HWI News
Tiny crystals, big impact
Scientists, including Dr. Michael Martynowycz, who is now part of HWI, have developed a new, detailed guide to help researchers study the tiniest crystals using a technique called Microcrystal Electron Diffraction (MicroED). This work entitled, Comprehensive...
How viruses hijack cellular condensates to assemble and replicate
A new study, by Dr. Michael Martynowycz from the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI), and researchers at UCLA, and HHMI, reveals how viruses hijack cellular condensates to assemble and replicate. Using advanced cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET)...
Drs. Que and Gewirth Publish in Proteins
Dr. Daniel Gewirth Dr. Nanette Que Drs. Nanette Que and Dan Gewirth at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute have published a paper in Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics analyzing how drugs bind selectively to a protein that is an emerging...
Congressman Kennedy Announces $1.5 Million for Low-Dose Radiation Research Led by Hauptman-Woodward Research Institute & the University at Buffalo
HWI had the honor and privilege of hosting Congressman Tim Kennedy on Friday, September 13, 2024. The Congressman took a tour of our facilities, including our National Crystallization Center and Cryo-EM Center. In a press conference following the tour, he announced...
HWI Scientist Daniel Gewirth receives NIH Grant Award
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Investigator Daniel Gewirth, PhD, has recently been awarded a four-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the The National Institutes of Health. Dr. Gewirth’s lab studies...
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute and UB awarded $1.5 million Department of Energy three-year grant for AI-assisted biomedical research
Dr. Bowman Elected As Fellow of the American Crystallographic Association – the Structural Science Society
Congratulations to Sarah EJ Bowman for being elected as a new Fellow of the American Crystallographic Association – the Structural Science Society. The ACA Fellows program serves to recognize a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion for structural...
Dr. Michael Martynowycz, PhD Joins HWI
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute is pleased to announce Dr. Michael Martynowycz, PhD has joined our team as our newest Assistant Investigator.Dr. Martynowycz completed his undergraduate studies in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Loyola University...
HWI Scientists Published in in Cell Press Cell Reports Physical Science
A team of Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute scientists have a new publication in Cell Press Cell Reports Physical Science. Microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED) is an expanding diffraction-based method making headway in both small-molecule and...