The 4th Edition of Essentials of Glycobiology book is now available open access for anyone to read. The texbook is a great resource for beginners in glycoscience and a wonderful reference for experts as well.
Dr. Akul Mehta from the NCFG presented a talk titled "From Parallel Synthesis of Glycopeptides, to Glycan Arrays and Glycan Informatics" at the European Glycoscience Community Webinar Series, where he discussed GlycoSPOT synthesis method for parallel synthesis of glycopeptides and the various bioinformatics tools...
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center awards HMS Center for Glycoscience, the NCFG and the Glycomics Core at BIDMC $1.4 million for project titled " Innovative Glycoscience for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances".
“This incredible support by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center is vital to the development of glycosciences and medical advances in this area,” said Richard D. Cummings, PhD, Director of the HMS Center for Glycoscience at BIDMC. “The key resources to be provided by the funds will be transformative to not only our team but will aid researchers and companies...
An exciting new discovery from researchers at Harvard Medical School has provided new insight into the possible cause of some autoimmune disorders. Autoimmune diseases are among the most common afflictions of humans, yet their root causes are not known. Most arise spontaneously or sporadically in people without a clear genetic linkage or heritability. Diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus are found primarily in women with an approximate 9:1 female:male ratio. The laboratory of Richard D. Cummings, Ph.D. and Junwei Zeng, Ph.D. in the Department of Surgery at Beth...
Glycans, the complex sugars that stud cellular surfaces, are like a language that life uses to mediate vital interactions. Researchers are learning how to read their meaning.
Dr. Richard Cummings from the NCFG talks about the role of glycomolecules and the challenges in the field.
