MBS Seminar - From in-depth high-throughput plasma glycoproteomics to fine details of antibody glycosylation
Title: From in-depth high-throughput plasma glycoproteomics to fine details of antibody glycosylation
Speaker: Professor Albert Heck (Utrecht University)
Bio: Professor Albert Heck is an expert in protein mass spectrometry, a technology he applies to problems in proteomics and structural biology. The Heck laboratory established a track record in quantitative proteomics, and even more prominently, in the analysis of protein post-translational modifications, e.g. phosphorylation and glycosylation. Heck applied these techniques to study e.g. host-pathogen interactions and stem cell differentiation. Prof Heck is also a leading scientist in native mass spectrometry and cross-linking mass spectrometry, that empower the structural analysis of protein assemblies. The Heck group develops mass analyzers dedicated for this work and uses these to study the structure and dynamics of among others immune complexes and viruses.
Professor Heck received numerous awards, notably the Gold Medal of the Dutch Royal Chemical Society (2001), The HUPO Discovery Award in Proteomic Sciences (2013), The Spinoza Award of the Dutch Research Council (2017), The Thomson Award of the IMSC (2018). The Krebs Medal of FEBS (2018). Heck has also been elected into the Dutch Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts and is member of EMBO.
About School research seminars
Seminars cover all aspects of chemistry and molecular biosciences and are delivered by visiting national and international academics. PhD completion seminars are also incorporated into the program.
Seminars are usually held in person and occasionally via zoom. All are welcome to attend.
Contacts
- Chemistry: Dr Rowan Young, Dr David Cantillo
- Molecular Biosciences: Dr Mathew Jones