About PDB-101

PDB-101 is an online portal for teachers, students, and the general public to promote exploration in the world of proteins and nucleic acids. Learning about the diverse shapes and functions of these biological macromolecules helps to understand all aspects of biomedicine and agriculture, from protein synthesis to health and disease to biological energy.

Why PDB-101? Researchers around the world are studying these molecules at the atomic level. These 3D structures are freely available at the Protein Data Bank (PDB), the central storehouse of biomolecular structures. This website builds introductory materials to help beginners get started in the subject ("101", as in a entry level course) as well as resources for extended learning.

Since 2011, PDB-101 has been developed by the RCSB PDB, a global resource for the advancement of research and education in biology and medicine. Along with our Worldwide PDB collaborators, RCSB PDB curates, annotates, and makes publicly available the PDB data deposited by scientists around the globe. The RCSB PDB then provides a window to these data through a rich online resource with powerful searching, reporting, and visualization tools for researchers. This information is then streamlined for students and teachers at PDB-101.

RCSB PDB is funded by the National Science Foundation (DBI-1832184), the US Department of Energy (DE-SC0019749), and the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under grant R01GM133198.

The Science Gateways Community Institute supported a PDB-101 intern and provided consultation services.

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Cite PDB-101:
PDB-101: Educational resources supporting molecular explorations through biology and medicine. Christine Zardecki, Shuchismita Dutta, David S. Goodsell, Robert Lowe, Maria Voigt, Stephen K. Burley. (2022) Protein Science 31: 129-140 doi:10.1002/pro.4200

RCSB PDB/PDB-101 Recognized and Award-winning Resources

2021
	Wiki Science Competition 2021: Wikipedia National finalist: Respiratory Droplet by David S. Goodsell
	Wiki Science Competition 2021: Wikipedia National finalist: Molecular view of glutamatergic synapse by Maria Voigt
	2021 FASEB BioArt Award Winner (Other Life Science Images Category): Respiratory Droplet by David S. Goodsell and Christine Zardecki
2020
	2020 American Public Health Association Film Festival Official selection: Fighting Coronavirus with Soap by Maria Voigt
2019
	Wiki Science Competition 2019: Wikipedia National finalist and International Runner-Up in Non-photographic media category: RNA Polymerase by Maria Voigt
	BioArt Awards: FASEB Winner: Cross-Section of the Measles Virus by David S. Goodsell
2018
	BioArt Awards: FASEB Winner: Video of Calcium Pump in Action by Maria Voigt
2017
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News 37: 30. "Best of the Web". PDB-101.rcsb.org
	Vizzies Awards: National Science Foundation (NSF) and Popular Science Winner: Zika Virus by David Goodsell People’s Choice Award in the category of illustration
2016
	BioArt Awards: FASEB Winner: HIV Enzymes, Maria Voigt and David Goodsell
	Wellcome Image Awards: Wellcome Trust Winner: Ebola Virus proteins by David Goodsell Overall winner.
	Wellcome Image Awards: Wellcome Trust Winner: Clathrin by Maria Voigt
2015
	BioArt Awards: FASEB Winner: Ebola Virus proteins by David Goodsell