Rutgers University-New Brunswick · BiologyProtein Structure Enhancement Lab
Stephen K Burley · New Brunswick, New Jersey
Research Focus
Dr. Stephen K. Burley's lab at Rutgers University focuses on managing and enhancing the Protein Data Bank (PDB), which stores important information about the 3D structures of proteins and nucleic acids. Their work ensures that scientists around the world have free access to this crucial data, helping them understand biological processes and diseases. The lab is committed to improving data quality and making new structure determination methods available to the research community.
Protein Data Bankstructural biology3D biostructuresCryo-EMdata validationbioinformatics
Research Aims
4AIM 01Preserve and deliver 3D biostructure information to researchers worldwide.
AIM 02Enhance data quality and validation standards for biostructures.
AIM 03Support the integration of new structure determination methods.
AIM 04Provide training and resources for diverse scientific users.
Skills the Lab Values
data visualizationbioinformatics toolsdata curation3D structure analysisCryo-electron microscopyX-ray crystallography
Output against the department
Publications1,274top 1% of dept.7th of 1,033
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Citations53ktop 5% of dept.47th of 1,033
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