BioF:GREAT
@biof-great.bsky.social
BioF:GREAT is an NSF BioFoundry located at UGA's Complex Carbohydrate Research Center focused on democratizing glycoscience by increasing accessibility to resources, education, and training.
Throwback Thursday:
Congrats to BioF:GREAT’s 🧪own Erin Dolan on receiving SABER’s Mary Pat Wenderoth Lectureship Award in July! 🎉 Her passion for STEM education🎓 inspires us all.
#NSF #BioFGREAT #STEMeducation #Glycoscience
Congrats to BioF:GREAT’s 🧪own Erin Dolan on receiving SABER’s Mary Pat Wenderoth Lectureship Award in July! 🎉 Her passion for STEM education🎓 inspires us all.
#NSF #BioFGREAT #STEMeducation #Glycoscience
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Throwback Thursday:
Congrats to BioF:GREAT’s 🧪own Erin Dolan on receiving SABER’s Mary Pat Wenderoth Lectureship Award in July! 🎉 Her passion for STEM education🎓 inspires us all.
#NSF #BioFGREAT #STEMeducation #Glycoscience
Congrats to BioF:GREAT’s 🧪own Erin Dolan on receiving SABER’s Mary Pat Wenderoth Lectureship Award in July! 🎉 Her passion for STEM education🎓 inspires us all.
#NSF #BioFGREAT #STEMeducation #Glycoscience
Come see Dr. Alison Roberts give her talk on Wednesday, December 5th 12:30pm in the CCRC 🧪auditorium.
She will give a talk titled "Spinning Yarns: Structure and Evolution of Cellulose Synthesis Complexes"
web.uri.edu/bio/meet/ali...
#biofgreat #NSF #glycotime #glycobiology
She will give a talk titled "Spinning Yarns: Structure and Evolution of Cellulose Synthesis Complexes"
web.uri.edu/bio/meet/ali...
#biofgreat #NSF #glycotime #glycobiology
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Come see Dr. Alison Roberts give her talk on Wednesday, December 5th 12:30pm in the CCRC 🧪auditorium.
She will give a talk titled "Spinning Yarns: Structure and Evolution of Cellulose Synthesis Complexes"
web.uri.edu/bio/meet/ali...
#biofgreat #NSF #glycotime #glycobiology
She will give a talk titled "Spinning Yarns: Structure and Evolution of Cellulose Synthesis Complexes"
web.uri.edu/bio/meet/ali...
#biofgreat #NSF #glycotime #glycobiology
🚀 New #LetsTalkChemistry episode!
Dr. Lance Wells discusses how mutations in OGT cause XLID and how glycosylation 🧪 can make drugs more effective.
Discover how glycans 🍭 shape biology & medicine:
🔗 lnkd.in/gF-MfVaY
#NSF #Glycobiology #Glycoscience #glycotime
Dr. Lance Wells discusses how mutations in OGT cause XLID and how glycosylation 🧪 can make drugs more effective.
Discover how glycans 🍭 shape biology & medicine:
🔗 lnkd.in/gF-MfVaY
#NSF #Glycobiology #Glycoscience #glycotime
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🚀 New #LetsTalkChemistry episode!
Dr. Lance Wells discusses how mutations in OGT cause XLID and how glycosylation 🧪 can make drugs more effective.
Discover how glycans 🍭 shape biology & medicine:
🔗 lnkd.in/gF-MfVaY
#NSF #Glycobiology #Glycoscience #glycotime
Dr. Lance Wells discusses how mutations in OGT cause XLID and how glycosylation 🧪 can make drugs more effective.
Discover how glycans 🍭 shape biology & medicine:
🔗 lnkd.in/gF-MfVaY
#NSF #Glycobiology #Glycoscience #glycotime
The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia (UGA) invites applications for multiple open faculty positions, beginning August 1, 2026. See the attached png files for a description of the six faculty positions.
October 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia (UGA) invites applications for multiple open faculty positions, beginning August 1, 2026. See the attached png files for a description of the six faculty positions.
Dr. Megna Tiwari gave a seminar at Morehouse College on glycobiology🧪 & science education!
“Curiosity led me from studying infectious agents to glycobiology. Now with Dr. Erin Dolan & BioF:GREAT, I’m helping democratize glycoscience!” 🧬🍭#biof:great #NSF
“Curiosity led me from studying infectious agents to glycobiology. Now with Dr. Erin Dolan & BioF:GREAT, I’m helping democratize glycoscience!” 🧬🍭#biof:great #NSF
October 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Dr. Megna Tiwari gave a seminar at Morehouse College on glycobiology🧪 & science education!
