SMART Team Investigations

"Injection Molding"..."HA: The Threat of Avian Flu (2005-06 )
"Pass the Raw Hamburger" E-coli Toxin (2006-07 )  
"In the Clear"...Natural and Synthetic Steroids(2007-08 )
"Misfiring"... Shutting down Mutant EGFR (2008-09)
"Security Breach"... NS1 and Innate Immunity (2009-10)
Neisseria meningitidis Pathway to Entry (2010-11 )
The Black Plague (2011-12)
Three Bee Venom Proteins (2012-13)
Ricin's (& HPDI's) Role in RIP (2013-14)
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (2014-15 Group A)
Microcystin ... The Toledo Toxin (2014-15 Group B)
Aquaporins... Channeling Life's Vital Fluid (2015-16)
The Globins... Oxygen Catch and Release (2016-17)
Insulin and Glucagon... Nature's Catabolic and Anabolic Thermostats (2017-18)
Opioids and Addiction... Pain Mitigation or Exacerbation (or Worse) (2018-19)
VHF-Ebola...Tuning into a Killer (2019-20)

 

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Background images are from pdb files downloaded from the Protein Data Bank.
http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/home/home.do

The images are of catalase, single stranded DNA, and of insulin. 
The pdb file numbers (Brookhaven Extension numbers) are 4BLC, 1EW1,  and 2CEU.