WHAT IS the Research Coordination Network for NMR of Biological Solids

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WHAT IS the Research Coordination Network for
NMR of Biological Solids?
An interactive community of researchers advancing
the forefront technology of solid-state NMR for
fundamental studies of molecular structure and
dynamics of macromolecular assemblies
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WHO ARE the Research Coordination Network for
NMR of Biological Solids?
Recruited Participants (Senior Researchers) M.
Auger, M. Baldus, A. Bockman, M. Cotton, T.
Cross, H. deGroot, G. Drobny, M. Duer, P. Ellis,
L. Emsley, M. Ernst, T. Fujiwara, K. Gawrisch, B.
Gee, R. Ghose, L. Gilchrist, M. Girvin, S.
Greenbaum, C. Grey, R. Griffin, M. Hong, Y.
Ishii, D. Jensen, T. Kupka, M. Lafleur, A.
Lesage, M. Levitt, J. Long, F. Marassi, B. Meier,
C. Michal, F. Naider, N. Nielsen, S. Opella, A.
Ramamoorthy, B. Reif, C. Rienstra, J. Schaefer,
S. Smith, L. Thompson, R. Tycko, A. Watts, D.
Welicky, R. Wittebort, A. Ulrich, E. Ulrich, K.
Zilm U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia
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What activities has the RCN-NBS sponsored?

• Informational Sessions (ENC, ACS)
• Seminars, Symposia (Solid-state NMR in Biology
  ACS Symposia)
• Website Interactions http//www.chem.csi.cuny.edu/
  rcn
• Workshops (CPMAS of proteins, oriented samples,
  Touring the Tomato with high school students)
• Models for Networking (research collaboration,
  technology sharing, pedagogy for ssNMR)

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What new RCN-NBS projects are pending?

• Pedagogy Subnet (D. Rovnyak, C. Rienstra, K.
  Mueller)
• ssNMR Depositions at BioMagResBank (E. Ulrich)
• Employment Opportunity Exchange
• Workshops
• Polenova Group, U. of Delaware, Bioinorganic
  Solids, 11/05
• Winter School?? (Griffin Oshkinat) Methods for
  Protein Structure Determination with MAS NMR
  Experiments, 01/06
• Gawrisch Group, N.I.H., MAS of Lipid Complexes,
  06/06
• Pharmaceutical applications??
• YOUR SUGGESTION HERE

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How can you contact the RCN?

• http//www.chem.csi.cuny.edu/rcn
• Prof. Ruth E. Stark, stark_at_mail.csi.cuny.edu
• Ms. Lorraine Brocato, brocato_at_mail.csi.cuny.edu
• Dr. Ruth E. Stark
• CUNY Institute for Macromolecular Assemblies
• College of Staten Island, 6S-227
• 2800 Victory Boulevard
• Staten Island, NY 10314-6600
• [phone]
• Supported by NSF MCB-0233854