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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI) structural biology team is active and supporting your scientific efforts in confronting this threat. HWI offers access to its resources to critical research related to COVID-19 and drug discovery. The Crystallization Center in Buffalo, New York is available for crystallization screening for COVID-19 related structural work (non-infectious samples). We enable rapid, efficient, mail-in screening for crystallization conditions using minimal sample volumes. We have a custom 1536 screening platform, optimization options, and robust imaging capabilities for remotely monitoring crystal growth experiments. We also note that the IMCA-CAT beamline at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) is continuing to operate and collect crystallography data during the current restricted-access operations at Argonne National Laboratory. Experiments are limited (1) to those related to COVID-19 and (2) critical research related to drug discovery. All pharmaceutical companies and research entities conducting either COVID-19 related research or critical research in drug discovery should be aware of this. Any work related to COVID-19 will be given priority. All experiments must be either remote access or mail-in. Details about the Crystallization Center are available at www.getacrystal.com<http://www.getacrystal.com/> and IMCA-CAT at http://www.imca-cat.org.<http://www.imca-cat.org/> Contact Sarah Bowman for Crystallization Center needs and Lisa Keefe for IMCA-CAT directly for urgent needs. Sarah EJ Bowman, PhD Associate Research Scientist, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Director, High-Throughput Crystallization Screening Center Research Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University at Buffalo Research Webpage: www.getacrystal.org sbow...@hwi.buffalo.edu 716-898-8623 Lisa J Keefe, PhD Director IMCA-CAT Industrial Macromolecular Crystallography Association - Collaborative Access Team Sector 17 @ Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory Vice President for Advancing Therapeutics Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Interim CEO American Crystallographic Association 630.252.0544 ke...@imca-cat.org Stay safe and healthy, Eddie ?Edward Snell Ph.D. Webpage: https://hwi.buffalo.edu/scientist-directory/snell/ Director of the NSF BioXFEL Science and Technology Center President and CEO Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute BioInnovations Chaired Professorship, University at Buffalo, SUNY 700 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203-1102 hwi.buffalo.edu<http://hwi.buffalo.edu/> Phone: (716) 898 8631 Fax: (716) 898 8660 Skype: eddie.snell Email: esn...@hwi.buffalo.edu<mailto:esn...@hwi.buffalo.edu> Webpage: https://hwi.buffalo.edu/scientist-directory/snell/ ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1
