PDB50 Presentation Recordings
In 2021, the PDB community celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the PDB with symposia, materials, and more. Select presentation recordings are below; visit RCSB PDB and wwPDB for additional details and resources.
ACA | Biophysical Society | Rutgers IQB
PDB50 at the American Crystallographic Association
The 2021 ACA Transactions Symposium (July 30-31, 2021) was dedicated to celebrating the manifold contributions to fundamental biology, biomedicine, bioenergy, and bioengineering/biotechnology made by PDB Data Depositors and PDB Data Consumers over the past five decades.
The Organizing Committee for this symposium included Stephen K. Burley (RCSB PDB), David Rose (University of Waterloo), Natalie Strynadka (University of British Columbia), and Rui Zhao (University of Colorado). Helen M. Berman (RCSB PDB) joined the organizers in chairing the symposium.
This Transactions Symposium was supported by Rigaku, Bruker, and IUCr Journals.
Presentations from high profile experimental and computational structural biologists working in the United States, Canada, and South America were augmented by short round table discussions regarding future directions in structural biology and the important role that the Protein Data Bank can play in a rapidly changing landscape.
Each speaker's presentation can be accessed below. In addition, you can watch the whole program chronologically (including introductions and panel discussions) using this YouTube Playlist.
![Frances H. Arnold Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-frances.png)
Frances H. Arnold
Caltech
Nobel Lecture: Innovation by Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life
![Squire J. Booker Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-squire.png)
Squire J. Booker
Penn State
Crystallographic Snapshots of TsrM, a Cobalamin-Dependent S-adenosylmethionine Methylase
![Rafael M. Couñago Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-rafael.png)
Rafael M. Couñago
SGC/UNICAMP, Brazil
Developing Novel Tools to Guide the Discovery of New Cell-permeable, On-target Anti-infective Compounds
![Wayne A. Hendrickson Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-wayne.png)
Wayne A. Hendrickson
Columbia University
Reflections on Resolution and Revolution-the PDB and me
![Mike Martynowycz Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-mike.png)
Mike Martynowycz
HHMI/UCLA
Cryo-FIB Milling Improves MicoED Data and Structures
![Wladek Minor Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-wladek.png)
Wladek Minor
University of Virginia
Structural biology response to biomedical threat
![Eva Nogales Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-eva.png)
Eva Nogales
HHMI/UC Berkeley
Structural Relationships between human transcriptional coactivators TFIID and SAGA
![John Rubinstein Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-john.png)
John Rubinstein
Sick Kid's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Macromolecular Machines at Energized Membranes
![Andrej Sali Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-andrej.png)
Andrej Sali
RCSB PDB/UCSF
From integrative structural biology to cell biology
![Chris Sander Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-chris.png)
Chris Sander
Harvard Medical School
Protein folding computed from evolutionary information
![Erica Ollmann Saphire Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-erica.png)
Erica Ollmann Saphire
La Jolla Institute for Immunology
A Global Consortium, Next-generation SARS-COV-2 Antibody Therapeutics and Stabilized Spike
![Cynthia Wolberger Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/aca-cynthia.png)
Cynthia Wolberger
Johns Hopkins
Histone H2B Ubiquitination in Transcription Regulation
Biophysical Society Celebrates 50 Years of the Protein Data Bank
In celebration of PDB50, BPS hosted a virtual symposium on October 6, 2021, highlighting some of the high-impact applications of protein structural data, with a particular focus on the areas of structure prediction and membrane protein biophysics. Gaetano T. Montelione, joined by RCSB PDB Director Stephen K. Burley and Director Emerita Helen M. Berman, organized this commemorative event.
Each speaker's presentation can be accessed below. In addition, you can watch the whole program chronologically (including introductions and closing remarks) using this YouTube Playlist.
