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An X-linked Gene Associated with Autoimmune Disorders

An exciting new discovery from researchers at Harvard Medical School has provided new insight into the possible cause of some autoimmune disorders. Autoimmune diseases are among the most common afflictions of humans, yet their root causes are not known. Most arise spontaneously or sporadically in...

August 2013

AUGUST 2013 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a new National Center for Functional Glycomics (NCFG) housed at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, directed by Richard D. Cummings, Ph.D., William Patterson Timmie Professor and Chair of the Department of...

Center Aims/Rationale

The “ National Center for Functional Glycomics” ( NCFG) as a Biomedical Technology Research Center (BTRC) is devoted to the technology of glycan recognition through microarray display and other modes of glycan presentation. This Center is the first of its kind with the central focus being...

Training

On-Site Training For work opportunities at the NCFG please visit our Opportunities page for the latest openings. If you are interested in learning about the technologies being developed in the NCFG, please contact us for more information about individual peer training at our center. The center will...

Common Fund Glycoscience Program Video Interviews

The National Institutes of Health Office of Strategic Coordination - The Common Fund's Glycoscience program released a few videos to help researchers understand and add glycoscience methods to their methods. We encourage everyone to watch these videos to get an insight into the tools made available...

Glycan Binding Assay with Unlabeled Polyclonal Antibody or Serum

1. Introduction: 1.1.Primary objective is to determine the binding specificity of Polyclonal Antibodies or Serum submitted by investigators, using the printed glycan microarray. 2. Reference: 2.1. www.functionalglycomics.org 3. Materials needed: 3.1.Glycan printed slides , printed on the side of the...

Training Videos

The following videos demonstrate commonly used techniques in glycosciences. You can also subscribe to the NCFG YouTube Chanel to get notified about new training videos. Glycan Binding Assay on CFG Glycan Microarray Slide with Biotin-Tagged Sample Glycan Microarray Analysis using GenePix Pro More...

Glycan Microarray Analysis using GenePix Pro

The following training video demonstrates how to use GenePix Pro to analyze glycan microarray data. If you have any queries or concerns please feel free to contact us. Credits: Experiment performed by: Richard H. Barnes II Narration by: Richard H. Barnes II Produced by: Akul Y. Mehta Introduction by...