Anthrax ProteinThe 100th protein structure is a BA2930 protein thought to be a major part of anthrax's resistance mechanism to the aminoglycoside family of antibiotics, including streptomycin, gentamycin and kanamycin.

"Having a map of the BA2930 protein structure, in particular, can help us understand the mechanism by which deadly bacteria like anthrax develop resistance to the antibiotics used to combat them," explains Wladek Minor, PhD, leader of the UVA team and professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics.  [read full story]

Inventors of the Year Inventors of the Year.
The University of Virginia Patent Foundation named John P. Mugler III and James R. Brookeman the 2009 Edlich-Henderson Inventors of the Year. The highest honor bestowed by the U.Va. Patent Foundation recognizes an inventor or team of inventors whose research discoveries have proven to be of notable value to society.

Mugler and Brookeman, professors of radiology and biomedical engineering at U.Va., were honored for their groundbreaking work in magnetic resonance imaging techniques over the past two decades.  [read full story]

Science & Art Hook UpWhen Science and Art Hook-up.
Brydie Ragan, the artist, and Julie Davis Turner, a U.Va. associate professor of microbiology, met in December at an event not often seen in academia: speed dating. Science & Art Project.

Bringing together more than 170 artists and scientists—two groups whose paths don’t intersect enough -- sculptors mixed with physicists, musicians with engineers. The idea behind the initiative is that an alliance could spur greater creativity and greater understanding on both sides, and perhaps novel solutions to problems.   [read full story]