“Curiosity led me from studying infectious agents to glycobiology. Now with Dr. Erin Dolan & BioF:GREAT, I’m helping democratize glycoscience!” 🧬🍭#biof:great #NSF
“Curiosity led me from studying infectious agents to glycobiology. Now with Dr. Erin Dolan & BioF:GREAT, I’m helping democratize glycoscience!” 🧬🍭#biof:great #NSF
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Our group has a PhD position available in 'The vaginal microbiota – understanding how this microbial community forms'.
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
There are also many other amazing projects to choose between from other groups, so check out the MIBTP website!
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
There are also many other amazing projects to choose between from other groups, so check out the MIBTP website!
Dr Lucy Crouch
Dr Lucy Crouch
warwick.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Our group has a PhD position available in 'The vaginal microbiota – understanding how this microbial community forms'.
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
There are also many other amazing projects to choose between from other groups, so check out the MIBTP website!
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
There are also many other amazing projects to choose between from other groups, so check out the MIBTP website!
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employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...
Hi all! We’re hiring at our brand new Center for Glycocalyx Research, across all areas - but I am also looking for postdocs to join my group specifically!
Hi all! We’re hiring at our brand new Center for Glycocalyx Research, across all areas - but I am also looking for postdocs to join my group specifically!
Postdoc at the Copenhagen Center for Glycocalyx Research at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
employment.ku.dk
October 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...
Hi all! We’re hiring at our brand new Center for Glycocalyx Research, across all areas - but I am also looking for postdocs to join my group specifically!
Hi all! We’re hiring at our brand new Center for Glycocalyx Research, across all areas - but I am also looking for postdocs to join my group specifically!
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Also, on top of the postdoc and PhD positions open, you should also get in touch if you would like to try your hand at an EMBO or Marie Curie fellowship with us to get a headstart on your independent career.
employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...
Hi all! We’re hiring at our brand new Center for Glycocalyx Research, across all areas - but I am also looking for postdocs to join my group specifically!
Hi all! We’re hiring at our brand new Center for Glycocalyx Research, across all areas - but I am also looking for postdocs to join my group specifically!
Postdoc at the Copenhagen Center for Glycocalyx Research at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
employment.ku.dk
October 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Also, on top of the postdoc and PhD positions open, you should also get in touch if you would like to try your hand at an EMBO or Marie Curie fellowship with us to get a headstart on your independent career.
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The Royal Ontario Museum @romtoronto.bsky.social is delighted to seek a new Curator of Plants. With more than 1.1 million specimens, including the largest, most representative collection of Ontario flora available, ROM's plant collection is world-class and global in scope.
Curator of Plants & Sustainability - Royal Ontario Museum - Career Page
Apply to Curator of Plants & Sustainability at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON, Canada.
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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🚀 Exciting Opportunity for Master's Students! 🌟
Join us at @mpici.bsky.social to build an innovative application to design carbohydrate structures as part of the ERC-funded GlycoRoads project!
Join us at @mpici.bsky.social to build an innovative application to design carbohydrate structures as part of the ERC-funded GlycoRoads project!
October 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Check out the latest issue of Carbohydrate Research. It's a massive, international celebration honoring the incredible career of a true giant in the field: Prof. Richard R. Schmidt on his 90th birthday! 🧪 Happy Birthday Prof. Schmidt! 🎂
#glycotime
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#glycotime
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Dedicated Issue of ‘Carbohydrate Research’ as Part of celebration of 90th Birth Anniversary of Prof. (em.) Dr. Richard R. Schmidt
www.sciencedirect.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Check out the latest issue of Carbohydrate Research. It's a massive, international celebration honoring the incredible career of a true giant in the field: Prof. Richard R. Schmidt on his 90th birthday! 🧪 Happy Birthday Prof. Schmidt! 🎂
#glycotime
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#glycotime
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Launch your independent research career in beautiful Toronto!
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is recruiting an ECR in cancer biology with appointment to University of Toronto and a generous startup package. Vibrant research community.
Apply now!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is recruiting an ECR in cancer biology with appointment to University of Toronto and a generous startup package. Vibrant research community.
Apply now!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Principal Investigator - Early Career in Cancer Biology - Toronto (City), Ontario (CA) job with Princess Margaret Cancer Centre | 12845320
We are seeking an early-career faculty Scientist at Assistant Professor level to establish an independent research program in Cancer Biology.
www.nature.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Imagine if the blood type of a donor organ no longer mattered.
