true03/27/2024Blazing a new trail in drug discoveryXuefei Huang is helping enable research into new potential therapies for cancer, brain disease, autoimmune disorders and more.
  • Xuefei Huang of Michigan State University is part of a national team of chemists doing cutting edge research on carbohydrates that could lead to new drug candidates for treating cancer, brain disease, autoimmune disorders and more.
  • The team includes researchers at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the California Institute of Technology and Indiana University, Bloomington.
  • The researchers have developed a systematic approach for synthesizing complex biological sugars known as glycosaminoglycans with well-characterized structures so they can be explored for biological activity and pharmaceutical potential by the broader research community.
Matt DavenportThree rows of clear centrifuge tubes are held in place by a chemical synthesizer inside a fume hood. The instrument illuminates the tubes with a blue light.