Cryo-EM
Credit: OHSU News
Cryo-EM can provide three-dimensional structural information on biological molecules with near atomic-level resolution detail. This technology has opened the doors for researchers to visualize many new types of biomolecules that have escaped detection by traditional methods (such as membrane proteins and receptors). Membrane proteins represent 50 percent of the market currently targeted by drug developers, and will be an area of specialization at the Pacific Northwest Center for Cryo-EM Center. (Image courtesy Steve Reichow, Ph.D.)