The FDA announced that it awarded six new clinical trial research grants to principal investigators totaling more than $16 million over four years. Awarded through the Congressionally-funded Orphan Products Grants Program, the research grants seek to enhance the development of medical products for patients with rare diseases, according to a news release. More than 90…
New web resource keeps vaccine researchers up-to-date on COVID-19 protein structures
Wladek Minor of the University of Virginia and other top structural biologists have created a Web resource so that scientists can track the progress of investigations into COVID-19 protein structures. The website also includes the research team’s assessment of the quality of the individual models. It includes enhanced versions of the protein structures when possible.…