Ben Schumann

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Group Leader at the Francis Crick Institute and Imperial College London. Making next-gen chemical tools to further Glycobiology. Views my own. He/him. https://t.co/4BBSOJJIUe
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Great concise review about mucins: how they assemble, form protective barriers and engage with lectins. Must-read!

https://tinyurl.com/mu5urypv

#glycotime

📢 Registration is open!

Beilstein Glyco-Bioinformatics Symposium 2023 “Unparalleled Diversity and Functionality of the Glycome”

📅 June 20-22, 2023 in Limburg, Germany.

🔗 https://www.beilstein-institut.de/en/symposia/glyco-bioinformatics/?M=y
Follow the hashtag #BeilsteinGlyco2023 for updates on speakers, program etc.

@Elisa @DrGlycoBen

Glyco-Bioinformatics - Beilstein-Institut

The @imperialcollege Chemistry #MRes programme in Drug Discovery and Development is an amazing programme. Over two days, we are hosting a #DrugDiscovery Symposium for the students together with the Genes, Drugs and Stem Cells #MSc from the NHLI. With amazing speakers Nazila Kamaly, Louise Walport, Rachael Barry and Jonathan Pettinger!

📢 Registration is open!

Beilstein Glyco-Bioinformatics Symposium 2023 “Unparalleled Diversity and Functionality of the Glycome” 📅 June 20-22, 2023 in Limburg, Germany.

🔗 https://www.beilstein-institut.de/en/symposia/glyco-bioinformatics/?M=y

Follow the hashtag #BeilsteinGlyco2023 for updates on speakers, program etc.

@Elisa @DrGlycoBen

Glyco-Bioinformatics - Beilstein-Institut

@BeilsteinInst @DrGlycoBen

Join us in beautiful Limburg for some very exciting #glycotime!! 🥳

A “biphasic glycosyltransferase high-throughput screen” identifies novel anthraquinone glycosides in the diversification of phenolic natural products

https://tinyurl.com/4be8mtay

#glycotime

Interesting review about the role of glycans in the mechanobiology of cancer. Stiffening of the extracellular matrix (ECM) as the major factor influencing cancer-promoting behavior: survival signaling, proliferation and migration.

https://tinyurl.com/ycxu46c9

#glycotime

The European Glycoscience Community (EGC) spring webinar series kicks off tomorrow! 🥳 We will be joined by two great speakers, Prof. Fabian Pfrengle (#BOKU) & Dr. Nitish Verma (#INRS), focused on recent developments in glycochemistry.

Registration and complete spring schedule available at: https://euroglyco.com/egc-webinar/egc-2023-webinar-schedule/

#GlycoTime #Chemistry #Webinars

EGC 2023 Webinar Schedule | European Glycoscience Community

Check out this cool new paper by GIA member Prof. Lisa Willis @[email protected] creating new small molecule inhibitors of polysialic acid biosynthesis! https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acschembio.2c00638

I am super excited to let you know that our paper "Variations within the glycan shield of SARS-CoV-2 impact viral spike dynamics" in collaboration with Max Crispin's lab is now live on JMB #glycotime #SarsCoV2 #viralinfection #variants

#tootorial 🧵 ⬇️

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022283622005551#f0030