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H5 Hemagglutinin

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PDB-Dev now PDB-IHM

PDB-Dev now PDB-IHM

The PDB-IHM (formerly PDB-Dev) ecosystem provides a robust infrastructure for depositing, curating, validating, visualizing, archiving, and disseminating integrative structures of biomolecules and their complexes.

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Paper Published: Updated resources for exploring PDB structures and Computed Structure Models

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Prizes Awarded at the Asian Crystallographic Association Meeting

Prizes Awarded at the Asian Crystallographic Association Meeting

The wwPDB Foundation made awards to students Salma Dienta Salsabila, Se-Young Son, and Yeon-Ju Jung for their presentations at the December 2024 AsCA meeting.


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  • Winter Newsletter Published

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Molecule of the Month

H5 Hemagglutinin

H5 Hemagglutinin

Sugar-binding protein on the surface of the H5N1 avian influenza virus

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Issue 104 - January 2025

In this issue: Target Zero documentary series, 2024 statistics, wwPDB news, a major Molecule of the Month announcement and more.

Education Corner: Molecule of the Month: Celebrating 25 Years of Storytelling and Announcing New Beginnings by Drs. David Goodsell and Janet Iwasa

Annual Reports

2023 Annual Report

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