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A personal history of five decades of structural biology and the PDB: From the X-ray structure of 2-Zinc insulin hexamer in 1970 to Cryo-EM structures of DNA-PK from DNA repair in 2020
Thomas L. Blundell, University of Cambridge
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In 1971, the structural biology community established the single worldwide archive for macromolecular structure data–the Protein Data Bank (PDB). The year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the PDB. The anniversary celebration includes symposia, educational materials, and more.
The inaugural event: A Special Symposium Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Protein Data Bank was held May 4-5, 2021 virtually. It featured an esteemed panel of presenters, each of them with history of contributions to the PDB. All presentations and introductions are accessible to view through the Inaugural PDB50 Symposium Playlist (youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHib7JgKNUUcHwWspP7nikECO48f0cNj6).
To explore more PDB50 resources please visit the RCSB PDB website (rcsb.org/pages/pdb50).
A personal history of five decades of structural biology and the PDB: From the X-ray structure of 2-Zinc insulin hexamer in 1970 to Cryo-EM structures of DNA-PK from DNA repair in 2020
Thomas L. Blundell, University of Cambridge
____________________
In 1971, the structural biology community established the single worldwide archive for macromolecular structure data–the Protein Data Bank (PDB). The year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the PDB. The anniversary celebration includes symposia, educational materials, and more.
The inaugural event: A Special Symposium Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Protein Data Bank was held May 4-5, 2021 virtually. It featured an esteemed panel of presenters, each of them with history of contributions to the PDB. All presentations and introductions are accessible to view through the Inaugural PDB50 Symposium Playlist (youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHib7JgKNUUcHwWspP7nikECO48f0cNj6).
To explore more PDB50 resources please visit the RCSB PDB website (rcsb.org/pages/pdb50).
