Development of Heparin and HS Glycotherapeutics

A Newton Fund Researcher Links Workshop on Development of Heparin and HS Glycotherapeutics will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam May 7-10 2018.

Workshop leaders

Prof David Fernig, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool.

Dr Vu Thi Thom, Department of Basic Science in Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Vietnam.

Workshop scope

The workshop aims to establish a framework for the scientific and commercial exploitation of Vietnam’s potential in the development of glycotherapeutics in relation to heparin and heparan sulfate derived from agricultural by products. Areas covered will include purification, processing, structural and functional analysis, with the latter including anticoagulation, regenerative medicine and inhibition of infectious diseases. There will be substantial time devoted to the development of future capacity building research involving UK and Vietnamese participants at all career stages.

 UK Participants: There is full funding for seven UK early career researchers (within 10 career years of award of PhD) to participate in the workshop. UK participants may be of any nationality, but must be employed in the UK.

For informal enquiries contact contact: (UK) Professor David Fernig; (Vietnam) Dr Vu Thi Thom.

All prospective participants must fill out the Workshop Application Form and return this to Professor David Fernig; Deadline February 28, 2018. Applications received after this date will be considered, but funding may not be available.