Apoorva Srivastava

Apoorva Srivastava is a Researcher in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London, affiliated with the Faculty of Natural Sciences. She holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Georgia and Utrecht University, supervised by Professor Geert Jan Boons.

• Current Role: Post-Doctoral Research Associate with Dr Benjamin Schumann, focusing on chemoenzymatic and chemical biology techniques to study carbohydrate physiology.
• Collaborations: Member of the Carbohydrate Microarray Facility supported by the Wellcome Trust, collaborating with Prof. Ten Feizi and Dr. Yan Liu.

Research Interests: Her work centers on chemoenzymatic synthesis of glycans, their immunomodulatory effects, and carbohydrate recognition by proteins like DC-SIGN. She employs advanced analytical techniques such as ion-mobility spectrometry and mass spectrometry to resolve structural complexities in glycan analysis.

Publications: Her research spans N-glycan synthesis in parasitic worms, structural analysis of fucosylated glycans, and carbohydrate microarray development. Key contributions include studies on S. mansoni glycans and methods to prevent lactamization in bacterial polysaccharide synthesis.

• Notable Techniques: Chemoenzymatic synthesis, ion-mobility spectrometry, microarray probe design.