2018-11-14T18:17:28-06:00 2017-12-31 131517563 LOEB & TROPER LLP 655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2017-01-01 134043587 NEW YORK STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER INC NEWY 2129390660 89 CONVENT AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10027 WILLA APPEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2129390660 2018-11-13 1 AARON SHAPIRO P01333816 2128674000 64.22.227.161 2018-11-14 12:24:49 ES P 4275C7E7C8129915C35F764424C97B97C01C68F2 988419C5643A1C0877F6823E03E3852E0B43B763 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z DR WILLA APPEL 89 CONVENT AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10027 20128465 0 X WWW.NYSBC.ORG X 1999 NY TO OPERATE A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY AND PROVIDE ADVANCED RESOURCES TO THE FACULTY OF ITS PARTICIPATING MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. 18 18 51 18 0 0 21435606 17448068 0 0 188473 301720 175193 399440 21799272 18149228 220000 5385725 0 0 5105888 6039091 0 0 0 7447705 8123261 12773593 19548077 9025679 -1398849 82793879 79284903 7623490 5069560 75170389 74215343 X THE NYSBC MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED RESEARCH RESOURCES TO THE FACULTY OF ITS PARTICIPATING MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN THREE KEY AREAS OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY: NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; AND X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY. 0 0 3522413 70000 SEE SCHEDULE O.NYSBC PROVIDES ACCESS TO HIGH-FIELD NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) SPECTROSCOPY TO FACULTY FROM ITS NINE AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS. THE NMR FACILITY INSTRUMENTATION INCLUDES 8 NMR SPECTROMETERS: 2 @ 900 MHZ; 3 @ 800 MHZ; AND 1 EACH @ 750, 700, 500 MHZ AND A 600 MHZ DYNAMIC NUCLEAR POLARIZATION SOLID STATE NMR (DNP-NMR). THE INSTRUMENTS OPERATE 24 HRS/DAY, 7 DAYS/WEEK AND ON AVERAGE EACH WAS AVAILABLE 328 DAYS IN 2017. THESE RESOURCES ALLOW RESEARCHERS TO DETERMINE THE STRUCTURE OF PROTEINS IN SOLUTION AND IN SOLID STATE ATOMIC RESOLUTION, DATA THAT PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO THE FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF THE PROTEINS. IN 2017, GROUP MEMBERS FROM THE LABORATORIES OF 25 AFFILIATED PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS MADE USE OF THESE INSTRUMENTS. DATA COLLECTED WITH THESE INSTRUMENTS PRODUCED 25 PUBLICATIONS IN EMINENT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. IN JUNE THE CENTER BEGAN OPPERATING THE CENTER ON MOLECULAR DYNAMICS BY COMD/NMR, A BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH RESOURCE (BTRR) SUPPORTED BY U.S. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GRANT P41 GM118302 AND LOCATED AT THE NEW YORK STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER (NYSBC). THE MISSION OF COMD/NMR IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY ADVANCED NMR SPECTROSCOPIC AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING PROTEIN AND NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATIONAL DYNAMICS IN BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES. 5308041 SEE SCHEDULE O.RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT THE SIMONS ELECTRON MICROSCOPY CENTER (SEMC) IS AIMED AT DETERMINING THE STRUCTURE OF MACROMOLECULES TO HELP UNDERSTAND THEIR FUNCTION. THE FACILITY HAS SIX TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES: 2 @ 120KV, 1 @ 200 KV, 3 @ 300 KV, AS WELL AS A DUAL-BEAM FOCUSED ION BEAM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE. SEMC IS ACTIVELY SERVING OVER 150 USERS FROM ALL NINE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS SOME USERS FROM THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH THE NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR AUTOMATED MOLECULAR MICROSCOPY (NRAMM) BASED AT THE CENTER. IN TOTAL, OVER 4,000 DATA COLLECTION SESSIONS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED ON THE SEMC INSTRUMENTS. THROUGHOUT THESE SESSIONS, A TOTAL OF ~4M IMAGES, MOVIES AND TILT SERIES WERE ACCUMULATED ACROSS ALL TEM INSTRUMENTS. MANY OF THE PROJECTS ARE NOW PRODUCING STRUCTURES IN THE 3-5A RESOLUTION RANGE AND SOME IN THE SUB 3A RANGE. IN SEVERAL