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src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/home/images/pdb50-branding/pdb50-sm.png" style="display: none;" alt="pdb50-sm"/> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/wwpdb/docs/pdb50yrs2021/PDB50-long.png" width="100%" height="250px" alt="image: 50 Years of PDB" alt="PDB50-long"/></p> </div> </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <p><description>In 1971, the structural biology community established the single worldwide archive for macromolecular structure data鈥搕he Protein Data Bank (PDB).</description> From its inception, the PDB has embraced a culture of open access, leading to its widespread use by the research community. PDB data are used by hundreds of data resources and millions of users exploring fundamental biology, energy, and biomedicine.</p> <p><b>In 2021, RCSB PDB and the wwPDB celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the PDB with symposia, materials, and more.</b></p> <p><a href="#meeting">Meetings</a> | <a href="#journal_collection">Journal Collections and Articles </a>| <a href="#historical_background">Historical Background</a> | <a href="#celeberation_material">Celebration Materials</a></p> <h2><span id="meeting" >Meetings</span></h2> <br> <ul> <li><a href="https://foundation.wwpdb.org/pdb50.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >PDB50 Meetings and Symposia hosted by the wwPDB Foundation</a></li> <ul>  <li>Inaugural event: <a href="https://www.wwpdb.org/PDB50-ASBMB-meeting " target="_blank" rel="noopener">A special symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Protein Data Bank</a> (May 4-5, 2021; <a href="https://www.wwpdb.org/PDB50-ASBMB-meeting" target="_blank">watch presentation videos</a>).</li> <ul> <li><a href="https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/general_information/news_publications/newsletters/2021q3/pdb50-recap.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meeting Summary by Brian Hudson and Gregg Crichlow</a></li> </ul> <li><a href="pdb50-meetings#anchorACA">Transactions Symposium 2021: Function Follows Form: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Protein Data Bank</a> (July 30-31, 2021). <BR> This virtual event is part of the Annual Meeting of the American Crystallographic Association.</li> <ul> <li><a href="https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/general_information/news_publications/newsletters/2021q4/pdb50-recap.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meeting summary by Gregg Crichlow, Justin Flatt, Brian Hudson, and Yuhe Liang</a></li> </ul> <li><a href="https://www.wwpdb.org/news/news?year=2021#60c8f29d0882a5597783cbfc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Understanding Enzyme Function in 3D: Celebrating 50 Years of the Protein Data Bank</a> (Aug 25, 2021); part of the <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/acs-meetings.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fall ACS Meeting</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.biophysics.org/meetings-events/special-sessions/protein-data-bank-50th-anniversary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biophysical Society Celebrates 50 Years of the PDB</a> (October 6, 2021; <a href="pdb50-meetings#anchorBPS">watch presentation videos</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.embl.org/about/info/course-and-conference-office/events/pdb21-01/">Bringing Molecular Structure to Life: 50 Years of the PDB</a> (October 20-22, 2021) EMBL Conference.</li> <li><a href="pdb50-meetings#anchorRutgers">Celebrating PDB Contributions from Rutgers University Structural Biologists</a> (November 2, virtual)</li> <li><a href="pdb50-meetings#anchorSpecial"><em>Truth Sometimes Triumphs: A History of Structural Enzymology</em></a> Rutgers Institute of Quantitative Biomedicine PDB50 Lecture by Greg Petsco (Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital) hosted on November 4, 2021.</li> <li><a href="https://www.rsc.org/events/detail/47410/workshop-on-open-source-tools-for-chemistry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Protein Data Bank at 50: Accessing, Understanding, and Assessing PDB Data </a>hosted by the Royal Society of Chemistry Chemical Information and Computer Applications Group (November 16 and November 18; watch presentation videos of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMB55ntcjgo" target="_blank">day 1</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPumL9DMIKs" target="_blank">day 2</a> )</li> <li><a href="https://pdbj.org/news/pdb50asiasympo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">50 Years of the PDB and the Frontier of Structural Biology in Asia: A satellite symposium</a> (Nov 24) of the <a href="https://www2.aeplan.co.jp/bsj2021/english/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biophysical Society of Japan</a> (Nov 25-27, 2021; <a href="https://pdbj.org/news/pdb50asiasympo_posterprize" target="_blank">poster prizes awarded</a>)</li> </ul>   <li><a href="http://pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/flyers-posters-and-other-resources/calendar/2021-calendar-celebrating-50-years-of-protein-data-bank" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2021 PDB50 Calendar and Virtual Meeting Backgrounds</a></li> <ul> <li> <a