题目：Giving cells a new sugar-coating?
报告人：Werner G. G. Reutter, Ph.D.
Professor emeritus of the Freie Universität Berlin / Charité –Universitäts -medizin Berlin and Head of a Study group
时间：2014-10-16（周四），13:00-14:00pm
地点：北京大学新生物楼邓祐才报告厅
联系人：生命科学联合中心， 陈兴

Prof. Reutter is a pioneer in metabolic glycobiology and its impact on cell physiology and pathology. His original studies in this area helped launch the current interest in the use of unnatural sialic acid for biochemical engineering of cell surfaces, which now represents a central field of discovery in Glycobiology.Prof. Reutter`s most recent recognition stems from his distinguished studies in sialoglycobiology. A series of intensive kinetic and structural studies have led to exquisite insights into its reaction mechanism and the development of potent inhibitors whose further development show promise for cancer treatment. Prof. Reutter recieved the Rosalind Kornfeld Award for Lifetime Achievement in Glycobiology.