• The Institute of Biochemistry ...

    ...deals with glycobiology, protein biochemistry and nanoglycobiology

Biochemistry

Major research topics at the institute of biochemistry are glyco/proteomics (Stadlmann), glycobiology/glycophylogenetics (Wilson) protein biochemistry (Furtmüller, Hofbauer, Obinger, Traxlmayr) and NanoGlycobiology (Schäffer).

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.

Drawing from the areas of microbiology and molecular glycobiology the Schäffer Group is developing biological settings to assess structure-function relationships of natural compounds such as microbial glycans and secondary metabolites in contexts that are relevant to human health.

Group Stadlmann

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

Group Wilson

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

Group Furtmüller

Protein Biochemistry
Molecular enzymology, Protein engineering

Group Schäffer

NanoGlycibiology
Our mission is to understand how microbes build up their glyco-code and to translate the glyco-language microbes speak - endogenously, in inter-species, cross-kingdom and microbe-host interactions - into new knowledge that enables us to advance targeted intervention approaches.

Management and Administration

Head

ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing.Dr.nat.techn.
 Paul Georg Furtmüller
Deputy

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

Addresses & Contact

Institute of Biochemistry

Armin-Szilvinyi-Haus
Muthgasse 18
1190 Wien

Contact:
https://boku.ac.at/nwnr/bche

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