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Josef Voglmeir

Josef Voglmeir is a chemist and food scientist who serves as a full professor at the College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, China.^[1] His research focuses on glycomics, glycobiology, and carbohydrate-related aspects of food science. He was the first full-time non-Chinese foreign professor appointed at Nanjing Agricultural University.^[2]

Biography

Voglmeir completed a diploma degree in Food Science and Biotechnology at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna, Austria, with a diploma thesis entitled Arion lusitanicus: Glycosylation pattern (2006).^[3]

During his studies, he participated in the Erasmus exchange programme at the University of Granada, Spain, where he completed coursework in bioorganic chemistry and analytical biochemistry. He subsequently earned a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. His doctoral research focused on recombinant glycosyltransferases for glycopeptide synthesis and was conducted under the supervision of Sabine Flitsch.^[4]

Following his doctoral studies, Voglmeir undertook postdoctoral research in the United Kingdom, Austria, and Japan, where his work included microbial enzyme production, fungal glycobiology, and the isolation of carbohydrate-binding proteins.

Academic career

Voglmeir joined Nanjing Agricultural University in 2012, becoming its first full-time non-Chinese foreign professor.^[5] In 2015, he was appointed director of the Glycomics and Glycan Bioengineering Research Center (GGBRC),^[6] where his research focuses on glycomics, glycobiology, and carbohydrate-related aspects of food science.

His academic work addresses the chemical and biological functions of glycans, including their roles in microbial interactions, food systems, and health-related processes.

Research

Voglmeir’s research centres on carbohydrate chemistry, glycan bioengineering, glycomics, and biocatalysis. His work includes the development of chemical and enzymatic strategies for glycan analysis and modification, the use of directed evolution to engineer glycoenzymes, and studies on the biological roles of carbohydrates.

His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals in chemistry and chemical biology, including Angewandte Chemie^[7], Nature Chemistry^[8], Analytical Chemistry^[9][10][11], Green Chemistry^[12][13][14], and Chemical Communications^[15].

Editorial and professional activities

Voglmeir serves as an associate editor of the journal Carbohydrate Research and is a member of its editorial board.^[16]

Awards and funding

Voglmeir has received research funding from national and regional agencies in China, including multiple grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He is a recipient of the Jiangsu Friendship Award and the Jiangsu Provincial International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.^[17]

== References ==

1. "Josef Voglmeir". Nanjing Agricultural University. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
2. "南农首位全职非华裔外籍教授：为江苏引入"糖生物化学"新学科方向" (in Chinese). 新华日报. Archived from the original on 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
3. Voglmeir, Josef (2006). Arion lusitanicus: Glycosylation pattern. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna – via Austrian National Library.
4. Voglmeir, Josef. "Nagaoka University of Technology vs. University of Manchester (UK)" (PDF). Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
5. "南农首位全职非华裔外籍教授：为江苏引入"糖生物化学"新学科方向" (in Chinese). 新华日报. Archived from the original on 2 February 2026.
6. "Glycomics and Glycan Bioengineering Research Center". GGBRC. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
7. "An Enzymatic N-Acylation Step Enables the Biocatalytic Synthesis of Unnatural Sialosides". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2019. doi:10.1002/anie.201914338.
8. "Chemo-enzymatic synthesis is spot on for ganglioside glycan libraries". Nature Chemistry. 2024. doi:10.1038/s41557-024-01543-8.
9. "2-Pyridylfuran: A New Fluorescent Tag for the Analysis of Carbohydrates". Analytical Chemistry. 2014. doi:10.1021/ac501393a.
10. "One Assay for All: Exploring Small Molecule Phosphorylation Using Amylose–Polyiodide Complexes". Analytical Chemistry. 2015. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02247.
11. "Improved ESI-MS Sensitivity via an Imidazolium Tag (DAPMI-ITag) for Precise Sialic Acid Detection in Human Serum and CMAH-Null Mouse Tissues". Analytical Chemistry. 2025. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5c00752.
12. "Highly efficient and selective biocatalytic production of glucosamine from chitin". Green Chemistry. 2017. doi:10.1039/C6GC02910H.
13. "Substrate promiscuities of a bacterial galactokinase and a glucose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase enable xylose salvaging". Green Chemistry. 2022. doi:10.1039/D2GC00657J.
14. "ATP-independent enzymatic cascade for chitin-to-glucose bioconversion". Green Chemistry. 2025. doi:10.1039/D5GC04343C.
15. "Imidazolium labelling permits the sensitive mass-spectrometric detection of N-glycosides directly from serum". Chemical Communications. 2021. doi:10.1039/D1CC02100A.
16. "Editorial Board – Carbohydrate Research". ScienceDirect. Elsevier. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
17. "南农首位全职非华裔外籍教授：为江苏引入"糖生物化学"新学科方向" (in Chinese). 新华日报. Archived from the original on 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.