REQUEST FOR MOLECULAR GRAPHICS FACILITY

请求分子图形设施

• 批准号: 3519590
• 负责人: CLARE K WOODWARD
• 金额: $ 14.6万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1987
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1987-06-01 至 1989-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3519590
• 关键词: chemical structure; computer graphics /printing; computers

We request funding for a molecular graphics facility which includes an Evans & Sutherland 340 computer graphics system, a Terabit 3-dimensional viewing system, a Versatec plotter, a microVAX II host computer, a software license for MOGLI, and one-third salary for one year for a computer specialist. There is a pressing need among University of Minnesota biochemists and chemists for a molecular graphics facility that can support graphics of macromolecules, especially proteins and nucleic acids. We have a high concentration of well-funded researchers of national and international reputation whose well established projects now require, or soon will require, the availability of molecular graphics. There is no macromolecular crystallographer at the University and therefore we have no access to the type of graphics system usually developed in a protein crystallography lab. In addition to our need for molecular graphics, we also have an excellent environment for the establishment of such a facility. The University has recently established a Molecular Biology Computer facility whose director will oversee the installation of this molecular graphics system if it is funded. The proposed molecular graphics system would be integrated with the molecular biology computer system, providing expert day-to-day supervision and training for users. In addition, the University has an installed base of supercomputers and is presently installing a high speed digital phone system that will support rapid data communications on campus. The University has agreed to supply ample space, and $50,000 for renovations for the molecular graphics facility.

我们请求资助分子图形设施，其中包括 Evans & Sutherland 340 计算机图形系统，太比特 3 维 查看系统、Versatec 绘图仪、microVAX II 主机、软件 MOGLI 许可证，以及计算机一年三分之一的工资 专家。 明尼苏达大学迫切需要 生物化学家和化学家的分子图形设施可以支持 大分子的图形，特别是蛋白质和核酸。 我们有 高度集中的国家和地区资金雄厚的研究人员 国际声誉，其成熟的项目现在需要，或 很快就会需要分子图形的可用性。 没有 大学里的高分子晶体学家，因此我们没有 访问通常在蛋白质中开发的图形系统类型 晶体学实验室。 除了我们需要分子图形之外，我们还有一个优秀的 建立这样一个设施的环境。 大学有 最近建立了一个分子生物学计算机设施，其主任 如果是的话，将监督该分子图形系统的安装 资助。 拟议的分子图形系统将与 分子生物学计算机系统，提供专家日常 对用户的监督和培训。 此外，该大学还设有 超级计算机的安装基地，目前正在安装高速 数字电话系统将支持快速数据通信 校园。 大学已同意提供充足的空间，并提供 50,000 美元 分子图形设施的翻新。