The focus of research is the application of synthetic carbohydrate chemistry to problems in cell biology. Current areas of research interest include:

  • The use of synthetic oligosaccharide substrates in the assay of glycosyltransferases.
  • The design and synthesis of active-site directed inhibitors of glycosyltransferases.
  • The use of glycosyltransferases in the preparative synthesis of oligosaccharides and analogs.
  • Development of ultra-sensitive methods for structure determination in Glycobiology.
  • Development of New-Generation small-molecule sensors.