CERM (European Center for Magnetic Resonance, Italian: Centro Europeo di Risonanze Magnetiche) is a research facility at the University of Florence specialized in the application of NMR studies to biomolecules. It is a leading research center in Tuscany.[1]
| Founder(s) | Ivano Bertini |
|---|---|
| Location | , |
| Website | https://www.cerm.unifi.it/ |
The center was founded by Ivano Bertini[2] and it is located at the Polo Scientifico (Scientific Campus) in Sesto Fiorentino. It is supported by the European Community as a research infrastructure for NMR in the Life Sciences
Scientific research edit
Under Bertini's leadership, CERM became one of the leading research centers in the world and it has a focus on structural biology, biophysics, and drug discovery. In 1994 at CERM the first structure of a metalloprotein was discovered through NMR [3] using structural constraints due to the paramagnetic center.
In February 2020 CERM completed the installation of the most powerful NMR spectrometer in the world.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Arti Ahluwalia "Siamo avanti nell'intelligenza artificiale, per le biotecnologie ci servono macchine migliori"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2018-12-29.
- ^ "Addio a Ivano Bertini scienziato artefice del Cerm". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2012-07-08.
- ^ Fontani, Marco; Orna, Mary Virginia; Costa, Mariagrazia (2015-09-01). Chimica e chimici a Firenze: Dall'ultimo dei Medici al Padre del Centro ... (in Italian). Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-18157-8.
- ^ "A Firenze la risonanza magnetica più potente al mondo" (in Italian). Agenzia Giornalistica Italia. 13 February 2020.