November 2019 - phenixbb - phenix-online.org

Scientist job position at AbbVie
by Longenecker, Kenton L 13 Nov '19

13 Nov '19

Hi - I'd like to draw attention of interested candidates to the following job opportunity with full description to apply at: http://abbvie.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/senior-scientist-i-ii-protein-… Company overview: AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-driven biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative advanced therapies for some of the world's most complex and critical conditions. The company's mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to markedly improve treatments across four primary therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, virology and neuroscience. In more than 75 countries, AbbVie employees are working every day to advance health solutions for people around the world. Job Description: The Structural Biology Group at AbbVie Headquarters in Lake County, Illinois, USA is seeking a highly motivated scientist to join our Structure-Based Drug Discovery team. The ideal candidate should have extensive hands-on experience in modern structural biology techniques and computational methods of molecular structure analysis. As part of multidisciplinary teams, the Senior Scientist will utilize X-ray crystallography techniques to identify ligands and provide insight to advance drug discovery targets through structure-based design. The successful candidate will contribute to drug discovery projects across the portfolio of AbbVie interests that also include therapeutic antibodies and novel biologics. ________________________________ Kenton Longenecker, Ph.D. Sr. Principal Research Scientist AbbVie R&D Discovery, DDST Structural Biology 1 N. Waukegan Road, AP10-LL North Chicago, IL 60064 OFFICE 847-938-1428 EMAIL kenton.longenecker(a)abbvie.com<mailto:%[email protected]> abbvie.com<http://www.abbvie.com> This communication may contain information that is proprietary, confidential, or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any other dissemination, distribution, use or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Anyone who receives this message in error should notify the sender immediately by telephone or by return e-mail and delete it from his or her computer. ________________________________

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Submissions to the Computational Crystallography Newsletter – 30 NOV 19
by Nigel Moriarty 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

Folks Calling for articles and short communications of interest to structural biologists. The deadline for submission for the January 2020 issue is 30 November 2019. The Computational Crystallography Newsletter (CCN) is an electronic newsletter for structural biologists, and is published online every 6 months. Feature articles, meeting announcements and reports can be submitted to me at any time for consideration. Submission of text by email or word-processing files using the CCN templates is requested. Past newsletters and a Microsoft Word template are available at www.phenix-online.org/newsletter <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.phenix-2Donline.org…>. Cheers Nigel --- Nigel W. Moriarty Building 33R0349, Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA 94720-8235 Phone : 510-486-5709 Email : NWMoriarty(a)LBL.gov Fax : 510-486-5909 Web : CCI.LBL.gov

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Postdoc Position in Berkeley
by Petrus Zwart 08 Nov '19

08 Nov '19

Dear All, We have two postdoc positions open in LBNL's Center for Advanced Mathematics in Energy Research Applications (CAMERA; https://www.camera.lbl.gov/) to work on a diverse set of problems in managing, cleaning and interpreting biophysical data ranging from microscopy to crystallography. https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=88805 https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=88480 Feel free to contact me for more information. Regards Peter Zwart -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P.H. Zwart Staff Scientist Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging & Center for Advanced Mathematics for Energy Research Applications Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA-94703, USA Cell: 510 289 9246 PHENIX: http://www.phenix-online.org CAMERA: http://camera.lbl.gov/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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RapiData at SSRL 2020 reminder - just over a week left to apply!
by Smith, Clyde 04 Nov '19

