# Structural Biology

> Structural biology determines the three-dimensional architecture of biological macromolecules to explain their function. The cryo-EM revolution and AI-based structure prediction have transformed the field, accelerating drug discovery and our understanding of molecular machines.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/fields/structural-biology/](https://selltoscientists.com/fields/structural-biology/)*

**Researcher count:** 21,000
**Average funding:** $480K

## Subfields

- Cryo-Electron Microscopy
- X-Ray Crystallography
- NMR Spectroscopy
- Protein Structure Prediction
- Membrane Protein Biology

## Key technologies

- Cryo-EM
- Synchrotron Radiation
- AlphaFold and Deep Learning Models
- Mass Spectrometry
- Single-Particle Analysis

## Top institutions

- University of Cambridge
- Max Planck Institutes
- Stanford
- MIT
- University of Tokyo