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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Helen M. Berman is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research centers primarily on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions across Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Structural Biology, Spectroscopy, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms
  • Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Helen M. Berman has published extensively in journals such as the Journal of Molecular Biology, Nature Methods, Nucleic Acids Research, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Structure. Among the most recent papers are:

  • "Cryo-EM model validation recommendations based on outcomes of the 2019 EMDataResource challenge" (2021) in Nature Methods
  • "Protein Data Bank: A Comprehensive Review of 3D Structure Holdings and Worldwide Utilization by Researchers, Educators, and Students" (2022) in Biomolecules
  • "PDBx/mmCIF Ecosystem: Foundational Semantic Tools for Structural Biology" (2022) in Journal of Molecular Biology
  • "The Nucleic Acid Knowledgebase: a new portal for 3D structural information about nucleic acids" (2023) in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Electron microscopy holdings of the Protein Data Bank: the impact of the resolution revolution, new validation tools, and implications for the future" (2022) in Biophysical Reviews

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Brinda Vallat, S.K. Burley, Catherine L. Lawson, Andrej Šali, and Benjamin Webb.

Helen M. Berman has been recognized with the following honors:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1996)

Best Publications

  • The Protein Data Bank

    Helen M. Berman;John D. Westbrook;Zukang Feng;Gary Gilliland

  • The Protein Data Bank.

    Helen M. Berman;Tammy Battistuz;T. N. Bhat;Wolfgang F. Bluhm

  • The Protein Data Bank, 1999–

    H. M. Berman;J. Westbrook;Z. Feng;G. L. Gilliland

  • Announcing the worldwide Protein Data Bank.

    Helen Berman;Kim Henrick;Haruki Nakamura

  • The worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB): ensuring a single, uniform archive of PDB data

    Helen M. Berman;Kim Henrick;Haruki Nakamura;John L. Markley

  • Crystal and molecular structure of a collagen-like peptide at 1.9 A resolution.

    Jordi Bella;Mark Eaton;Barbara Brodsky;Helen M. Berman

  • The nucleic acid database. A comprehensive relational database of three-dimensional structures of nucleic acids

    H.M. Berman;W.K. Olson;D.L. Beveridge;J. Westbrook

  • Protein Data Bank: the single global archive for 3D macromolecular structure data

    Stephen K Burley;Helen M Berman;Charmi Bhikadiya

  • RCSB Protein Data Bank: biological macromolecular structures enabling research and education in fundamental biology, biomedicine, biotechnology and energy.

    Stephen K. Burley;Helen M. Berman;Charmi Bhikadiya;Chunxiao Bi

  • Protein Data Bank (PDB): The Single Global Macromolecular Structure Archive.

    Stephen K. Burley;Stephen K. Burley;Helen M. Berman;Gerard J. Kleywegt;John L. Markley

  • Protein-DNA interactions: A structural analysis.

    S Jones;P van Heyningen;H M Berman;J M Thornton;J M Thornton

  • The RCSB protein data bank: integrative view of protein, gene and 3D structural information

    Peter W. Rose;Andreas Prlić;Ali Altunkaya;Chunxiao Bi

  • An overview of the structures of protein-DNA complexes

    Nicholas M Luscombe;Susan E Austin;Helen M Berman;Janet M Thornton;Janet M Thornton

  • Hydration structure of a collagen peptide.

    Jordi Bella;Barbara Brodsky;Helen M Berman

  • The RCSB Protein Data Bank: redesigned web site and web services

    Peter W. Rose;Bojan Beran;Chunxiao Bi;Wolfgang F. Bluhm

  • A standard reference frame for the description of nucleic acid base-pair geometry

    Wilma K Olson;Manju Bansal;Stephen K Burley;Richard E Dickerson

  • The Protein Data Bank and the challenge of structural genomics

    Helen M. Berman;T. N. Bhat;Philip E. Bourne;Zukang Feng

  • The Protein Data Bank and structural genomics.

    John D. Westbrook;Zukang Feng;Li Chen;Huanwang Yang

  • The Protein Data Bank: a historical perspective

    Helen M. Berman

  • Protein-RNA interactions: a structural analysis.

    Susan Jones;David T. A. Daley;Nicholas M. Luscombe;Helen M. Berman

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Westbrook
John D. Westbrook Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stephen K. Burley
Stephen K. Burley Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Philip E. Bourne
Philip E. Bourne University of Virginia
John L. Markley
John L. Markley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Haruki Nakamura
Haruki Nakamura Osaka University
Gerard J. Kleywegt
Gerard J. Kleywegt European Bioinformatics Institute
Paul D. Adams
Paul D. Adams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Torsten Schwede
Torsten Schwede University of Basel
Wah Chiu
Wah Chiu Stanford University
David S. Goodsell
David S. Goodsell Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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