04 Nov '19

Hi all, A reminder that there is only a week left to apply for a place at the RapiData 2020 @ SSRL workshop. Applications close the middle of this month, November 15 2019. The workshop will be held from March 30 - April 4 2020 on the SLAC campus in Menlo Park, California. The course will comprise hands-on experiments at the SSRL beamlines, software tutorials, and lectures on the following topics: Specimen preparation, data collection strategies, X-ray light sources, X-ray detectors, data reduction, structure solution by MAD, SAD and molecular replacement, complementary methods (spectroscopy, small angle scattering and cryoEM). Please visit http://smb.slac.stanford.edu/news/rapidata/rapidata-2020/ and use the links on the "registration" page to apply for the course. Successful applicants will be notified early in December 2019 and invited to register at that time. A limited amount of travel support funding may be available. We look forward to seeing you all out in sunny California in March 2020! Silvia Russi, Clyde Smith and Jeney Wierman (Organizers) srussi(a)slac.stanford.edu jwierman(a)slac.stanford.edu csmith(a)slac.stanford.edu

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Phenix version 1.17 released
by Paul Adams 04 Nov '19

04 Nov '19

The Phenix developers are pleased to announce that version 1.17 of Phenix is now available (build 1.17.1-3660). Binary installers for Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows platforms, and the source installer, are available at the download site: http://phenix-online.org/download/ Please note that there is a new publication that describes recent Phenix developments for structure determination with X-rays, neutrons and electrons: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2059798319011471 Highlights for the 1.17 version of Phenix: 1.17.1 Changes - Fix bug on Windows where xtriage results would fail to display - Other bug fixes 1.17 Changes - Improved handling of SHELX data in phenix.reflection_file_converter - eLBOW can output files for Amber and supports the Orca QM package - dials.image_viewer is used for viewing diffraction images - Updated map smoothing - Fix inconsistency in clashscore values in phenix.validation_cryoem when hydrogens are in the model For a full list of changes see: http://www.phenix-online.org/documentation/CHANGES Please note that this new publication should be used to cite the use of Phenix: Macromolecular structure determination using X-rays, neutrons and electrons: recent developments in Phenix. Liebschner D, Afonine PV, Baker ML, Bunkóczi G, Chen VB, Croll TI, Hintze B, Hung LW, Jain S, McCoy AJ, Moriarty NW, Oeffner RD, Poon BK, Prisant MG, Read RJ, Richardson JS, Richardson DC, Sammito MD, Sobolev OV, Stockwell DH, Terwilliger TC, Urzhumtsev AG, Videau LL, Williams CJ, Adams PD: Acta Cryst. (2019). D75, 861-877. Full documentation is available here: http://www.phenix-online.org/documentation/ There is a Phenix bulletin board: http://www.phenix-online.org/mailman/listinfo/phenixbb/ Please consult the installer README file or online documentation for installation instructions. Direct questions and problem reports to the bulletin board or: help(a)phenix-online.org and bugs(a)phenix-online.org Commercial users interested in obtaining access to Phenix should visit the Phenix website for information about the Phenix Industrial Consortium. The development of Phenix is principally funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH) under grant P01-GM063210. We also acknowledge the generous support of the members of the Phenix Industrial Consortium. -- Paul Adams Division Director, Molecular Biophysics & Integrated Bioimaging, Berkeley Lab (http://biosciences.lbl.gov/divisions/mbib) Principal Investigator, Computational Crystallography Initiative, Berkeley Lab (http://cci.lbl.gov) Vice President for Technology, the Joint BioEnergy Institute (http://www.jbei.org) Principal Investigator, ALS-ENABLE, Advanced Light Source, Berkeley Lab (http://als-enable.lbl.gov) Division Deputy for Biosciences, Advanced Light Source, Berkeley Lab (https://als.lbl.gov) Laboratory Research Manager, ENIGMA Science Focus Area (http://enigma.lbl.gov) Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioengineering, U.C. Berkeley (http://bioeng.berkeley.edu) Adjunct Professor, Comparative Biochemistry, U.C. Berkeley (http://compbiochem.berkeley.edu) Building 33, Room 347 Building 978, Room 4126 Building 977, Room 180C Tel: 1-510-486-4225 http://cci.lbl.gov/paul Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road BLDG 33R0345 Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Executive Assistant: Nikki Humphreys [ nhumphreys(a)lbl.gov ][ 1-510-486-4610 ] --

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