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SGC in the Open

SGC in the Open

Our blog posts are home to inspiring stories, insights, and updates from the forefront of our research. 

Within these pages, you will discover articles that showcase our latest discoveries, collaborative projects, and the impact of our open-access approach. This section offers a behind-the-scenes look at the innovative work unfolding at the SGC, featuring contributions from our scientists, partners, and community members. Interested in getting first the latest news from SGC?

 

3D map of PC2 to jump-start drug discovery efforts in polycystic kidney disease

Oxford, UK, December 19, 2016, Scientists from the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) and Oxford University report a three-dimensional view of the Polycystin-2 (PC2), a protein that causes autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) when mutated, in an article published today in…

Creating a New Drug Discovery Ecosystem in Oxford using Open Access

This month, we talk to Dr Wen Hwa Lee, Strategic Alliances Manager at the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), part of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, about how the SGC is revolutionising the way we think about drug discovery.

We have recently heard a lot about open…

Structure of the TREK-2 ion channel shows how nerves sense touch and respond to drugs

The question of how nerves sense touch, pressure and pain has been a long standing question in physiology. Also the question of how drugs can affect the nerve’s ability to feel pain is critical for design of drugs that will influence our perception of pain. In order to understand how we sense…