About

We are the Chemical Glycobiology Lab, joint between the Francis Crick Institute and Imperial College London. Our mission is to employ state-of the art tools and techniques to probe the mysterious world of glycans that are ubiquitous in biology and central to life. We are dynamic and interdisciplinary. The best science thrives in a diverse environment – we are passionate about promoting equity and reject discrimination on the basis of any of the protected characteristics.

 

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News Highlights

25 July 2024

An extraordinary congratulations is in order for Dr Mia Zol-Hanlon, who joins the ranks of PhD graduates from the Schumann lab! Mia delivered a beautiful (with respect to visual style, narrative structure and most importantly scientific content!) exit seminar before heading into her viva where we were delighted to hear she had passed! ... Read more

12 June 2024

On 7th June, the lab hosted the first London Proteoglycan Meeting, with >40 attendees from the Crick, Imperial College London, UCL and King's College London and external guests Cathy Merry (Nottingham), Astrid Walrant (Sorbonne) and Jerry Turnbull (Keele) ... Read more


 2021 Horizon Prize Winner - New Chemical Precision Tools for Glycobiology

See our RSC 2021 Horizon Prize Video for a fascinating peek into our work
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Bump-and-Hole Engineering of Glycosyltransferases

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Chemical Precision Tools

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Drug Discovery & Chemical Biology Tool Compounds