PROJECTS, SEMC STAFF HAS BEEN INVOLVED EXTENSIVELY AS COLLABORATORS CONTRIBUTING TO SOLVING THE STRUCTURES OF: INSULIN BOUND INSULIN RECEPTOR, INSULIN DEGRADATION ENZYME, CRISPR-CAS SURVEILLANCE COMPLEX, HIV TRIMER COMPLEXES AND A VARIETY OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS. A TOTAL OF 28 PAPERS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED SEMC IN 2017 AND THERE ARE SEVERAL IN PRESS, AND MANY MORE UNDER REVIEW AND IN PREPARATION.SEMC HAS AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM INCLUDING COURSES, SMALL WORKSHOPS, AND LARGE WORKSHOPS. MOST OF OUR TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND COURSES ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SEMC YOUTUBE CHANNEL: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NRAMMSEMC. NRAMM ALSO HELD THE SEVENTH IN A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS THIS YEAR:"ADVANCED TOPICS IN EM STRUCTURE DETERMINATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES". A TOTAL OF 101 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE WORKSHOP AND THE FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS WAS EXCEPTIONALLY POSITIVE. AUDIO AND SLIDES OF THE LECTURES WERE MADE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://NRAMM.NYSBC.ORG/2017-WORKSHOP-LECTURES/. 857217 SEE SCHEDULE O.NYSBC HAS MAINTAINED X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY RESOURCES AT BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY (BNL) SINCE 2003. NYSBC HAS DEVELOPED BEAMLINE 19ID-NYX AT THE NATIONAL SYNCHROTRON LIGHT SOURCE II (NSLS-II) FOR AN IN-VACUUM UNDULATOR (IVU). NYX IS CURRENTLY BEING COMMISSIONED FOR USER OPERATIONS TO BEGIN IN THE SUMMER OF 2018. NYX WILL PROVIDE THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATED INVESTIGATORS WITH SYNCHROTRON RADIATION AND INSTRUMENTATION NECESSARY FOR MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURE DETERMINATION. THE PRIMARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE BEAMLINE PROGRAM FOR 2017 RELATED TO TECHNICAL TESTING OF THE INSTRUMENTATION THAT WAS DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED FOR BEAMLINE 19ID-NYX AT NSLS-II. PERFORMANCE TESTING AND VERIFICATIONS WERE MADE FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: 1) SHIELDED ENCLOSURES AND VACUUM TABULATION FOR RADIATION CONTAINMENT AND TRANSPORT.2) DOUBLE-CRYSTAL MONOCHROMATOR (DCM) FOR PRODUCING MONOCHROMATIC X-RAY BEAMS WITH EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH RESOLUTION.3) FOCUSING OPTICS TO PRODUCE AND CONTROL MICROBEAMS WITH A SAGITALLY BENT CRYSTAL FOR HORIZONTAL FOCUSING AND A MIRROR TO COMPLETE VERTICAL FOCUSING.4) MICRODIFFRACTOMETER TO ORIENT AND ROTATE SAMPLE CRYSTALS AND A ROBOTIC SAMPLE CHANGER TO EXCHANGE CRYOGENICALLY FROZEN CRYSTALS.5) THE HF-4M PIXEL ARRAY DETECTOR, MANUFACTURED EXPRESSLY FOR 19ID-NYX, PROVIDES A 2K X 2K ARRAY OF X-RAY SENSITIVE PIXELS OPTIMIZED FOR MEASUREMENTS WITH UNPRECEDENTED DYNAMIC RANGE. 7513936 5315725 THE SPECIAL PROJECTS GROUP (SPG) AT NYSBC IS A TEAM OF EXPERT SCIENTISTS THAT PERFORMS FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROTEIN STRUCTURE DETERMINATION AND PROTEIN PRODUCTION SERVICES FOR EXTERNAL CLIENTS. IN ADDITION, THEY ALSO RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES. IN 2017, THE SPG BEGAN WORK FUNDED BY A ONE-YEAR GRANT FROM THE SIMONS FOUNDATION, TO STUDY A POTENTIAL DRUG TARGET FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTISM; SPG IS ALSO COMPLETING THE FINAL YEAR OF WORK OF A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS TO STUDY A PROTEIN KINASE RELATED TO AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS. IN 2017, THE SPG COMPLETED THE THIRD YEAR OF A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH NIAID (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES) TO USE STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY TO INVESTIGATE THE RICIN TOXIN IN ORDER TO DESIGN A MORE EFFECTIVE ANTI-TOXIN VACCINE. THE SPG ALSO COLLABORATED WITH VIRGINIA TECH TO STUDY A PROTEIN INVOLVED WITH INSECTICIDE-RESISTANCE IN MALARIA MOSQUITOES. IN ADDITION, THE SPG COMPLETED SMALLER PROTEIN PRODUCTION AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHY RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR SIX CLIENTS