE NEO is based on a ‘transceive’ principle, meaning each NMR channel has both transmit and receive capabilities.

In 2021, the upgrades will continue by acquiring new probes.

8 Feb 2021

Emerging Topics in Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance - Babis Kalodimos (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital) and Rachel Martin (University of California, Irvine)

The series Emerging topics in Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance will continue on February 11^th at 16:00 CEST with the following lecturers and topics:

Babis Kalodimos (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital): The conformational landscape of protein kinases in physiology and disease
Rachel Martin (University of California, Irvine): Additive fabrication methods for reproducible, open-source NMR instrumentation

3 Feb 2021

iNEXT-Discovery 1st Annual Scientific Meeting

This First Annual Scientific Meeting will take place online on February 16th, 2021 and is open for everybody with an interest to learn more about modern structural biology, recent technological developments and their applications. An interesting program with excellent internal and external speakers is currently being prepared and some slots for 5' Flash Talk are still available - you can register and send a short abstract.

2 Feb 2021

Emerging Topics in Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance - Tanja Mittag (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital) and Adam Lange (Humboldt-University Berlin)

The series Emerging topics in Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance will continue on February 4^th at 16:00 CEST with the following lecturers and topics:

Tanja Mittag (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital): Understanding the molecular interactions underlying liquid-liquid phase separation of low-complexity domains
Adam Lange (Humboldt-University Berlin): Atomic structures and functional dynamics of rhomboid proteases, non-selective cation channels, and bacteriophage tail tubes

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30 Mar 2020

How SARS-CoV-2 binds to human cells

Scientists are racing to learn the secrets of severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the cause of the pandemic disease COVID-19. On Friday, March 27 , 2020 Yuanyuan Zhan et al. from Westlake Institute of Advanced Study, Hangzhou, China, published in Science a study entitled Structural basis for the recognition of SARS-CoV-2 by full-length human ACE2 where they explain how it binds to human cells...

23 Mar 2020

CIISB offers priority and free-of-charge access for COVID-19 research proposals

CIISB is committed to the use its resources in response to the emergency situation of the COVID-19 virus pandemic. CIISB ensures that available technologies support primarily researchers in their efforts to study the virus and projects aiming to the development of an effective vaccine or treatment.

6 Mar 2020

New EMBO Core Facility Fellowships

EMBO recently launched Core Facility Fellowships, which will support international training exchanges for staff working in core facilities that provide services to research institutes and universities.

5 Mar 2020

Instruct-ERIC priority access for research proposals relating the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Instruct-ERIC is offering priority access to groups that need to use its structural biology services for projects directly related to COVID-19 viral proteins. Priority access will ensure a faster review of research proposals relating to COVID-19.

19 Feb 2020

What to do when your grant is rejected

Losing out on a grant hurts, but don’t lose heart — average success rates are around 20% among large funders, so grant rejection is common. Discover how to bounce back, find alternative funding and boost your chances of success next time.

13 Feb 2020

Revolutionary cryo-EM is taking over structural biology

The number of protein structures being determined by cryo-electron microscopy is growing at an explosive rate. A report published by Nature on February 10, 2020 says that a revolutionary technique for determining the 3D shape of biomacromolecules is booming. Last week, a database that collects protein and other molecular structures determined by cryo-electron microscopy, or cryo-EM, acquired its 10,000th entry.