Glycobiologycs Organizing Committee

Myron R Szewczuk

Professor
Queen’s University
Canada

Biography: Myron R Szewczuk has completed his PhD in 1974 from University of Wind ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest includes the alternate therapeutic tre ReadMore...

Yuriy A Knirel

Head of the Laboratory
ND Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry
Russia

Biography: Professor Yuriy Knirel has completed his PhD at the age of 26 years, a ReadMore...

Research Interest: Reserach interests of Dr. Y.A. Knirel include studies of the ReadMore...

Richard N Sifers

Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
USA

Biography: Professor:Pathology & Immunology Baylor College of Medicine Houston, ReadMore...

Research Interest: Dr. Sifers helped pioneer the initial mechanistic analysis o ReadMore...

Debra Ragland

Lecturer
University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
USA

Biography: During my thesis work in Dr. Celia Schiffer's laboratory, I was tasked ReadMore...

Research Interest: Structural Biology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics

José Kovensky

Professor
Laboratoire de Glycochimie, des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A) UMR CNRS 7378, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
France

Biography: Prof. José Kovensky has PhD from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (A ReadMore...

Research Interest: He has a wide experience in the synthesis and modification o ReadMore...

Jun-ichi Kadokawa

Professor
Kagoshima University Japan
Japan

Biography: Jun-ichi Kadokawa received his Ph.D. in 1992. He then joined Yamagata ReadMore...

Research Interest: Chemistry of Polysaccharides, Polymer Synthesis

Albert M.Wu

Emeritus Professor
Chang-Gung University
Taiwan

Biography: Dr. Wu obtained his Ph.D degree with W. Pigman, who is one of the pion ReadMore...

Research Interest: His major interests are (i) Glycan purification and characte ReadMore...

Robin Polt

Professor
The University of Arizona
USA

Biography: Robin Polt developed methods for the synthesis of amino acids in Prof. ReadMore...

Research Interest: Amino Acid Synthesis

Julian Menter

Professor
Morehouse School of Medicine
USA

Biography: Dr. Menter received his PhD degree in Chemistry from the George Washin ReadMore...

Research Interest: Collagen photochemistry and melanin photobiology

Thomas Kieber-Emmons

President & Chair
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
USA

Biography: Thomas Kieber-Emmons, PhD. Professor of Pathology, is Co-Leader of the ReadMore...

Research Interest: Breast Cancer Research and Pathology.

Thomas Kieber-Emmons

President & Chair
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
USA

Biography: Thomas Kieber-Emmons, PhD. Professor of Pathology, is Co-Leader of the ReadMore...

Research Interest: Breast Cancer Research and Pathology.

Thomas Kieber-Emmons

President & Chair
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
USA

Biography: Thomas Kieber-Emmons, PhD. Professor of Pathology, is Co-Leader of the ReadMore...

Research Interest: Breast Cancer Research and Pathology.

Thomas Kieber-Emmons

President & Chair
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
USA

Biography: Thomas Kieber-Emmons, PhD. Professor of Pathology, is Co-Leader of the ReadMore...

Research Interest: Breast Cancer Research and Pathology.

Maria Longas

Professor
Purdue University
USA

Biography: Maria Longas completed her PhD at New York University in 1978, and did ReadMore...

Research Interest: Research interest includes arthritis, tuberculosis and autoi ReadMore...

Iva Turyan

Scientist
Biogen
USA

Biography: Iva Turyan has her expertise in characterization of N- and O-glycosyla ReadMore...

Research Interest: Glycosylation and Glycoproteins

Alexander A Kamnev

Professor
Russian Academy of Sciences Saratov
Russia

Biography: Professor Alexander A. Kamnev, DSc in physical chemistry, is a Leading ReadMore...

Research Interest: His current research has been focused on the application of ReadMore...

Neil P J Price

Principal Scientist
USDA -National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
USA

Biography: Neil Price has a Ph.D. from the University of London, and has postdoct ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research includes carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistr ReadMore...

Julian M Menter

Professor
Morehouse School of Medicine
USA

Biography: Dr. Menter received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from the George Wash ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest includes in the areas of collagen phot ReadMore...

Maria O Longas

Professor
Purdue University Calumet
USA

Biography: Maria Longas completed her PhD at New York University in 1978, and did ReadMore...

Research Interest: Her research interest includes arthritis, tuberculosis and a ReadMore...

Myron R Szewczuk

Professor
Queen’s University
Canada

Biography: Myron R Szewczuk has completed his PhD in 1974 from University of Wind ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest includes the alternate therapeutic tre ReadMore...

Cecilia H Marzabadi

Director
Seton Hall University
USA

Biography: Professor Marzabadi completed her PhD at the University of Missouri â ReadMore...

Research Interest: Her research interest includes the synthesis and biological ReadMore...

Umesh R Desai

Director
Virginia Commonwealth University
USA

Biography: Dr. Desai is the Director of Institute for Structural Biology, Drug Di ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest includes Structural Biology, Drug Disc ReadMore...

Dev P Arya

Director
Clemson University
USA

Biography: Dev Arya earned his B.Sc. (chemistry honors program) from St. Stephen' ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest includes the design, and discovery of ReadMore...