AND PUBLISHED THREE MANUSCRIPTS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS.IN 2016, THE NEW YORK STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER (NYSBC) AND THE CENTER ON MEMBRANE PROTEIN PRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS (COMPPAA) WERE RECIPIENTS OF A P41 BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH RESOURCE AWARD. COMPPAA WAS ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRODUCTION AND STUDY OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS OF RELEVANCE TO BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. WAYNE HENDRICKSON, NYSBC SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IS THE PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR OF THE FIVE YEAR GRANT. IN 2017, COMPPAA SCIENTISTS AND THEIR COLLABORATORS PUBLISHED THREE PAPERS, TWO OF WHICH APPEARED IN THE PRESTIGIOUS NATURE JOURNAL FAMILY. ONE OF THESE PUBLICATIONS REPORTS THE NOVEL THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF AN INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN FROM BACTERIA, WHILE THE OTHERS ADD TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PROTEINS WHOSE STRUCTURES ALREADY HAVE BEEN SOLVED. 7513936 5315725 17201607 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 0 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X DR WILLA APPEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2129390660 89 CONVENT AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10027 DR DAVID HIRSH CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DR FREDERICK MAXFIELD SECRETARY 0.10 X X 0 0 0 DR ERIC COTTINGTON TREASURER 0.20 X X 0 0 0 DR STEVEN C ALMO BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR DAVID COWBURN BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR TONY M LISS BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR KEVIN GARDNER BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR ANN MCDERMOTT BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR CHRISTOPHER LIMA BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR ANEEL AGGARWAL BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR MING-MING ZHOU BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR PAUL HORN BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR SETH DARST BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR TIMOTHY P O'CONNOR BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR ERASMUS SCHNEIDER BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR HAREL WEINSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 IRA MILLSTEIN ESQ BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 MR LESLIE GREENGARD BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR WILLA APPEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 403547 0 55696 DR BRIDGET CARRAGHER SEMC - CO DIRECTOR 37.50 X 319609 0 40535 DR CLINTON POTTER SEMC - CO DIRECTOR 37.50 X 315557 0 65301 DR MICHAEL GOGER SR. 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PERIODS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES 1 TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK 630 W 168TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10032 135598093 501(C)(3) 5385725 RESEARCH 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: ALL SUBCONTRACTORS AND/OR GRANT RECIPIENTS SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH NYSBC TO PERFORM WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROJECT AIMS AND SPONSOR GUIDELINES. NYSBC REVIEWS INVOICES AND REQUESTS BACK UP DOCUMENTATION, AS NEEDED, IN ORDER TO REVIEW AND APPROVE ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. THE GRANTS & CONTRACTS MANAGER ALSO MONITORS EXPENDITURES ON SUBCONTRACTOR/GRANTEE INVOICES IN ORDER TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE ORIGINAL BUDGET. NYSBC ALSO REQUESTS AND REVIEWS INSURANCE CERTIFICATES AND SINGLE AUDIT REPORTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. NYSBC'S INVESTIGATOR RECEIVES PROGRESS REPORTS FROM SUBCONTRACTORS/GRANTEES. DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD, NYSBC'S ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM STAFF ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE SUBCONTRACTOR/GRANTEE STAFF TO DISCUSS PROGRAM PROGRESS, PREPARE PRESENTATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND TO DISCUSS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DR WILLA APPEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 403547 0 0 0 0 0 27000 0 28696 0 459243 0 0 0 DR BRIDGET CARRAGHER SEMC - CO DIRECTOR 319609 0 0 0 0 0 27000 0 13535 0 360144 0 0 0 DR CLINTON POTTER SEMC - CO DIRECTOR 315557 0 0 0 0 0 27000 0 38301 0 380858 0 0 0 DR MICHAEL GOGER SR. SCIENTIST & NMR MGR. 168367 0 0 0 0 0 16837 0 0 0 185204 0 0 0 MR DANIEL MURPHY PHYSICAL PLANT MANAGER 150616 0 0 0 0 0 15608 0 16341 0 182565 0 0 0 MR BRIAN MURPHY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 145399 0 0 0 0 0 5833 0 12402 0 163634 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ON JUNE 30, 1999, THE CORPORATION ENTERED INTO A MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (THE AGREEMENT) WITH ITS MEMBER PARTIES. THE AGREEMENT INCLUDED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT THE THEN NINE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS (ALL TAX-EXEMPT UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE) MAKE A STIPULATED CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION IN ORDER TO FUND THE CORPORATION'S CONSTRUCTION OF A RESEARCH FACILITY AND ACQUISITION OF HIGH-FIELD NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE INSTRUMENTS. AT PRESENT EIGHT (8) CURRENT MEMBERS ALSO MAKE ANNUAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTIONS. (CUNY IS EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT BY VIRTUE OF ITS CAPITAL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION OF LAND AND A BUILDING). ANNUAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTIONS ENTITLE EACH MEMBER INSTITUTION TO A PRO-RATA SHARE OF TIME ON THE INSTRUMENTS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE BY-LAWS, THE SUSTAINING, CONTRIBUTING AND ASSOCIATE MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES VOTE BY CLASS FOR BOARD DIRECTORS USING PRINCIPLES OF CUMULATIVE VOTING. IN EACH CASE, MEMBERS OF A CLASS DIVIDE THEIR VOTES EVENLY AMONG THE INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED BY THE MEMBERS. THIS ELECTION OCCURS AT EVERY ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT BOARD DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION AND ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE ON ALL OTHER BUSINESS OF THE CORPORATION ON WHICH MEMBERS OF A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE PURSUANT TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR PURSUANT TO THE BY-LAWS OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 ON BEHALF OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THE ACCOUNTING STAFF AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPLETE A 990 QUESTIONNAIRE PROVIDED TO NYSBC BY ITS INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM. A DRAFT FORM 990 IS THEN PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM. IT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION BEFORE THE FINAL FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. THE FORM 990 IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE CREATION OF A CONFLICTS RESOLUTION COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NYSBC'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND REVISED PERIODICALLY BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND COUNSEL. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY. DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CONFLICTS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CONFLICTS RESOLUTION COMMITTEE FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION, IF NECESSARY. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS POSTED ON NYSBC'S INTRANET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PROCESS INCLUDES A COMPARISON OF COMPENSATION FOR A SIMILAR POSITION AT SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. COMPARISON ADMINISTRATOR DATA WAS REVIEWED FROM IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS AND A COHORT OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTES (MERCER SURVEY). IN JANUARY 2017 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD A MEETING REGARDING WILLA APPEL'S COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CORPORATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.