Appropriations Request

Synchrotron Beamline and Experimental Station

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

89 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10027

Project Recipient: New York Structural Biology Center

Funds would build an experimental end-station at NSLS-II to serve more than 75 research groups and would enable those working on the structure and processes of pathogens, toxins and their antidotes to continue their important research without interruption.

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