Welcome
Many of the advances in structural molecular biology and
related biosciences are the result of the rapidly occurring developments at
synchrotrons. These include X-ray crystallography for protein structure
determination, X-ray spectroscopy for examination of metalloprotein
structure, and synchrotron footprinting technologies for examining
macromolecular structure and dynamics. The Case School of Medicine of Case
Western Reserve University established the Case Center for
Proteomics and Bioinformatics for expanding the state-of-the art in
proteomics research. This center provides administrative oversight for the
Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences (CSB) which is funded by the
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) as a
Biotechnology Research Resource to serve an international community of
biomedical scientists. The CSB is catalyzing further development and
application of synchrotron radiation tools through a number of
multidisciplinary collaborations and partnerships among an international
community of scientists. The research facility located at the National
Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
in New York. The NSLS, as a Department of Energy funded facility, has as a
mission to provide academic institutions access to synchrotron light
through various collaboration and consortium arrangements.
CWRU School of Medicine
Since 1843, the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been dedicated to enhancing human health as a leader and innovator in the fields of medical education and biomedical research. Building upon its proud history while embracing today's challenges, the School's mission remains unchanged: to educate future physicians who will care for patients with competence, creativity and compassion, in a setting that fosters collegiality, leadership, and excellence in scholarship and research.
National Synchrotron Light Source
The National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven National
Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, New York, is a national user research facility
funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The NSLS experimental
floor consists of two electron storage rings: an X-Ray Ring
and a VUV (Vacuum Ultra Violet) Ring which provide intense focused light
spanning the electromagnetic spectrum from the infrared through x-rays.
The properties of this light and the specially designed experimental
stations, called beamlines, allow scientists in many fields of research to
perform experiments not otherwise possible at their own laboratories.
National Synchrotron Light Source II
Meeting the critical scientific challenges of our energy future will
require advanced new capabilities that a new facility called NSLS-II will
uniquely provide. NSLS-II will be a new state-of-the-art, medium-energy
electron storage ring (3 billion electron-volts) designed to deliver
world-leading intensity and brightness, and will produce x-rays more than
10,000 times brighter than the current NSLS.