![David Baker Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/bps-david.png)
David Baker
University of Washington
The Coming of Age of De Novo Protein Design
![Helen Berman Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/bps-helen.png)
Helen Berman
Rutgers University and RCSB Protein Data Bank
The First 50 Years of the Protein Data Bank
![Stephen K. Burley Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/bps-stephen.png)
Stephen K. Burley
Rutgers University and RCSB Protein Data Bank
Looking Ahead to the Next 50 Years of the Protein Data Bank
![Jue Chen Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/bps-jue.png)
Jue Chen
The Rockefeller University and HHMI
ABC Transporters: Molecular Pumps Powered by ATP
![Linda Columbus Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/bps-linda.png)
Linda Columbus
University of Virginia
The Structure, Dynamics, and Function of Proteins Involved in Bacterial Pathogenesis: LspA and Opa
![John Jumper Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/bps-john.png)
John Jumper
DeepMind, Inc
Highly Accurate Protein Structure Prediction with AlphaFold
![Rod MacKinnon Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/bps-rod.png)
Rod MacKinnon
The Rockefeller University and HHMI
The Incredible Diversity of K+ Channels
![Ruth Nussinov Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/bps-ruth.png)
Ruth Nussinov
NIH and Tel Aviv University
Unraveling Oncogenic Mechanisms and Signaling with Structures
![Christine Orengo Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/bps-christine.png)
Christine Orengo
University College London
Enriching the Evolutionary and Functional Insights Enabled by Structural Data from the PDB
![Nieng Yan Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/bps-nieng.png)
Nieng Yan
Princeton University
The Molecular Choreography of Cav/Nav Channels – A Mission Impossible by Today's AI
Rutgers Institute of Quantitative Biomedicine PDB50 Lecture
In celebration of PDB50, RCSB PDB and IQB hosted a seminar by Gregory A. Petsko, D.Phil. on November 4th, 2021.
![Gregory A. Petsko Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/special-petsco.png)
Gregory A. Petsko
Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Truth Sometimes Triumphs: A History of Structural Enzymology
Celebrating PDB Contributions from Rutgers University Structural Biologists
In celebration of PDB50, RCSB PDB and IQB hosted a virtual Crash Course Celebrating PDB Contributions from Rutgers University Structural Biologists on November 2, 2021. The event featured many speakers from different institutes, schools, and programs at Rutgers.
Abbreviations used in speakers' affiliations:
CABM: Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
CINJ: Cancer institute of New Jersey
IQB: Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine
NJMS: New Jersey Medical School
MB&MG Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
CII: Center for Immunity & Inflammation
SAS: School of Arts and Sciences
C&CB: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
CBN: Cell Biology and Neuroscience
MBB: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
SEBS: Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
B&M: Biochemistry and Microbiology
RWMS: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
B&MB: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
WI: Waksman Institute
Each speaker's presentation can be accessed below. In addition, you can watch the whole program chronologically (including introductions and closing remarks) using this YouTube Playlist.
![Eddy Arnold Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/arnold.png)
Eddy Arnold
CABM; SAS-C&CB; CINJ
Use of structural information to guide successful design of HIV/AIDS treatments
![Helen M. Berman Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/berman.png)
Helen M. Berman
RCSB PDB; IQB; SAS-C&CB
Nucleic acid structures and the Protein Data Bank
![Jean Baum Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/baum.png)
Jean Baum
SAS-C&CB
Investigating alpha-Synuclein amyloid seeding processes by NMR
![Stephen K. Burley Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/burley.png)
Stephen K. Burley
RCSB PDB; IQB; SAS-C&CB; CINJ
Protein Data Bank at 50 years of age
![Wei Dai Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/dai.png)
Wei Dai
IQB; SAS-CBN
Structural elucidation of beta-(1,3)-glucan synthase from Candida glabrata using cryo-electron tomography
![Richard Ebright Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/ebright.png)
Richard Ebright
WI; SAS-C&CB
Structural biology of transcription and transcriptional regulation
![Jason Kaelber Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/kaelber.png)
Jason Kaelber
IQB; Rutgers Cryo-EM and Nanoimaging Facility; CINJ
How Colicin E1 stoppers the multidrug efflux pump TolC
![Arek Kulczyk Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/kulczyk.png)
Arek Kulczyk
IQB; SEBS-M&B; CINJ
A story from under the poisonous umbrella: Towards cryo-EM structure determination of the ribosome-Shiga toxin complex
![Joe Marcotrigiano Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/marcotrigiano.png)
Joe Marcotrigiano
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (previously Rutgers CABM; SAS-C&CB)
Receptor binding and entry of Hepatitis C Virus
![Guy Montelione Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/montelione.png)
Guy Montelione
Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute-C&CB (previously Rutgers CABM; SAS-MBB)
Conformational plasticity in molecular recognition
![Andrew Nieuwkoop Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/nieuwkoop.png)
Andrew Nieuwkoop
SAS-C&CB
Solving protein structures with proton detected solid-state NMR: 15 years of progress
![Vasileios Petrou Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/petrou.png)
Vasileios Petrou
CII; NJMS-MB&MG
Structure determination of small proteins by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy
![Ann Stock Photo](https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/meetings/stock.png)
Ann Stock
CABM; RWJMS-B&MB; CINJ
Bacterial response regulators: Diverse regulatory mechanisms enabled by structurally conserved domains