You are invited to participate in a live webcast on October 21, 2011 to hear an overview and update on World Community Grid's Human Proteome Folding project. The event will be hosted by Dr. Richard Bonneau from New York University.

Since 2006, World Community Grid has had the privilege of supporting the innovative research underway at New York University to use computers to predict the structure of proteins, the "molecular machines" of the human body. Knowing protein structure is a critical step in advancing the understanding of how proteins affect human health, providing scientists with the information they need to develop new cures for human diseases.

This is the "Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2" project that many of you run every day on your laptops and PCs for World Community Grid, helping us make progress towards aiding researchers in understanding how proteins perform their intended functions and also how diseases prevent proteins from maintaining healthy cells.

The webcast will take place on October 21, 2011, starting promptly at 11:00AM Eastern Daylight Time (USA), which is 15:00 Coordinated Universal Time. Please join a few minutes early so that you're sure not to miss anything.

Participants can listen to Dr. Bonneau while viewing an on-screen presentation. Time permitting, you will be able to ask Dr. Bonneau questions via a text chat interface.

Access to the webcast is via this link: https://apps.lotuslive.com/meetings/join?id=0327108

You can check if your computer is ready for the webcast at this link: https://www.conferenceservers.com/browser?brand=LLENGAGE_EN-US

And whether or not you can join the webcast, make sure your laptop, PC or Mac is running World Community Grid, and let your friends know this easy way to participate in helping humanity!