Joern Dalgaard Mikkelsen

Professor
The Technical University of Denmark
Denmark

Biography: JDM has completed his PhD at Carlsberg Laboratory, before he moved to ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest includes functional glycans and human ReadMore...

Rachel Chen

Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
USA

Biography: Rachel Chen received her PhD from California Institute of Technology i ReadMore...

Research Interest: Her research interfaces biology, chemistry, and engineering ReadMore...

Cheorl-Ho Kim

Director
Sungkyunkwan University
Korea

Biography: Cheorl-Ho Kim has completed his Ph.D at the age of 28 years from The U ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research work was contributed to the mechanisms of glyca ReadMore...

Tongzhong Ju

Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
USA

Biography: Tongzhong Ju received his M.D. degree from the Qingdao Medical College ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest mainly includes the study of glycan bi ReadMore...

Amélia Pilar Rauter

Professor & Head
University of Lisbon
Portugal

Biography: Amélia Pilar Rauter has made her Habilitation at Faculty of Science ReadMore...

Research Interest: Antimicrobial drugs and glycolipids.

Stefan Kubick

Head of Department
Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI)
Germany

Biography: Dr. Kubick is head of the department “Cell-free Bioproductionâ� ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest includes glycoprotein synthesis, as we ReadMore...

Ulrich Zähringer

Professor
University of Lübeck
Germany

Biography: Ulrich Zähringer obtained his PhD degree in 1979 with H Grisebach, ReadMore...

Research Interest: His major interests are the analysis of structure-function r ReadMore...

Joon Kim

Director & Professor
Korea University
South Korea

Biography: Prof. Joon Kim has completed his BS and MS in Microbiology from Seoul ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cancer and Cancer Marker.

Nada Al-Hasawi

Professor
Kuwait University
Kuwait

Biography: Nada Al-Hasawi graduated from the Faculty of Science at Kuwait Univers ReadMore...

Research Interest: Dr Al Hasawi’s current interests focus on the role of ReadMore...

Ming Zhang

Assistant Professor
University of Georgia
USA

Biography: Dr. Ming Zhang received the Ph.D. degree (Summa Cum Laude) from Univer ReadMore...

Research Interest: Her research interests includes N-linked glycosylation and i ReadMore...

Joseph J Barchi Jr

Principal Investigator
National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of Health (NIH)
USA

Biography: Joe Barchi received his Ph.D. in Synthetic/Marine Natural Products Che ReadMore...

Research Interest: His main research interests are in synthetic medicinal chemi ReadMore...

Neil P. Price

Principal Scientist
National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
USA

Biography: Neil Price has a Ph.D. from the University of London, and has postdoct ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research includes carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistr ReadMore...

Ivan Martinez Duncker

Director
Human Glycobiology Laboratory
MEXICO

Biography: Dr. Martinez Duncker is 37 years old and born in Mexico City. He earne ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research includes the identification of novel sialoprote ReadMore...

George R. Bousfield

Director
Wichita State University
USA

Biography: George Bousfield completed his PhD at Indiana University in 1981. He t ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interests are follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH ReadMore...

Ying Qing Yu

Principal Scientist
Waters Corporation
USA

Biography: Ying Qing is a Principal Scientist in the Pharmaceutical group at Wate ReadMore...

Research Interest: Her research interest focus is on Protein Biotherapeutics ch ReadMore...

Cecilia H. Marzabadi

Professor
Seton Hall University
USA

Biography: Professor Marzabadi completed her PhD at the University of Missouri â ReadMore...

Research Interest: Her research interest includes the synthesis and biological ReadMore...

Guijun Wang

Professor
Old Dominion University
USA

Biography: Guijun Wang has completed her PhD in 1999 from Michigan State Universi ReadMore...

Research Interest: Her research interests include synthetic methodology develop ReadMore...

Konrad Sandhoff

Professor
University of Bonn
Germany

Biography: Konrad Sandhoff completed his PhD in biochemistry in Munich. After res ReadMore...

Research Interest: Major Research Interests: Molecular life sciences: analysis ReadMore...

Jiahua (Jay) Xie

Associate Professor
North Carolina Central University
USA

Biography: Jiahua (Jay) Xie has completed his PhD in Biophysics at the age of 31 ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research areas include Asialo-rhuEPO, a non-hematopoieti ReadMore...

Tony Velkov

Professor
Monash University
Australia

Biography: Dr Tony Velkov completed PhD in 2000 from Monash University. His anti- ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research includes Influenza a constant global burden to ReadMore...

Barbara Klajnert-Maculewicz

Professor
University of Lodz
Poland

Biography: Barbara Klajnert-Maculewicz has completed her Ph.D in 2002 from the Un ReadMore...

Research Interest: Her research interests include Anticancer drugs such as cyta ReadMore...

Albert M. Wu

Director
Chang-Gung University
Taiwan

Biography: Dr. Wu obtained his Ph.D degree with W. Pigman, who is the pioneer in ReadMore...

Research Interest: His major interests are (i) Glycan purification and characte ReadMore...