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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) is considering how best to help researchers meet the challenges of solving structures of membrane proteins and large macromolecular assemblies.
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<p class="MsoNormal">To give the biomedical research community the opportunity to offer comments on this topic,
<span style="color:#373737">the NIGMS has </span>just issued a <a href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-GM-15-116.html" target="_blank">
request for information (RFI)</a>. We want your opinion on the most effective methods for the determination of membrane protein and large macromolecular assembly structures and/or the need for new tools to aid in structure determination of these proteins or
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please look at the short statement from Dr. Ward Smith and/or the announcement for additional information regarding this request for information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://loop.nigms.nih.gov/2015/06/comment-on-the-need-for-support-of-membrane-protein-structure-determination/">http://loop.nigms.nih.gov/2015/06/comment-on-the-need-for-support-of-membrane-protein-structure-determination/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Paula Flicker, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
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