• The Institute of Biochemistry ...

    ...deals with glycobiology and protein biochemistry

Biochemie

Major research topics at the institute of biochemistry are glycobiology (glycoprotein analysis - Altmann, glycobiology of invertebrates - Staudacher, molecular glycobiology - Wilson) and protein biochemistry (Furtmüller, Obinger).

Projects of the glycobiology groups deal with biosynthesis, structure and function of protein-linked glycans. Of particular interest are the roles of such carbohydrates in biomedical applications of glycoproteins and in physiological contexts such as embryogenesis or pathogenesis (glycans of pathogens or as pathogen receptors) or as part of allergens.

Group Altmann

Glycobiology
Glyco-bio-analysis: Bio-mass spectrometry, Glycoprotein analysis, Glycan biosynthesis, Glyco-immunology

Group Staudacher

Glycobiology
Cloning and characterisation of glycosyltransferases from snails, O-Glycan structures in gastropods, N-Glycosylation of molluscs, Purification of a xylosidase from potatoes, Comparison of alpha1,6-fucosyltransferases

Group Wilson

Glykobiology
Functional and Medical Glycobiology and Glycomics, Glycobiology of model organisms, Glyco-Molecular Biology, Glyco-Allergology and Glyco-Parasitology

Group Obinger

Protein Biochemistry
Molecular enzymology, Protein engineering

Management and Administration

Head

Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn.
 Friedrich Altmann
Deputy

Ao.Univ.Prof. Dr.phil.
 Iain B.H. Wilson

Addresses & Contact

H77200 Institute of Biochemistry (DCH/BC)

Armin Szilvinyi Haus
Muthgasse 18
1190 Wien

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