Researchers from Canada and China used glycoenzymes FpGalNAc deacetylase and FpGalactosaminidase to "convert" a Type-A donor kidney into a Universal organ by removing unwanted A-antigens. Great glyco-work!! #glycotime
rdcu.be/eJ4Bc
Researchers from Canada and China used glycoenzymes FpGalNAc deacetylase and FpGalactosaminidase to "convert" a Type-A donor kidney into a Universal organ by removing unwanted A-antigens. Great glyco-work!! #glycotime
rdcu.be/eJ4Bc
Enzyme-converted O kidneys allow ABO-incompatible transplantation without hyperacute rejection in a human decedent model
Nature Biomedical Engineering - An ex vivo model and pre-clinical study in a brain-dead recipient provide enzyme-converted O organs to avoid hyperacute rejection in ABO-incompatible kidney...
rdcu.be
October 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Imagine if the blood type of a donor organ no longer mattered.
Researchers from Canada and China used glycoenzymes FpGalNAc deacetylase and FpGalactosaminidase to "convert" a Type-A donor kidney into a Universal organ by removing unwanted A-antigens. Great glyco-work!! #glycotime
rdcu.be/eJ4Bc
Researchers from Canada and China used glycoenzymes FpGalNAc deacetylase and FpGalactosaminidase to "convert" a Type-A donor kidney into a Universal organ by removing unwanted A-antigens. Great glyco-work!! #glycotime
rdcu.be/eJ4Bc
☀️ Your Brain Needs a Tan, Too! 🧠
Are you coming to San Diego for the SFG Annual Meeting (Nov 9–12), so why not make the most of it?
Jump straight into the focused, high-impact Workshops! Sign up today to take advantage of all the #glycotime goodness
www.glycobiology.org/annual-meeting
Are you coming to San Diego for the SFG Annual Meeting (Nov 9–12), so why not make the most of it?
Jump straight into the focused, high-impact Workshops! Sign up today to take advantage of all the #glycotime goodness
www.glycobiology.org/annual-meeting
2025 Annual Meeting
www.glycobiology.org
October 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
☀️ Your Brain Needs a Tan, Too! 🧠
Are you coming to San Diego for the SFG Annual Meeting (Nov 9–12), so why not make the most of it?
Jump straight into the focused, high-impact Workshops! Sign up today to take advantage of all the #glycotime goodness
www.glycobiology.org/annual-meeting
Are you coming to San Diego for the SFG Annual Meeting (Nov 9–12), so why not make the most of it?
Jump straight into the focused, high-impact Workshops! Sign up today to take advantage of all the #glycotime goodness
www.glycobiology.org/annual-meeting
Think DNA and proteins are the whole story? Think again! 🤯 The Flynn lab just found a powerful new way to map out glycoRNAs using their super-sensitive rPAL-seq method. This innovative technique revealed glycoRNA patterns on snRNAs/snoRNAs and extracellular vesicles. #CellBiology #glycotime 🧪
Lead by postdoc in the lab Ruiqi Ge and in collaboration with Bob Coffey’s lab, we are happy to share rPAL-seq for rapid and sensitive sequencing based profiling of glycoRNAs @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Think DNA and proteins are the whole story? Think again! 🤯 The Flynn lab just found a powerful new way to map out glycoRNAs using their super-sensitive rPAL-seq method. This innovative technique revealed glycoRNA patterns on snRNAs/snoRNAs and extracellular vesicles. #CellBiology #glycotime 🧪
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We’re excited to invite you to the @giaglyco.bsky.social GIA2025 Symposium on Thursday and Friday, November 6–7. Registration is free and the event will take place in person and virtually for those joining online. glyco-alberta.ca/gia2025/ Come get the latest #Glycogang swag!
GIA2025
Join us for our fourth annual symposium, a celebration of knowledge and innovation in the field of glycoscience! Whether you’re an aspiring scientist or a seasoned researcher…
glyco-alberta.ca
October 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We’re excited to invite you to the @giaglyco.bsky.social GIA2025 Symposium on Thursday and Friday, November 6–7. Registration is free and the event will take place in person and virtually for those joining online. glyco-alberta.ca/gia2025/ Come get the latest #Glycogang swag!
The key to cancer's sugar shield (O-GalNAc glycosylation) is the enzyme GalE! 🎯 Ben Schuman's lab just unveiled powerful new GlaE inhibitors of using a new fragment screening + structure-based design approach, opening new paths for oncology therapeutics! #ChemicalBiology #DrugDesign #glycotime 🧪
Check out our new preprint "Convergent Lead Discovery Strategies Yield Covalent and Non-covalent Inhibitors of Human UDP-Galactose-4-Epimerase" on Chemrxiv led by Will Browne in close collab with GSK @jtbush.bsky.social
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Convergent Lead Discovery Strategies Yield Covalent and Non-covalent Inhibitors of Human UDP-Galactose-4-Epimerase
O-GalNAc (N-acetylgalactosaminyl) glycosylation is an abundant posttranslational modification in mammalian cells. Dysregulation of O-GalNAc glycosylation is implicated in cancer metastasis and immune ...
