Training, Outreach, and Education

Molecular origami offers an offline way to explore the 3D structures of biology. Read about free paper models of DNA, green fluorescent protein, viruses, and more available from PDB-101 in the latest issue of Patterns.

Folding paper models of biostructures for outreach and education
David S. Goodsell, Shuchismita Dutta, Brian P. Hudson, Maria Voigt, Stephen K. Burley, Christine Zardecki
(2024) Patterns 5: 100931 doi:10.1016/j.patter.2024.100931

Visit PDB-101 to watch a three-part series exploring the cellular and molecular details of the human immune response to cancer.

Part 1 showcases the process of antigen harvesting by dendritic cells and later the T-cell maturation process. Part 2 focuses on T-cell activation and demonstrates the mechanisms by which the immune system destroys the cancer cells. Part 3 focuses on the immune checkpoints--a mechanism by which the immune system terminates the immune response and later describes the immune checkpoint therapies used in cancer treatment.

Key actions in the video are timestamped for easy access; high resolution images and animated GIFs are also available for download.

At the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA (February 10-14, 2024):

1. Dennis Piehl presented Parallel delivery of experimentally-determined structures and computed structure models at RCSB.org
2. Colleague Paul Craig (RIT) will present RCSB PDB resources for teaching and learning about symmetry

At the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's #DiscoverBMB meeting in San Antonio (March 23-26, 2024), Christine Zardecki presented

1. Training Opportunities: Exploring Experimental PDB Structures and Computed Structure Models from Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning at RCSB Protein Data Bank (RCSB.org)

The wwPDB Foundation made awards to outstanding student presentations at these meetings and at the 2023 Biophysical Society Japan Meeting (November 14-16, Nagoya, Japan). Visit wwPDB.org to learn more about recent poster prizes.

The wwPDB Foundation was established in 2010 to raise funds in support of the outreach activities of the wwPDB. The Foundation raised funds to help support PDB50 events, workshops, and educational publications. The Foundation is chartered as a 501(c)(3) entity exclusively for scientific, literary, charitable, and educational purposes.

Consider supporting the next 50 years of PDB's spirit of openness, cooperation, and education with a donation to the wwPDB Foundation.

Winners of the wwPDB Foundation awards for outstanding student presentations