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Khoo KH @khooAS

Analytical Glycobiology & Glycomics; PI at IBC, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Joined October 2017
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Khoo KH@khooAS
30 May 2025
#Glyco27 comes to the end. The defining theme as defined by Nicki: you cannot see what you don't look for. Keep looking. The glycome never ceases to amaze you! Thanks to Matt Macauley for a great meeting. Look forward to Glyco28 in Tokyo.
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Glyco26@glyco26
6 Sep 2023
For memories .... #Glyco26 Photos available to download at t.ly/p4euf
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Glyco26@glyco26
3 Sep 2023
It's a long journey that finally came to an end. Hope you had a sweet #glyco26 time in Taiwan!
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Glyco26@glyco26
25 Aug 2023
All things sweet inside #Glyco26
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Glyco26@glyco26
16 Jul 2023
6 weeks to go! Final program now posted. Program book in prep. WHOVA app setting up. #Glyco26 Thx to all those invited and coming, those wanted to come but can't. Lots of sweet things waiting for you this summer in Taipei. Stay tuned.😎
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Khoo KH@khooAS
4 Jul 2023
Sometimes I only need to boost my memory for two weeks. This will do. Anti-ageing protein injection boosts monkeys’ memories nature.com/articles/d41586-0


Anti-ageing protein injection boosts monkeys’ memories

Nature - First primate studies to show cognitive benefits of the protein klotho could be a step towards clinical applications.

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Khoo KH@khooAS
18 May 2023
Deadly mushroom poison might now have an antidote. The mushroom toxin could not enter cells that lacked a functional version of STT3B involved in N-glycosylation - Wow, how that be !!! nature.com/articles/d41586-0


Deadly mushroom poison might now have an antidote — with help from CRISPR

Nature - Gene-editing technique might have finally cracked the mystery of how death cap mushrooms kill.

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Khoo KH@khooAS
18 May 2023
Identification of indocyanine green as a STT3B inhibitor against mushroom α-amanitin cytotoxicity. The authors hypothesized that the blockage of N-glycans of amatoxin transporters may hinder its recognition, which contributes to the resistance nature.com/articles/s41467-0

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Khoo KH@khooAS
14 May 2023
Taiwan Is Running Low on a Strategic Asset: Engineers nytimes.com/2023/05/11/techn
 “In cultivating semiconductor talent, we are racing against time,” said Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s president

Taiwan Is Running Low on a Strategic Asset: Engineers (Published 2023)

Taiwan’s world-dominating microchip sector was built by TSMC’s skilled employees. But a demographic crisis, demanding work culture and flagging interest threaten its lead.

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Glyco26@glyco26
30 Apr 2023
It's now or never. Your chance to present your work at #Glyco26. Abstract now, register by May 15. glyco26.org
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Glyco26@glyco26
2 Apr 2023
Deadline for Abstract Submission extended to April 30, 2023 ! 😂đŸ„Č👀 Don't miss the second chance. Share your latest work with #glyco26 Aug 27 - Sept 1, at Academia Sinica, Taiwan glyco26.org
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Glyco26@glyco26
30 Mar 2023
Best opportunity for glycoscientists to visit Taiwan! Submit Abstract, last 48 h before deadline!!! #glyco26 Taipei ranks fourth in ‘World’s Safest Cities’ | Taiwan News | 2023-03-26 15:13:00 taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/48


Taipei ranks fourth in ‘World’s Safest Cities’ | Taiwan News | Mar. 26, 2023 15:13

Friendly people, low crime rate, convenient public transportation make Taipei a top travel destination | Mar. 26, 2023 15:13

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Glyco26@glyco26
9 Mar 2023
Calling all Glyco students and postdocs. Submit your Abstract now for #Glyco26 Travel Award. Don't miss the March 15 deadline! tinyurl.com/2fvuju9s One ticket for Glyco26, Satellite meetings, Advanced Courses, Glycoproteomics Informatics Workshops
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Khoo KH@khooAS
6 Feb 2023
Glyco26 is calling for Abstract submission! See glyco26.org
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Khoo KH@khooAS
27 Jan 2023
Could it be that the fundamentals are agreed on, so most further advances will be incremental, rather than disruptive? Is science really getting less disruptive — and does it matter if it is? nature.com/articles/d41586-0


Is science really getting less disruptive — and does it matter if it is?

Nature - A study suggesting papers and patents that change the course of science are becoming less dominant is prompting soul-searching — and lively debate about why, and what to do about it.

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Khoo KH@khooAS
27 Jan 2023
The secret to healthy aging is ...... Glyco ! It’s all about monitoring sugar. - Canadian GlycoNet News canadianglycomics.ca/the-sec


The secret to healthy aging - Canadian Glycomics Network

It’s all about monitoring sugar – but not in the way you may think

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Khoo KH@khooAS
17 Dec 2022
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Khoo KH@khooAS
16 Dec 2022
"We choose to do things not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” science.org/doi/10.1126/scie


Hard, not easy

In a speech at Rice University in September 1962, US President John F. Kennedy announced plans for human spaceflight to the Moon by saying, “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the...

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