Navigation Links
NIH awards Argonne $800,000 to develop tool to measure distances within proteins
Date:9/3/2008

teins' surface and follow the process of protein or RNA folding. It would also give pharmaceutical companies the chance to observe how their drugs interact with proteins, potentially saving time and expenses by providing them with unique insight into the mechanism of action of the drugs.

The MADMAX program will take advantage of the Argonne's Advanced Photon Source, the brightest source of x-rays in the Western Hemisphere, and open to 3,500 users per year.

The MADMAX program is set to run for four years and will determine if the method would be suitable for the study of proteins on a routine basis. The team will begin by developing software and data collection protocols and then move on to study well-known compounds such as hemoglobin and HIV protease to check the accuracy of the method.

The EUREKA program designed to encourage 'Exceptional Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration' is in its first year and is funded by the NIH to support exceptionally innovative research which has potential to have a high impact in the scientific community.

"EUREKA is an experiment in how to attract, identify, and support particularly creative approaches that, if successful, could move science forward dramatically," said Jeremy M. Berg, Ph.D., director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, which led the development of the EUREKA program.

"EUREKA projects promise remarkable outcomes that could revolutionize science," said NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "The program reflects NIH's commitment to supporting potentially transformative research, even if it carries a greater than usual degree of scientific risk."


