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Help Cure Muscular Dystrophy - Phase 2
(Launched May 13, 2009)
World Community Grid and researchers supported by Decrypthon, a partnership between AFM (French Muscular Dystrophy Association), CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research), Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, ENS Lyon, Université Paris XI, Bordeaux 1, Lille 1 and IBM are investigating protein-protein interactions for more than 2,200 proteins whose structures are known, with particular focus on those proteins that play a role in neuromuscular diseases. The database of information produced will help researchers design molecules to inhibit or enhance binding of particular macromolecules, hopefully leading to better treatments for muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular diseases.
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For specific questions about Help Cure Muscular Dystrophy - Phase 2, please go to the Help Cure Muscular Dystrophy - Phase 2 FAQs or to the project status page on the researchers' web site. |
Influenza Antiviral Drug Search (Launched May 5, 2009)
The mission of the Influenza Antiviral Drug Search project is to find new drugs that can stop the spread of an influenza infection in the body. The research will specifically address the influenza strains that have become drug resistant as well as new strains that are appearing. Identifying the chemical compounds that are the best candidates will accelerate the efforts to develop treatments that would be useful in managing seasonal influenza outbreaks, and future influenza epidemics and even pandemics.
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For specific questions about Influenza Antiviral Drug Search, please go to the Influenza Antiviral Drug Search FAQs. |
Help Fight Childhood Cancer (Launched March 16, 2009)
The mission of the Help Fight Childhood Cancer project is to find drugs that can disable three particular proteins associated with neuroblastoma, one of the most frequently occurring solid tumors in children. Identifying these drugs could potentially make the disease much more curable when combined with chemotherapy treatment.
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For specific questions about Help Fight Childhood Cancer, please go to the Help Fight Childhood Cancer FAQs or to the project status page on the researchers' web site (in Japanese also). |
The Clean Energy Project (Launched December 5, 2008)
The scientists in the Aspuru-Guzik group at Harvard University are using the World Community Grid to discover materials for renewable energy technology. The main goal of the project is to calculate the electronic properties of tens of thousands of new materials and to determine which of these are the best candidates to make the next generation of affordable solar cells.
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For specific questions about The Clean Energy Project, please go to The Clean Energy Project FAQs or to the project status page on the researchers' web site. |
Nutritious Rice for the World (Launched May 12, 2008)
Computing power supplied by World Community Grid volunteers for the Nutritious Rice for the World project will assist in compiling computational modules that will help determine the best options for maximizing rice yields and quality.
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For specific questions about Nutritious Rice for the World, please go to the Nutritious Rice for the World Project FAQs or to the project status page on the researchers' web site. |
Help Conquer Cancer (Launched November 6, 2007)
The Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI), Princess Margaret Hospital and University Health Network have teamed with World Community Grid to improve the results of protein X-ray crystallography in order to increase understanding of cancer and its treatment.
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For specific questions about Help Conquer Cancer, please go to the Help Conquer Cancer Project FAQs or to the project status page on the researchers' web site. |
Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together
(Launched August 21, 2007)
Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch and the University of Chicago have joined with World Community Grid researchers to combat some of the most widespread viral diseases in the developed and developing world. The project's immediate goal is to uncover novel drugs to cure dengue hemorrhagic fever, hepatitis C, West Nile encephalitis, and Yellow fever; these diseases result from infection with viruses from the family Flaviviridae.
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For specific questions about the Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together Project, please go to the Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together Project FAQs. |
Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 (Launched June 23, 2006)
Human Proteome Folding Phase 2 (HPF2) continues where the first phase left off. The two main objectives of the project are to: 1) obtain higher resolution structures for specific human proteins and pathogen proteins and 2) further explore the limits of protein structure prediction by further developing Rosetta software structure prediction.
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For specific questions about the Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 Project, please go to the Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 FAQs. |
FightAIDS@Home (Launched November 21, 2005)
FightAIDS@Home is a project focused on using computation methods to identify candidate drugs that have the right shape and chemical characteristics to block HIV protease. This approach is called "Structure-Based Drug Design", and according to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, it has already had a dramatic effect on the lives of people living with AIDS.
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For specific questions about the FightAIDS@Home Project, including how The Scripps Research Institute and World Community Grid are working together on the project, please go to the FightAIDS@Home FAQs. |
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| To have your research project considered by the World Community Grid, please go to the Request For Proposals page and follow the instructions.
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World Community Grid's Advisory Board is looking for new research projects that can benefit from grid technology and have a positive impact on humanity.
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