Structural molecular biology

Derek Mendez and Xueli “Sherry” Zheng aim to accelerate drug discovery and improve energy storage.

X-rays unveil new molecular structure details that will help researchers design novel drug therapies to address antibiotic resistant bacteria.

His visit highlighted the breadth of our world-class research and the people and collaborations that make it possible. A key theme of the day: how SLAC and the National Labs are advancing AI to accelerate discovery.

The new findings highlight the need for ongoing monitoring of H5N1’s evolution in nature. 

AI is playing a key role in helping SLAC researchers find new galaxies and tiny neutrinos, and discover new drugs.

Wheat and other sources of gluten can spell trouble for people with the disease, but new findings could aid the development of first-ever drugs for the autoimmune disorder.

Disabling those hinges could be a good strategy for designing vaccines and treatments against a broad range of coronavirus infections.

With up to a million X-ray flashes per second, 8,000 times more than its predecessor, it transforms the ability of scientists to explore atomic-scale, ultrafast phenomena that are key to a broad range of applications, from quantum materials to clean...

Researchers used cryo-EM (left) to discover how a chamber in human cells (right) directs protein folding. 

The protein could play a key role in soil carbon cycling and soil decomposition.