2016
New Paper by the Piel Lab

An Orthogonal D2O-Based Induction System that Provides Insights into d-Amino Acid Pattern Formation by Radical S-Adenosylmethionine Peptide Epimerases
New Paper by the Piel Lab

Enzyme from an uncultivated sponge bacterium catalyzes S-methylation in a ribosomal peptide.
New Nature Chemistry Paper by the Piel Lab

Seven enzymes create extraordinary molecular complexity in an uncultivated bacterium.
Golden Owl 2016 for the D-BIOL awarded to Dr. Emma Wetter Slack

We are pleased to announce that Emma Wetter Slack was awarded the Golden Owl for the Department of Biology.
Tamio Yamakawa Award 2016 presented to Prof. Markus Aebi

The Japan Consortium for Glycobiology & Glycotechnology (JCGG) has decided to award the Tamio Yamakawa Award 2016 to Prof. Markus Aebi, for his outstanding contribution to the field of glycobiology by elucidating glycoprotein glycan synthesis.