Meet the Team
Supervisory Team
Ralf Richter
GLYCOCALYX Coordinator
University of Leeds, UK
biological interfaces, multivalent interactions, glycobiophysics, biomimetic systems.
Jessica Kwok
GLYCOCALYX Deputy Coordinator
University of Leeds, UK
Bruce Turnbull
University of Leeds, UK
Gerhard Schütz
TU Wien, AT
single molecule biophysics, fluorescence microscopy, immunobiophyics, membrane biophysics
Lionel Bureau
CNRS-Grenoble Alps, FR
physics of polymers at interfaces, fluid dynamics, soft matter physics
Delphine Débarre
CNRS-Grenoble Alps, FR
cell-surface interactions; surface functionalisation; optical microscopy; analytical modelling
Galina Dubacheva
CNRS-Grenoble Alps, FR
Leonhard Möckl
Unik-Erlagen, FR
glycobiology, single-molecule methods, super-resolution microscopy, philosophy of science.
Sebastian Strauss
Massive Photonics GmbH, DE
Salomé Pinho
I3S, PT
Glycoimmunology, Mucosal Glycocalyx, Glycobiology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Glycoengineered Disease Models
Natalia Baranova
TU Wien, AT
bottom-up reconstruction, glycocalyx, dynamic single-molecule microscopy, bacterial cell biology, and bacterial-host interactions
Marta Bally
Umea University, SE
virology, cell-surface mimics, single particle tracking
Anne-Marie Fors-Connolly
Umea University, SE
Jack Cheeseman
Ludger Ltd, UK
Stefano Angioletti-Uberti
Imperial, UK
Computational Design, AI/ML, Protein Design, Multivalent Interactions, Soft Matter Physics
Doctoral Candidates
William (Billy) Wegeng (DC1)
Project: Biocolloid diffusion and transport in glycocalyces
Xi (July) Chen (DC2)
Project: Glycocalyx self-organisation: the driving force for perineuronal net formation
Emily Ezewudo
Project: Targeting tissues using multivalent lectin-glycan interactions
Baivab Kumar Saha (DC4)
Project: Imaging the dynamics and viscoelastic properties of the glycocalyx at single molecule resolution
DC5
Project: Impact of selective shedding of the endothelial glycocalyx on haemodynamics
Fariha Hasan (DC6)
Project: Glycocalyx softness and control of bacterial adhesion
Davide Guggiari (DC7)
Project: Recognition and self-organisation of the glycocalyx – Does binder clustering matter?
Sansthita Pramanik (DC8)
Project: Spatial fingerprinting of nanoscale glycocalyx architectures
Teresa Moscati (DC9)
Project: Lectin-based labels for glycan imaging using DNA-PAINT super-resolution microscopy
Catarina Brito Sena (DC10)
Project: The mucosal glycocalyx and the host-microorganism relationship in homeostasis and infection
Pedro Rocha-Silva (DC11)
Project: Synthetic dendritic cell glycocalyx – Bridging the gap between molecules and cells
Aidana Baltabekova (DC12)
Project: Viral infections in the endothelium – Glycocalyx penetration and viral pathogenesis
Alina Mayorga Cardenas (DC13)
Project: Endothelial glycocalyx degradation during viral diseases
Célia Thalinger (DC14)
Project: Analysis of glycocalyx glycans using novel LC-FD-MS chromatography techniques
Alexa Garcia Rendon (DC15)
Project: Combining coarse-grained modelling and machine learning to unravel the role of the
glycocalyx in modulating viral attachment to the cell-surface
Associated Partners
Sigolène Lecuyer
ENS Lyon, FR
Ralf Jungmann
LMU, DE
Claudia Doberenz
Medskin Solutions, DE
Medical device development, regulatory affairs, technology translation, biomatrices
Dominique Manikowski
Medskin Solutions, DE
extracellular matrix biomaterials, medical device development, biomaterial characterization, technology translation
Lai Mei Lundström
Elypta AB, SW
Data Science, IVD algorithm development
Volker Liebenberg
Elypta AB, SW
Chief Medical Officer
biomarkers and clinical diagnostics
Debesh Mandal
Nanograb Ltd., UK
External Advisory Board
Thisbe K. Lindhorst
Kiel University, DE
optoglycomics, bacterial adhesion, FimH antagonists, glycomimetics, carbohydrate synthesis
Helen Williamson
Horizons Unleashed, UK
Daan Frenkel
University of Cambridge, UK
Network Management
Belen Rebollo-Garcia
University of Leeds, UK
Complex Project Management, EU research funding, Knowledge Transfer