Oklahoma Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Structural Biology

俄克拉荷马州结构生物学生物医学卓越研究中心 (COBRE)

• 批准号: 8216758
• 负责人: ANN H WEST
• 金额: $ 226.22万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-01 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8216758
• 关键词: Aging; Alzheimer' s Disease; Amyloid; Area; Award; Bacterial Infections; Biological; Biological Sciences; Biomedical Research; Cellular Membrane; Centers of Research Excellence; Chemistry; Core Facility; Crystallization; Cystic Fibrosis; Diabetes Mellitus; Drug Design; Educational workshop; Funding; GlaxoSmithKline brand of zanamivir; Goals; Grant; Health; Huntington Disease; Infection; Interdisciplinary Study; Ion Channel; Knowledge; Mentorship; Molecular Structure; Nature; Neuraminidase; Nobel Prize; Nucleic Acids; Oklahoma; Oseltamivir; Osteoporosis; Parasites; Parasitic infection; Peptides; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Postdoctoral Fellow; Process; Protein Biosynthesis; Protein-Folding Disease; Proteins; Research; Research Activity; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Research Training; Resolution; Resource Sharing; Ribosomes; Scientist; Seeds; Structure; Students; Training; Universities; Viral; X-Ray Crystallography; anti-influenza; base; career development; design; human Huntingtin protein; human disease; influenzavirus; insight; instrumentation; macromolecule; multidisciplinary; programs; protein expression; protein structure; research facility; structural biology; success; symposium; three dimensional structure; zanamivir

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application proposes to establish an Oklahoma Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Structural Biology. Structural biology is a multidisciplinary research area that focuses on the important relationship between macromolecular structure and function. A structural biology approach can be taken to study any area of biological science and thus it has had a major impact on both basic and applied biomedical research. At the OU-Norman and OUHSC campuses, a number of research groups utilize a structural approach to study important biological macromolecules, in particular, proteins or nucleic acids that are promising targets for rationale drug design. Because of the multidisciplinary nature of structural biology, the training of students, postdocs, and researchers new to the field can be challenging. In addition, the instrumentation required for structural biology is both expensive and sophisticated. The overall objective of this proposal is to establish an Oklahoma COBRE in Structural Biology in order to build and nurture a critical mass of researchers in this area and support their research programs through shared resources and expertise. The specific aims of this application are to: 1) Further the research activities and career development of junior investigators through senior mentorship and strengthening of research infrastructure; 2) Create state-wide core facilities in macromolecular X-ray crystallography, high throughput crystallization, and protein expression/purification, which will provide users access to shared major instrumentation, staff support and research training; and 3) Promote structural biology in the State of Oklahoma through COBRE activities such as annual symposia, workshops, a seed grant program and core research facilities. Collectively, these specific aims are expected to increase the pace, competitiveness and success rate of structural biology research groups in Oklahoma as they seek major independent external grant support.

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请提议建立俄克拉何马州结构生物学生物医学研究卓越中心（COBRE）。结构生物学是研究大分子结构与功能之间重要关系的多学科交叉研究领域。结构生物学方法可以用于研究生物科学的任何领域，因此它对基础和应用生物医学研究都产生了重大影响。在OU-Norman和OUHSC校区，许多研究小组利用结构方法研究重要的生物大分子，特别是蛋白质