About the Glyco-MEV laboratory, University of Rouen
Research projects in the laboratory Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire V?g?tale aim at elucidating the function and biosynthesis of glycoproteins and polysaccharides in higher plants and microalgae. We focus mainly, through reverse genetic approaches, on the function of polysaccharides in relation with plant development and morphogenesis. Another aspect of our research activity deals with defense mechanisms occurring specifically in root border cells with the ultimate goal of identifying novel molecules able to stimulate the plant immunity against pathogens. Finally, we also investigate the protein glycosylation processing in higher plants and microalgae by studying N-glycan pathways, glycosyltransferase activities and their Golgi localisation. Since plants and microalgae synthesize N-glycans that are immunogenic in humans, the aim of this topic is to engineer the endogenous processing to produce in glycoproteins carrying human-compatible glycosylation patterns. For more information about the University of Rouen and the Glyco-MEV laboratory, please visit their respective webpages: and .About the University of Rouen
The University of Rouen was founded in 1960 and is a national pluridisciplinary university. It is organized into six faculties, four institutes and one school for education. The university offers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees to about 25,000 students, including 3,000 international students from more than 45 countries. The university has almost 2,300 doctoral students, of which 1,350 in health and pharmacy and 400 in science and technology. The University of Rouen is active in wide range of research areas, which provides the foundation for interdisciplinary activity. The university's strengths range across the science and technology, medicine, social sciences and humanities. Its research covers fields as diverse as materials, physics, chemistry, biomedical research, agronomy, environmental science, international law, economics, management and education. The University of Rouen has more than 2,800 staff, including 1,400 faculty members who work within 40 research laboratories and eight federations for research.About the Agency for Science, Technology and Research
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is Singapore's lead public-sector agency that fosters world-class scientific research and talent to drive economic growth and transform Singapore into a vibrant knowledge-based and innovation-driven economy. In line with its mission-oriented mandate, A*STAR spearheads research and development in fields that are essential to growing Singapore's manufacturing sector and catalyzing new growth industries. A*STAR supports these economic clusters by providing intellectual, human and industrial capital to its partners in industry. A*STAR oversees 20 biomedical sciences and physical sciences and engineering research entities, located in Biopolis and Fusionopolis and vicinity. These two R&D hubs house a bustling and diverse community of local and international research scientists and engineers from A*STAR's research entities as well as a growing number of corporate laboratories. For more information, visit .About the Bioprocessing Technology Institute
Bioprocessing Technology Institute is a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Established in 1990 as the Bioprocessing Technology Unit, it was renamed the Bioprocessing Technology Institute in 2003. The research institute's mission is to develop manpower capabilities and establish cutting-edge technologies relevant to the bioprocessing community. Key research areas include expression engineering, animal cell technology, stem cell research, microbial fermentation, downstream purification and analytics. For more information about BTI, visit .