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Protein structure


Proteopedia.org
- The wikipedia of protein structure.  Lots of useful info to explore in the Table of Contents.
Firstglance in JMOL - A web based protein visualization for the masses.  All you need is a pdb number.
Polyview-3D - Easily make publication quality images and animations online.
FOLD IT - Yes, a protein structure based computer game.  Check it out.  Very fun.
Molmovdb - Database of protein morphs for highlighting structural changes in proteins.  You can also submit your own morphs.


Databases

The Protein Data Bank - Depository of all things structural in biochemistry and biophysics, check out Molecule of the Month
NCBI - The National Center for Biotechnology Information.  Proteins, genes, publications.  A one stop shop.


Associated labs

Miranker Lab - Lab of James Hebda's Ph.D. advisor and continuing collaborator
Rhoades Lab - Lab at Yale that helped us take some important FCS measurements
O'Hara Lab - Host lab of James Hebda at Amherst and constant collaborator and mentor
Jaswal Lab - Another protein folding lab at Amherst College studying kinetically trapped proteins
Gough Lab - Collaborator working on computational modeling of Alpha Crystallin oligomerization
King Lab - Group from MIT that generously provided plasmids for Gamma Crystallin
Petrash Lab - Research group from UC Denver that generously provided plasmids for Alpha Crystallin A
Boelens Lab - Research group from Rabdoud University Nijmegen that generously provided plasmids for Alpha Crystallin B

teaching resources

RSC Visual Elements Periodic Table - Great online table with lots of information.  Love the History Tab showing when each element was discovered
Narrated Harvard "Inner Life of a Cell" video  OR with dramatic music
Crash Course (Chemistry) - Excellent fast paced videos highlighting key concepts in a very fun way.
Minute Physics - Great YouTube channel with lots of physics and chemistry concepts introduced with engaging drawings and narration
Veritasium - My favorite YouTube science channel.  Science blog with fun videos on interesting topics.
Timeline - For Jan Term
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