Researchers

Dr Courtney Mycroft-West

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Glycosaminoglycan Biosynthesis
Courtney Mycroft-West
About

Courtney is a postdoctoral research associate in glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis based at the Rosalind Franklin Institute in the laboratory of Dr. Liang Wu, which focuses on the mechanisms of heparan sulfate formation in the body.

Courtney graduated from Keele University with a BSc. in Biochemistry with Neuroscience in 2016, where she then completed her PhD in 2021 in glycosaminoglycan structural analysis.

Projects and Platforms

Structural Glycobiology

Complex carbohydrate molecules are essential for life. These diverse structures are found on every human cell and participate in a huge range of structural and signalling functions within cells, and between cells and the extracellular matrix.