MOLECULAR STRUCTURE WORKSTATION

分子结构计算机工作站正变得越来越 对于研究结构/功能关系更重要。 华盛顿州立大学的四位科学家在 或与一些领先的调查人员合作， 基于计算机的分子结构理解方法。 除了这个核心小组，20多名资金雄厚的科学家 对使用这种分子结构 工作站在校园里。 最后，科学家们在 华盛顿的生物技术公司也表示有兴趣 使用华盛顿州立大学的设施，如果它可用的话。 在这个提案中，我们要求支持一种分子结构 工作站，使我们能够进行基于计算机的研究， 分子结构和功能 描述了11个项目， 其中6个有目前的NIH资助（其他有NSF资助 或正在等待的资金）。 此外，还讨论了 将开发的设施、技术支持和课程- 所有的问题，分子结构工作站将是 有效使用。 我们的处境是，华盛顿州立大学大约一半的科学家， 分子建模的直接经验目前由 NSF不是NIH WSU的许多NIH支持的研究人员将 我喜欢利用这些专业知识来使用分子建模 在自己的研究中。 我们的计划是 系统与NSF和NIH支持的科学家， 与他们的NIH和NSF资助的同事合作-因此， 确保分子结构工作站的最佳使用。 也许在这种情况下，NIH/NSF联合资助将在 秩序 为此目的， 提交给NSF。

Molecular structure computer workstations are becoming ever more important for studying structure/function relationships. Four scientists at Washington State University have studied under or collaborated with some of the leading investigators using computer based methods for understanding molecular structure. In addition to this core group, more than 20 well-funded scientists have expressed interest in the use of the molecular structure workstation were it on campus. Finally, scientists at biotechnology firms in Washington have also expressed interest in using a facility at WSU, were it available. In this proposal we request support for one molecular structure workstation to enable us to carry out computer-based studies of molecular structure and function. Eleven projects are described, 6 of which have current NIH funding (the others have NSF funding or funding that is pending). In addition there is a discussion of the facility, technical support and courses that would be developed - all to issue that the molecular structure workstation would be effectively used. We are in a situation that about half of the scientists at WSU with direct experience in molecular modeling are currently funded by NSF, not NIH. Many NIH supported researchers at WSU would like to take advantage of this expertise to use molecular modeling approaches in their own research. Our plan is to operate the system with both NSF and NIH supported scientists who will collaborate with both their NIH and NSF funded colleagues - thus insuring optimal use of the molecular structure workstation. Perhaps in such a situation, joint NIH/NSF funding would be in order. To this end, a virtually identical proposal has been submitted to NSF.