'/>"/>

Contact: Angela Hardin
ahardin@anl.gov
630-252-5501
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. Springer editor Toshisada Nishida winner of 2 prestigious primatology awards
2. Life Sciences Discovery Fund awards health research project grants
3. 2 Springer authors win important awards from the Ecological Society of America
4. ASBMB taps 8 scientists for top awards
5. Michael J. Fox Foundation awards $2.4M for validation of therapeutic targets for Parkinsons
6. NIH awards more than $33 million to fund state-of-the-art research equipment
7. SNM awards $300,000 to support molecular imaging research
8. BBVA Foundation Awards for Biodiversity Conservation
9. The Parkinsons Disease Foundation awards $950,000 in seed grants
10. BWF awards $7 million to infectious disease investigators
11. MBL awards journalism fellowships
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:12/3/2009)...nd adapt to changes in our daily environment, as w... in the minute junctions where nerve cells communi...cine Center researchers. The study is published on...cientists, led by Wen-Biao Gan, PhD, associate pro...l of Medicine, discovered that a delicate balancin...
(Date:12/3/2009)...ieve that staph infections are caused by many bact... The signaling process is called quorum sensing be...rocess. , But the Jeff Brinker research group ha...fection, when bacteria switch from a harmless to a...his individual process can be stopped by the appli...
(Date:12/3/2009)...levels for the past three years in the troposphere...l area near Valladolid. The results, which are the...w that the levels rose "significantly" between 200...meteorologists have been trying to find out about ...olved in the troposphere over various urban and ru...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Lifelong memories linked to stable nerve connections 2Stopping MRSA before it becomes dangerous is possible, Sandia/UNM researchers find 2Stopping MRSA before it becomes dangerous is possible, Sandia/UNM researchers find 3CO2 levels rising in troposphere over rural areas 2Maui Jim Teams With Unite for Sight in New Buy One Give One Program to Improve Eye Health Amongst the Worlds Most Needy 49888 1Maui Jim Teams With Unite for Sight in New Buy One Give One Program to Improve Eye Health Amongst the Worlds Most Needy 49888 2Maui Jim Teams With Unite for Sight in New Buy One Give One Program to Improve Eye Health Amongst the Worlds Most Needy 49888 3The Crohns 26 Colitis Foundation and Procter 26 Gamble Pharmaceuticals Announce 2009 Celebrating UC Success Contest Winners 49883 1The Crohns 26 Colitis Foundation and Procter 26 Gamble Pharmaceuticals Announce 2009 Celebrating UC Success Contest Winners 49883 2The Crohns 26 Colitis Foundation and Procter 26 Gamble Pharmaceuticals Announce 2009 Celebrating UC Success Contest Winners 49883 3The Crohns 26 Colitis Foundation and Procter 26 Gamble Pharmaceuticals Announce 2009 Celebrating UC Success Contest Winners 49883 4The Crohns 26 Colitis Foundation and Procter 26 Gamble Pharmaceuticals Announce 2009 Celebrating UC Success Contest Winners 49883 5Availability in Both Intravenous and Oral Formulation is a Leading Drug Attribute Surveyed Physicians Prefer for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infect 49878 1Availability in Both Intravenous and Oral Formulation is a Leading Drug Attribute Surveyed Physicians Prefer for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infect 49878 2Availability in Both Intravenous and Oral Formulation is a Leading Drug Attribute Surveyed Physicians Prefer for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infect 49878 3
...ociety has consisted in the development of class a...by the other". Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, T...social groups can increase group well being, it al...cieties are characterized by struggles for control... in the fields. In colonies of social insects this...
... for the performance horse industry (such as racin...rness stem cells to repair tendon, ligament, carti...from the Monash Institute of Medical Research, is ...uine embryonic stem cell lines, with the aim of cr...preserved for individual horses. , Damage to tend...
... and climate experts from the UK,s National Centre...ile to investigate how massive swathes of clouds t...d weather all round the world, including the UK. ...gest errors currently in our climate models and th...hange. , These immense clouds often exceeding ...
Other Biology News:Caste in the colony 2Stem cell research to benefit horse owners and trainers 2British scientists go cloud-hopping in the Pacific to improve climate predictions 2
(Date:12/2/2009)... SHANGHAI, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The wor...re in turmoil and uncertainty is part of many,busi...a industry has been,relatively immune to the econo...ion. , During the midst of the difficult ...& Johnson inaugurated an R&D center in Sha...
(Date:12/2/2009)...OBOKEN, N.J., Dec. 2 According to ... percent of Americans diagnosed with diabetes alre...etic retinopathy, damage to the retina caused by l...in people with diabetes and is one of the most fea...cent of all patients who,ve had diabetes for 10 ye...
(Date:12/1/2009)...LINE VILLAGE, Nev., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ ...y announced revenue guidance for the fourth quarte...lion, as compared with $69 million for the fourth ...esults was the first of two installment payments o...urth quarter 2008 results was a one-time $1.8 mill...
(Date:12/1/2009)..., NEW YORK, Dec. 1 Reportlinker.... available in its catalogue: ,, Industrial Enz...eportlinker.com/p0164431/Industrial-Enzymes---A-Gl...market is an oligopoly with few strong players and... activities. Keen competition and commoditization ...
Breaking Biology Technology:Pharma and Biotech Leaders to Converge in China at Asia Pharma R&D Leaders 2010 Summit 2Pharma and Biotech Leaders to Converge in China at Asia Pharma R&D Leaders 2010 Summit 3Study Shows Pine Bark Improves Microcirculation, Retinal Swelling And Visual Acuity In Early Diabetic Retinopathy 2Study Shows Pine Bark Improves Microcirculation, Retinal Swelling And Visual Acuity In Early Diabetic Retinopathy 3Study Shows Pine Bark Improves Microcirculation, Retinal Swelling And Visual Acuity In Early Diabetic Retinopathy 4PDL BioPharma Provides Fourth Quarter 2009 Revenue Guidance of Approximately $57 Million 2PDL BioPharma Provides Fourth Quarter 2009 Revenue Guidance of Approximately $57 Million 3Reportlinker Adds Industrial Enzymes - A Global Market Report 2Reportlinker Adds Industrial Enzymes - A Global Market Report 3Reportlinker Adds Industrial Enzymes - A Global Market Report 4Reportlinker Adds Industrial Enzymes - A Global Market Report 5Reportlinker Adds Industrial Enzymes - A Global Market Report 6Reportlinker Adds Industrial Enzymes - A Global Market Report 7Reportlinker Adds Industrial Enzymes - A Global Market Report 8Reportlinker Adds Industrial Enzymes - A Global Market Report 9Reportlinker Adds Industrial Enzymes - A Global Market Report 10
...ical communications bear more than a passing resem...ot wish literally to capture all the colors of the... which light from across the spectrum moves throug...en those circuits contain dimensions measured in n..., a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering at L...
... Pharmaceuticals,Inc. (Nasdaq: VIAP ), a biotechn...nds for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, w...nvestments reconstitutes its family of,U.S. indexe...eliminary list,of additions posted on http://www....ed for inclusion in this objective,market-driven i...
...d security guards came to the DHS Science and Tech... heading their list was an emergency escape hood w...le hood weighing under a pound, folding to the dim.... , Furthermore, the hood must be maintenance-f...ve toxic industrial chemicals, and fit two-to-a-br...
Other Biology Technology:Using a grating with a grade, engineers trap a rainbow 2Using a grating with a grade, engineers trap a rainbow 3VIA Pharmaceuticals Set to Join Russell Microcap Index 2VIA Pharmaceuticals Set to Join Russell Microcap Index 3VIA Pharmaceuticals Set to Join Russell Microcap Index 4Boys in the Hood 2
Rabbit Anti-DcR2 Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from Abcam
Fau I from New England Biolabs
Mouse Anti-Human Angiogenin Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone 14017.7 from Sigma-Aldrich
Hae III from Takara Mirus Bio
Biology Products: