Analytical Glycoimmunology Group

Front row, from left to right: Mr Kevin Chau, Ms Priya Dipta, Ms Naaz Bansal, Dr Rebeca Kawahara, Dr Rachana Pathak, Dr Zeynep  Sumer-Bayraktar, Ms Hayley Goodson, Dr Harry Tjondro.
Back row, from left to right: Mr Liam Caulfield, Mr Daniel Pascoe, Mr Thomas Reilly, Dr Liisa Kautto, Dr Andras  Komaromy, A/Prof Morten Andersen (group leader), Mr Julian Ugonotti, Mr Aynal H. Rana.

A warm welcome to the Analytical Glycoimmunology Group,

We conduct fundamental biomedical-focused research exploring the importance of sugary-proteins (glycoproteins) in human health and disease. With a strong focus on unpicking the glycobiology of the innate immune system in particular, of neutrophils and macrophages, we seek to advance our molecular and cellular understanding of the role of glycoproteins in immune-related disorders including in cancer, inflammation and upon pathogen infection (e.g., sepsis, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis).

We develop and apply advanced mass spectrometry-based methods in glycomics and glycoproteomics while drawing on methods in protein and carbohydrate chemistry, immunology, structural biology, molecular biology as well as other 'omics disciplines to unravel the basic glycobiology of the innate immune system and to identify defects in the complex “glycoproteome” and decode the aberrations in the underpinning glycosylation machinery associated with human immune diseases.

We are a highly collaborative team. Please do not hesitate to contact our group leader A/Prof Morten Andersen should you be interested in more details regarding our research, possibilities for student research projects, fellowship opportunities or potential research collaborations.