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Lawrence Tabak Tapped to Serve as Interim NIH Head
Lawrence Tabak Tapped to Serve as Interim NIH Head
The glycoprotein researcher and longtime principal deputy director of the National Institutes of Health will take over from Francis Collins on December 20.
The glycoprotein researcher and longtime principal deputy director of the National Institutes of Health will take over from Francis Collins on December 20.
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Trimming Undruggable Cancer Targets
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Sep 13, 2023 | 4 min read
Researchers took aim at mucins, glycoproteins that protect cancer cells from drugs and the immune response, and engineered a revolutionary targeted tool for oncology and beyond.
An Introduction to Glycoproteins
Rebecca Roberts, PhD | Jul 18, 2023 | 5 min read
Making up the majority of all eukaryotic proteins, glycoproteins have a wide range of important physiological roles, from cell-cell signaling to disease pathogenesis.
Newly Discovered Glycosylated RNA Is All Over Cells: Study
Christie Wilcox, PhD | May 18, 2021 | 8 min read
Prior to a 2019 preprint, “glycoRNAs” weren’t known to exist. Now, the researchers who found them say they’re on lots of cells and may play a role in immune signaling.
Identifying Antibodies that Target Membrane Proteins in Their Native Conformations
The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with OXGENE | May 10, 2021 | 2 min read
A new mammalian display platform enhances antibody discovery for challenging protein targets.
Quantitating Glycans for Biomarker Discovery
Amanda Keener | Aug 27, 2017 | 8 min read
Techniques for comparing the relative abundances of glycans and glycoproteins in clinical samples
Carolyn Bertozzi: Glycan Chemist
Anna Azvolinsky | Jun 1, 2016 | 9 min read
Bertozzi opens visual windows onto complex sugars on and inside living cells.
Bertozzi the Editor
The Scientist Staff | May 31, 2016 | 1 min read
Stanford University biochemist Carolyn Bertozzi discusses her role at the helm of ACS Central Science, a cross-disciplinary, open-access chemistry journal
Neutralizing HIV
Kerry Grens | Jun 18, 2015 | 4 min read
Engineered immunogens based on conserved patches of the virus’s envelope protein point to new strategies for vaccine design.
Getting Your Sugar Fix
Kate Yandell | Apr 1, 2015 | 9 min read
A guide to glycan microarrays