Glycoscience: The Intriguing Area to Understand Human Biology, Health and Disease

About Gherman Wiederschain

Gherman Wiederschain became MD in 1962 obtained his PhD in 1967 and became a Doctor of Science in 1979 at the Institute of Biomedical Chemistry (IBC) Academy of Medical Science of USSR. In the IBC Gherman held the position of Professor and Chief of a biochemical laboratory until he moved to the United States in 1993. The research of Dr Wiederschain focused on a variety of aspects of glycobiology in the normal state and diseases including biochemistry of lysosomal storage diseases. In 2000-2011 Dr Wiederschain worked at Shire where he contributed to the enzyme replacement therapy and analytical methods for a variety of LSD. In 2011-2014 Dr Wiederschain was a Research Associate Professor in the Biology Department of Boston College USA. He is the author of two books (Biochemical Bases of Glycosidoses and Glycobiology and Human Diseases) and more than 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Currently Dr Wiederschain is an instructor in the Glycobiology and Human Disease seminar course in the Biology Department of Boston College.