Our group at the @ubcmsl is focused on fundamental and applied carbohydrate enzymology.

Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined September 2019
Join us next week to hear from the next invited speaker in our MSL seminar series, Dr. Eric Martens! April 17: 3-4pm MSL lecture theatre (room 102) & Zoom Hosted by: Dr. Harry Brumer (@BrumerLab) Event details: msl.ubc.ca/event/msl-seminar… @UBCMicroImmuno
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Bert & his team called this a pedal bin mechanism... because of the SusD lid opening and closing - as Simon Newstead (@inwardopen) said in @JBR_White's viva "It's more like a flushing toilet!" @Nature rdcu.be/dd0dy @AstburyCentre @nubiosciences @wellcometrust
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Applications OPEN for a great conference! Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes for Glycan Conversions grc.org/carbohydrate-active-… Lots of opportunities for talks from grad students and postdocs! Don't forget to apply to the associated GRC as well!
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#PR_INRAE🧐A pathogenic fungus which smells of lemon? 🍄🍋This unlikely duo is the basis for a major discovery on the toxicity of a crop pest #agroecology ▶️url.inrae.fr/3vzuTk9
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How can we protect food crops from #fungal diseases? Researchers including @jgberrin and @KbYasuyuki have identified a pair of enzymes that primes fungal pathogens for plant infection that could open new avenues for preventing disease and protecting crops. scim.ag/Yy
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Lead researcher Matthias Kretschmer & team from the @KronstadLab & @BrumerLab are cracking the code for a cure to “corn smut” (Ustilago maydis). 🌽🔬 Learn more about their groundbreaking research and recent publication in @ScienceMagazine: bit.ly/3mC3F7Z
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Thank you @BrumerLab and @Wisnovsky_Lab for the fascinating talks this morning! Also thank you to @sweetmicrobe and @CCapicciotti for chairing this joint @euroglyco / @glyconet_nce webinar. #glycotime
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Congratulations are in order for another successful PhD defense from the @BrumerLab! Way to go Dr. Hila Behar! 🎉🥂
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Our June newsletter is out! In this issue, we featured several GlycoNet Investigators who are making an impact using glycomics, including solving blood supply shortage, finding new treatments for rare autoimmune disease, and more. Read more: mailchi.mp/e281d3501bc3/june… #glycotime
Anyone interested in optimized chemical modification of carbohydrates (especially sulfation)? Here is our latest work published in Carbohydrate Polymers. Many thanks to @BrumerLab @ubcmsl @arcmeddev for their help and support. authors.elsevier.com/c/1dDl5…
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On the occasion of Special Issue of Molecules on CAZymes, a webinar with Nico Terrapon (CAZy) and Liz Ficko-Blean (CAZypedia) will be held on 23 JUN 2021 at 15:00 CET; please retweet, join us and submit a manuscript; thanks! 😉 molecules-12.sciforum.net/
Yessss so well deserved! 🙌
We are happy to announce that the world leading #enzyme researcher @BHenrissat is moving his research to DTU Bioengineering where he will become part of our thriving protein & enzyme research environment. Thanks to @novonordiskfond for funding. @DTUtweet bioengineering.dtu.dk/englis…
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First publication of David Ribeaucourt PhD ! 👏 Thanks to @LafondMichael3 @BastienBissaro @BrumerLab and all coworkers! Production of Long Chain Aliphatic Aldehydes Using Copper-Radical Alcohol Oxidases pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… @INRAE_France @BBF_lab @_3BCAR @INRAE_TRANSFORM
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Explore in 3D at RCSB PDB: bit.ly/2M6iMbc
More from the #microbiota: Congratulations to @TamuraKazune on the publication of his epic paper on beta-glucan capture by Bacteroides in the human gut, which includes 9 new PDB entries. @ubcmsl @UBCBMBGSA @buildmodels @jbiolchem doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2021.1…
Creating bio-based molecules with the help of fungal #enzyme. New paper out of @BrumerLab describes turning plant cell walls into bioplastics. msl.ubc.ca/creating-bio-base… @ACSCatalysis #cazy @UBCChem
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