href="https://cdn.rcsb.org/wwpdb/docs/pdb50yrs2021/pdb50_virtual_background.png"target="_blank" rel="noopener" >PDB50 virtual meeting background</a> </li> <li><a href="http://pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/flyers-posters-and-other-resources/other-resource/molecular-backgrounds-for-virtual-meetings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Additional virtual meeting backgrounds</a></li> </ul>  </div> </div> <br> <br/> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-7"> <a href="https://www.wwpdb.org/PDB50-ASBMB-meeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener" > <img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/general_information/news_publications/newsletters/2021q3/images/speaker-collage.png" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" width="560" alt="speaker-collage"> </a> </div> </div> <br> <hr> <br> <h2><span id="journal_collection" >Journal Collections and Articles<span/></h2> <br/> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3"> <a href="https://www.jbc.org/thematic-how-the-protein-data-bank-changed-biology" target="_blank" rel="noopener" > <img src="v2/secondary/journalcover_images/ThematicCover_Final.png" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" alt="ThematicCover_Final"> </a> <p><br/><a href="https://www.jbc.org/thematic-how-the-protein-data-bank-changed-biology" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>How the PDB changed biology</b></a> <br/><br/>Issue contains reviews that celebrates scientific areas profoundly touched by the creation of the PDB</p> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <a href="https://www.jbc.org/the-pdb-in-jbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener" > <img src="v2/secondary/journalcover_images/The_PDB_in_JBC.png" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" alt="The_PDB_in_JBC"> </a> <p><br/><a href="https://www.jbc.org/the-pdb-in-jbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener" ><b>The PDB in JBC</b></a> <br/><br/>Collection of Journal of Biological Chemistry publications that highlights some seminal PDB structures <br><a href="/pages/PDB-structures-in-JBC" target="_blank">Access the PDB structures included in this collection</a></p> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <a href="https://www.nature.com/nmeth/volumes/18/issues/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener" > <img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/secondary/journalcover_images/Nature_Methods_185.png" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" style="max-height: 335px;" alt="Nature_Methods_185.png"> </a> <p><br/><b>Nature Methods</b> <br/><a href="https://www.nature.com/nmeth/volumes/18/issues/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Vol 18, Issue 5, May 2021</a> <br/><br/>Collection: PDB 50th Anniversary: <a href="https://www.nature.com/collections/habhcahgig" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrating the future of structural biology</a></p> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <a href="https://www.nature.com/nsmb/volumes/28/issues/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener" > <img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/secondary/journalcover_images/Nature_Structural_285.png" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" style="max-height: 335px;" alt="Nature_Structural_285.png"> </a> <p><br/><b>Nature Structural & Molecular Biology</b> <br/><a href="https://www.nature.com/nsmb/volumes/28/issues/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vol 28, Issue 5, May 2021</a> <br/><br/>Collection: PDB 50th Anniversary: <a href="https://www.nature.com/collections/habhcahgig" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrating the future of structural biology</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3"> <a href="https://www.jbc.org/the-pdb-in-jbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener" > <img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/secondary/journalcover_images/ASBMB_Today.png" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" alt="ASBMB_Today.png"> </a> <p><br/><a href="https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/careers/020221/celebrating-the-protein-data-bank" target="_blank" rel="noopener" ><b>ASBMB Today</b></a> <br/>Vol 20, Issue 3, March 2021</p> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <a href="https://www.rutgers.edu/news/protein-data-bank-marks-50-years-lifesaving-scientific-collaboration-and-coordination" target="_blank" rel="noopener" > <img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/secondary/journalcover_images/rutgers-today-pdb50.png" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" alt="rutgers-today-pdb50.png" > </a> <p><br/><a href="https://www.rutgers.edu/news/protein-data-bank-marks-50-years-lifesaving-scientific-collaboration-and-coordination" target="_blank" rel="noopener" ><b>Rutgers Today</b></a> <br/>October 19, 2021</p> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <a href="https://www.sdsc.edu/News%20Items/PR20211101_PDB.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" > <img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/v2/secondary/journalcover_images/sdsc-pdb.png" class="img-responsive 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