# Admin

> **NIH NIH P41** · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · 2020 · $111,965

## Abstract

Project Summary / Abstract
 The mission of the Center for Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics is to develop advanced software
tools to enable biomedical research, participate in high-impact computational/experimental joint research, train
researchers in the use of Center software, broadly disseminate its tools and research, and serve the scientific com-
munity by engaging in user support and research collaborations. A well-organized Administration & Management
core is necessary for the attainment of these goals. The Center, directed by PI Klaus Schulten, is staffed by a ded-
icated and well qualified team of faculty, software developers, support staff, postdoctoral associates and graduate
students. The Center is led by a team of five faculty members, Klaus Schulten (Physics), Aleksei Aksimentiev
(Physics), Laxmikant Kale (Computer Science), Zaida Luthey-Schulten (Chemistry), and Emad Tajkhorshid (Bio-
chemistry), who have a long history of working together succesfully. The Center's tools are developed by a team
of uniquely qualifed software developers who maintain close connections to biomedical research. The Center is
housed in the interdisciplinary Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois, and leverages strong institutional
support to achieve its goals. The operating procedure of the Center, in addition to maintaining its computational
infrastructure, facilitates communication and activities among group members. The opportunity this provides
for synergy between software tool development in the TRDs and scientific endeavors in the DBPs is particularly
valuable, allowing for optimal selection of new collaborations and software features to best achieve Center goals.
The Center ensures that resources are utilized to their full potential via Collaboration and Service, Training, and
Dissemination activities. An External Advisory Committee (EAC) has been convened of members with relevant
and complementary expertise. The EAC meets annually to evaluate the progress of all Center components and to
advise the Center regarding future directions.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9933020
- **Project number:** 5P41GM104601-31
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
- **Principal Investigator:** Klaus Schulten
- **Activity code:** P41 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $111,965
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9933020

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9933020, Admin (5P41GM104601-31). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9933020. Licensed CC0.

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