IQB News and Announcements

Congratulations to Dr. Stephen K. Burley on receiving the Chancellor Award for Global Impact

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Burley has been selected for receive the Chancellor Award for Global Impact. This award is being presented by Chancellor Conway in recognition of the global reach and impact of the RCSB Protein Data Bank. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Stephen K. Burley.

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PDB's Brinda Vallat featured in an article published by Rutgers Today

An article from Rutgers Today titled "Integrative modeling transforms how scientists understand molecular machines, with Rutgers researchers leading the global effort" highlights new initiatives from Brinda and the RCSB PDB. Read the full article here.

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Congratulations Sang-Hyuk Lee and Collaborators

Scientists Witness Plant Cells Generate Cellulose and Form Cell Walls for First Time Read about new work in Science Advances from Sang-Hyuk Lee and collaborators

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Congratulations to Nora for the IQB Student Leadership Award

Graduate student Nora Jaber has been selected for the 2025 IQB Student Leadership Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements. Read more here.

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Congratulations to Dr. Judit Pénzes and Dr. Jason Kaelber

Cryo-EM-based discovery of a pathogenic parvovirus causing epidemic mortality by black wasting disease in farmed beetles, was highlighted on science.org for the novel approach the authors used in order to identify an infectious organism, directly using high resolution Cryo-EM. https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/cryo-em-rescue. Full Article: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)00885-7

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Congratulations to IQB Faculty Members Shishir Chundawat, Sagar Khare, and Debashish Bhattacharya!

We are pleased to announce the official launch of the 5-year Schmidt VIFF-funded Sargassum project. Led by José Avalos from Princeton University, along with Shishir Chundawat from Rutgers University and Loretta Roberson from the Marine Biological Laboratory, this initiative focuses on addressing environmental and economic challenges posed by excessive seaweed in coastal communities. More details available from Princeton and Schmidt Sciences