6 Apr 2020

Team Cryo ices Mass Spectrometry hopes in JBC Methods Madness tourney

In its inaugural Methods Madness tournament, the Journal of Biological Chemistry pitted influential research techniques against one another in a three-week competition for methods glory, and at 12:01 p.m. EST on March 31 cryo–EM/ET gave structural biologists around the world something to cheer about, beating mass spectrometry 51% to 49% — a margin thinner than shaved ice.

1 Apr 2020

European Research Area (ERA) Corona Platform

Useful link for the latest information on EU grant opportunities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

31 Mar 2020

Launch of Life Science Research Insfrastructure website with COVID-19 resources

A new website brings together the vast services of 13 Life Science Research Infrastructures in order to advance research in the life sciences. This website aims to be a common source of comprehensive information about the 13 European Life Science Research Infrastructures, their activities, offers, news and funding opportunities.

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.