Voglmeir Liu Group

Voglmeir Liu Group

Glycomics and Glycan Bioengineering Center

College of Food Science and Technology · Nanjing Agricultural University

Josef Voglmeir

Josef Voglmeir, PhD

Professor

Glycomics and Glycan Bioengineering Research Center (GGBRC)
College of Food Science and Technology
Nanjing Agricultural University
1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
+86-25-84399512 (phone)
+86-25-84399513 (fax)
josef.voglmeir@njau.edu.cn

Professional Affiliations

Since 2015
Director of the Glycomics and Glycan Bioengineering Research Center (GGBRC), College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University
Since 2012
Professor (Full), College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University
2011 (3 months)
Visiting Scientist with Prof. Jin Cheng (金城), Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
2010-2012
Postdoc with Prof. Iain Wilson: “Glycogenomics of the opportunistic Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus”, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria
2009-2010
Postdoc with Prof. Sabine Flitsch: "Production of sugar-modifying enzymes in various microbial hosts", School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, UK
2009 (4 months)
Research Assistant with Prof. Kiyoshi Furukawa (古川清): “Isolation of sugar-binding proteins from Planaria species (flatworms)”, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan

Education

2006-2009
University of Manchester, UK: PhD in Chemistry: “Evaluation of recombinant glycosyltransferases for glycopeptide synthesis on gold-based self-assembly monolayers” under the supervision of Prof. Sabine Flitsch
2004-2005
University of Granada, Spain: European Student Exchange Program (Erasmus), Focus on Coursework in Bioorganic Chemistry and Analytical Biochemistry
1999-2006
University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria, Diploma Course “Food Science and Biotechnology” (with Distinction)

Editorial Activities

Since 2024
Associate Editor of Carbohydrate Research (Elsevier)
2019-2024
Review Editor of Carbohydrate Research (Elsevier)
Since 2017
Editorial Board Member of Carbohydrate Research (Elsevier)
Since 2016
Guest Editor for Protein & Peptide Letters (Bentham Science)

Reviewing Activities

Awards and Grants

2024
National Science Foundation China (NSFC, Principal PI): A novel glycomic strategy for highly specific analysis of protein O-GlcNAcylation and its application to study of food carbohydrates improving diabetes in mice
2018
National Science Foundation China (NSFC, Principal PI): Food Glycan Degradation in the Human Gut by Akkermansia muciniphila.
2016
National Science Foundation China (NSFC, Principal PI): Influence of Glycolylneuraminic Acid on the Development of Mouse Pups
2016
Government of the People's Republic of China: Jiangsu Certificate of Friendship and Friendship Medal
2016
Jiangsu Provinical People's Government: Six Mountain Research Fellowship
2015
Jiangsu Science Foundation (Co- PI): Native Enzymatic Deglycosylation of Glycoproteins
2015
Jiangsu Science Foundation (Co- PI): Effect of Fucose on the Gut Microbiome
2014
Jiangsu Science Foundation (Co- PI): Enzymatic Deglycosylation of Plant Glycoproteins
2014
National Science Foundation China (NSFC), Nanjing Agricultural University, China (Co- PI): Effect of Plant N-Glycans on the IgE levels in Mice
2014
National Science Foundation China (NSFC), Nanjing Agricultural University, China (Principal PI): Immunogenic Effect of N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid on Humanized Mice
2014
Recipient of the 100 Foreign Talents Plan from the Jiangsu Government, China
2013
Startup Grant from the College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, China (Principal PI): Discovery of novel bacterial Mucinases
2013
National Science Foundation China (NSFC), Nanjing Agricultural University, China (Co- PI): Milk N-glycosylation – Structure and Function
2012
Startup Grant from the Academy of Nanjing Agricultural University, China (Principal PI)
2008
PhD-plus Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers from the EPSRC and the University of Manchester, UK
2004
JSPS Fellowship for North American and European Researchers. Isolation of sugar-binding Proteins from Planaria
2004
Research Award of the Upper Austrian Economy Council For Research Internship in Granada, Spain

Entepreneurial Activities

Since 2015
Director of Research & Development of Nanjing Qlyco Ltd.