François Bru thesis defense on January 20th, 2023
François Bru completed his thesis at Cermav under the supervision of Laurent Heux, CNRS Research Director, entitled “Hydrophobization of 100% cellulosic materials for single-use packaging”. He focuses on hydrophobization of cellulosic materials. Click on the title for more information.
Hijacking the Peptidoglycan Recycling Pathway of Escherichia coli to Produce Muropeptides
Muropeptides are short peptidoglycan fragments released from the cell wall of bacteria as part of their metabolism or as a result of biological stresses, in which they play a major role in the induction of antibiotic resistance. In order to better understand these processes, we developed a new synthetic approach which combines synthetic biology and glycochemistry to prepare Gram (–) and Gram (+) muropeptides. Click on the title for more information.
Hong LI thesis defense on December 06th, 2022
Hong LI completed his thesis at Cermav under the supervision of Redouane Borsali, CNRS Research Director. it is entitled “Self-assembly of carbohydrate-based brush-like block copolymers: colored biomaterials and photonic crystals”. Click on the title for more information.
Shun Yao thesis defense on November 16th, 2022
Shun Yao completed his thesis at Cermav under the supervision of Sami Halila, CNRS researcher. It is entitled “Syntheses, properties and applications of glyco-hydrogelators”. Click on the title for more information.
Biotechnological production of sialylated solid lipid microparticles as inhibitors of influenza A virus infection
In this publication in collaboration with the CIRI – International Center for Research in Infectiology (UMR Université Lyon 1, Inserm, CNRS and ENS Lyon), we show a new biotechnological approach for the elaboration of sialylated microparticles, capable of luring Influenza viruses, responsible for human flu. Click on the title for more information.
Hamed AHMADI-NOHADANI thesis defense on December 16th, 2022
Hamed AHMADI-NOHADANI completed his thesis at Cermav under the supervision of Issei Otsuka, CNRS Researcher at Cermav. It is entitled “Electrospinning Light-Harvesting Cellulose Nanofibers”.
The evolutionary advantage of an aromatic clamp in plant family 3 glycoside exo-hydrolases
A study combining mutagenesis experiments, high-resolution X-ray diffraction with thiosugars and molecular modeling has revealed the molecular basis for the specificity and processivity of an enzyme of the GH3 family of glycoside hydrolases.
Interview with Anne Imberty in Le Monde Science
Anne Imberty, CNRS Research Director at Cermav, was interviewed in Le Monde Sciences about Glycosciences.
Simon Coninx thesis defense on October 24th, 2022
Simon Coninx completed his thesis at Cermav under the supervision of Rachel Auzely, Professor at Université Grenoble Alpes. It is entitled “Nanogels based on boron-rich glycosaminoglycans for the multi-modal treatment of cancer”. Click on the title for more information.
The choanoflagellate pore-forming lectin SaroL-1 punches holes in cancer cells by targeting the tumor-related glycosphingolipid Gb3
Choanoflagellate lectin SaroL-1 binds to cancer-related α-galactosylated epitopes and can be toxic to cancer cells through a pore-formation mechanism. Click on the title for more information.
Press article on the Carbogel project led by Sami Halila
The Carbogels project led to patent application for a new class of organogelator with adjustable rheological properties for cosmetics and dermopharmacy. Click on the title for more information.
Multifaceted Computational Modeling In Glycoscience
This review comprehensively presents all the numerical simulation methods to cover the different levels of structural organization of complex glycans and polysaccharides and the range of their interactions with proteins. Click on the title for more information.
Eleventh Erwin Felix Lewy Bertaut Prize to Dr. Lukáš Gajdos
Lukáš Gajdos completed his thesis at Cermav under the co-direction of Anne Imberty (CNRS Research Director) and the Laue-Langevin Institute in Grenoble, France. Click on the title for more information.
Dylan Jabeguero thesis defense on June 30th, 2022
Dylan Jabeguero completed his thesis at Cermav under the supervision of Christelle BRETON (Professor at University Grenoble Alpes). It is entitled “Engineering and applications of glycosyltransferases for synthetic glycobiology: Two galactosyltransferases, MGD1 and LgtC, as case studies”. Click on the title for more information.
Simona Notova thesis defense on June 29th, 2022
Simona Notova completed her thesis at Cermav under the supervision of Anne Imberty (CNRS Research Director). It is entitled “Engineering of neo-lectins and Janus lectins”. Click on the title for more information.
Publication of the book “Essential Glyocobioloy fourth edition” (available free of charge)
Cermav participated in the writing of 3 articles of this book which is considered as the bible of glycobiologists. Click on the title for more information.
The Cosmetic Research Tour stops in Grenoble on April 29, 2022
Organized by The Cosmetic Valley, the University of Grenoble Alpes and the CNRS, the Cosmetic Research Tour aims to boost public/private collaboration for cosmetics. Click on the title for more information.
Redouane Borsali is appointed/elected member of the European Academy of Sciences – Engineering Division
The European Academy of Sciences (EURASC) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization. It brings together the most eminent scholars and engineers carrying out cutting-edge research and the development of cutting-edge technologies. One of its objectives is to promote fundamental research and excellence in science and technology. Click on the title for more information.
Maeva Touzard thesis defense on May 24th, 2022
Maeva Touzard completed her thesis at Cermav under the supervision of Laurent Heux (CNRS Research Director). It is entitled “Biomimetic materials of the plant cell wall and enzymatic modifications”. Click on the title for more information.
The 2020 Catalán-Sabatier Award for Anne Imberty
After postponements due to the pandemic, Anne Imberty was able to receive the 2020 Catalán-Sabatier Award. Click on the site to access the content.
Publication of our activity brochure
Cermav publishes its activity brochure focused on recent scientific activities and events from 2017 to 2021. Click on the title to access it.
Sami Halila wins The Cosmetic Victories Academic Award!
The Carbogels project is managed by Sami Halila (CNRS researcher) at Cermav, and led to patent application for a new class of organogelator with adjustable rheological properties for cosmetics and dermopharmacy. Click on the title for more information.
Topological defects in polycrystalline hexosomes from β-cyclodextrin fatty esters
Dislocations and tilt grain boundaries have been observed in colloidal polycrystalline hexosomes of amphiphilic β‑cyclodextrins acylated with C14 chains, and described using the concepts of coincidence site lattice and structural units. Click on the title for more information.
Crystal and molecular structure of V-amylose complexed with butan-1-ol
By combining a systematic approach of energy relaxation and molecular modeling with structural refinement from diffraction data, we have determined the molecular and crystal structure of the complex of amylose with butan-1-ol, validating the geometrical model proposed by William Helbert and Henri Chanzy in 1994. Click on the title for more information.