chemrxiv.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The key to cancer's sugar shield (O-GalNAc glycosylation) is the enzyme GalE! 🎯 Ben Schuman's lab just unveiled powerful new GlaE inhibitors of using a new fragment screening + structure-based design approach, opening new paths for oncology therapeutics! #ChemicalBiology #DrugDesign #glycotime 🧪
Using deuterium and neutron crystallography, the Imberty lab just cracked the atomic-level structure of the P. aeruginosa lectin, LecA, binding human sugars! 🧪
This structural insight is vital for designing new drugs. Great work, @anneimb.bsky.social team!
#DrugDesign #glycotime
This structural insight is vital for designing new drugs. Great work, @anneimb.bsky.social team!
#DrugDesign #glycotime
Neutrons are the best ... look at this histidine-galactose contact !! Our new neutron structure of lectin/gal is available as preprint in ChemRXiv chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr.... Thanks to @drmpblakeley.bsky.social @sebvidalchem.bsky.social and all colleagues for very fine collaboration
October 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Using deuterium and neutron crystallography, the Imberty lab just cracked the atomic-level structure of the P. aeruginosa lectin, LecA, binding human sugars! 🧪
This structural insight is vital for designing new drugs. Great work, @anneimb.bsky.social team!
#DrugDesign #glycotime
This structural insight is vital for designing new drugs. Great work, @anneimb.bsky.social team!
#DrugDesign #glycotime
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I’m trying to remember what story Harry was telling to make him laugh like that 🤣🤣
September 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I’m trying to remember what story Harry was telling to make him laugh like that 🤣🤣
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September 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The world of biology is full of specific rules... but Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are here to shake things up! 🧪
GTs add sugar chains to proteins and lipids (glycosylation).
Understanding GT substrate selectivity is key to engineering enzymes with improved properties for industrial use! #glycotime
GTs add sugar chains to proteins and lipids (glycosylation).
Understanding GT substrate selectivity is key to engineering enzymes with improved properties for industrial use! #glycotime
Glycoproteins, glycolipids, or both: why do glycosyltransferases recognize different acceptors?
The final version of the review by @kmikolajczyk.bsky.social @rkaczmarekdr.bsky.social is out!
tinyurl.com/5b6kxhp3
#glycotime
The final version of the review by @kmikolajczyk.bsky.social @rkaczmarekdr.bsky.social is out!
tinyurl.com/5b6kxhp3
#glycotime
September 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The world of biology is full of specific rules... but Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are here to shake things up! 🧪
GTs add sugar chains to proteins and lipids (glycosylation).
Understanding GT substrate selectivity is key to engineering enzymes with improved properties for industrial use! #glycotime
GTs add sugar chains to proteins and lipids (glycosylation).
Understanding GT substrate selectivity is key to engineering enzymes with improved properties for industrial use! #glycotime
The BioFGREAT team is always excited about new tools to streamline protein design workflows. Looking forward to checking out ProteinDJ! 🚀🧪
I am thrilled to release ProteinDJ: a high-performance and modular protein design pipeline. Our open-source workflow incorporates #RFdiffusion, #ProteinMPNN, #FAMPNN, #AlphaFold2 and #Boltz-2. It is a fast, free, and fun way to design proteins (1/5)
doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.24.678028 #proteindesign
doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.24.678028 #proteindesign
September 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The BioFGREAT team is always excited about new tools to streamline protein design workflows. Looking forward to checking out ProteinDJ! 🚀🧪
Did you know the extracellular matrix has a sweet side? New research from the Robert Haltiwanger at @universityofga.bsky.social is shaking up what we know about Marfan syndrome! #glycotime #biochemistry #humanhealth
- Journal of Biological Chemistry www.jbc.org/article/S002...
- Journal of Biological Chemistry www.jbc.org/article/S002...
Marfan syndrome variation of the POGLUT2 and POGLUT3 consensus sequence can produce aberrant fibrillin-1 O-glucosylation
Fibrillin-1 (FBN1) is an essential component of the extracellular matrix, forming
microfibril bundles that are important for the proper development of elastic tissues
found in the aorta and lung, as w...
www.jbc.org
September 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Did you know the extracellular matrix has a sweet side? New research from the Robert Haltiwanger at @universityofga.bsky.social is shaking up what we know about Marfan syndrome! #glycotime #biochemistry #humanhealth
- Journal of Biological Chemistry www.jbc.org/article/S002...
- Journal of Biological Chemistry www.jbc.org/article/S002...