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Protein Data Bank Benefits Global Health, Science, Economy

07/31 PDB101 News

Rutgers Today recently looked at how PDB has transformed biology and medicine by impacting research, education and drug discovery.

The globally unique PDB – the first open-access, digital data resource in biology – is managed by the Worldwide Protein Data Bank partnership between data centers in the U.S., Europe and Asia. U.S. operations are led by Rutgers and the University of California, San Diego-San Diego Supercomputer Center. Funding comes from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and U.S. Department of Energy. The data bank has a long history with Rutgers. Helen M. Berman, Board of Governors distinguished professor emerita of chemistry and chemical biology at Rutgers–New Brunswick, co-founded the data bank in 1971 and brought it to Rutgers in 1998. She continues to provide support in her role as director emerita.

Learn more at Rutgers Today.

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