Dr. Oren Moscovitz
Glycan-Targeted Therapeutics
https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/glycan-targeted-therapeutics-en
Contact: oren.moscovitz(at)mpikg.mpg.de
Group Members
PhD Students
- Anika Freitag
- Felix Goerdeler
- Sana Khan Khilji
- Jost Lühle
- Magdalena Zaslona
MSc Students
- Sophia Schrinner
- Nanako Yokoyama
Scientific Scope
Tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens, Endogenous anti-glycan antibodies, Synthetic glycan arrays, Antibody development, Cancer therapy, Targeting glyco-immune checkpoints
Most important Awards, Grants or Scientific Achievements:
- 2014-2017 Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation- research fellowship for post-doctoral researcher
- 2013 The Minerva Fellowship Program- research fellowship for post-doctoral researcher
Selected References
- Hila Ben Ami Pilo, Sana Khan Khilji, Jost Lühle, Karina Biskup, Bar Levy Gal, Irit Rosenhek Goldian, Or-Yam Revach, Edo Kiper, Mattia Morandi, Ron Rotkopf, Ziv Porat, Véronique Blanchard, Peter H. Seeberger, Neta Regev-Rudzki* and Oren Moscovitz*. Sialylated N-glycans mediate monocyte uptake of extracellular vesicles secreted from Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells. Journal of Extracellular Biology 2022; 1(2)
- Khan Khilji, S. Goerdeler, F. Frensemeier, K. Warschkau. D. Lühle. J. Fandi, Z. Schirmeister, F. Chen, ZA. Turak, O. Mallagaray, A. Boerno, S. Timmermann, B. Rappsilber, J. Seeberger, PH*. Moscovitz, O.* Generation of glycan-specific nanobodies. Cell Chemical Biology. 2022.
- Boyraz, B. Saatz, J. Pompös, IM. Gad, M. Dernedde, J. Maier, Maier, A.K.B. Moscovitz, O. Seeberger, P.H. Traub, H. and Tauber,R. Imaging Keratan Sulfate in Ocular Tissue Sections by Immunofluorescence Microscopy and LA-ICP-MS. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2022; 5(2): 853–861.
- Zasłona,M.E, Downey, M. A. Seeberger, P.H. Moscovitz, O.*. Semi- and fully synthetic carbohydrate vaccines against pathogenic bacteria: recent developments. Biochem Soc Trans. 2021; 49 (5): 2411–2429.
- Midha, A. Goyette-Desjardins ,G. Goerdeler, F. Moscovitz, O. Seeberger, P.H. Tedin, K. Luca, B.D., Lepenies ,B. Hartmann, S. Lectin-Mediated Bacterial Modulation by the Intestinal Nematode Ascaris suum. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021; 22(16): 8739.