MCGalan Lab
@mcgalanlab.bsky.social
Professor of Organic and Biological Chemistry Interests in Organic Synthesis, Catalysis, Nanomaterials, G4s and Chemical Biology -
Based at School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK. http://galanresearch.com
Based at School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK. http://galanresearch.com
Many thanks S. Kulkarni for organising this One Day Symposium on Chemistry and Biology of Glycans @iitbombay Always a pleasure to come to Mumbai and interact with colleagues and students. @BristolChem @BristolUni Looking forward to exciting opportunities between our institutes.
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Many thanks S. Kulkarni for organising this One Day Symposium on Chemistry and Biology of Glycans @iitbombay Always a pleasure to come to Mumbai and interact with colleagues and students. @BristolChem @BristolUni Looking forward to exciting opportunities between our institutes.
Many congratulations to Bella Law from @Spencer_D60 jointly with our group @BristolChem on passing her MRes Viva today 🥳. Many thanks to @drzoewaller.bsky.social and Angela Nobbs for examining. Wish I could have been there in person to celebrate with you. 🍾
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Many congratulations to Bella Law from @Spencer_D60 jointly with our group @BristolChem on passing her MRes Viva today 🥳. Many thanks to @drzoewaller.bsky.social and Angela Nobbs for examining. Wish I could have been there in person to celebrate with you. 🍾
Day 2 of the ‘Emerging Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology (ETGG-2025) at Banaras Hindu University continues … delighted to share our latest work on synthetic strategies for oligosaccharide synthesis and applications. @BristolChem and visiting the campus temple
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Day 2 of the ‘Emerging Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology (ETGG-2025) at Banaras Hindu University continues … delighted to share our latest work on synthetic strategies for oligosaccharide synthesis and applications. @BristolChem and visiting the campus temple
Great first day of the Carbo-39 Emerging trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology etgg-bhu-2025.in at BHU Varanasi, hosted by @VinodKTiwari6 Ecstatic to be the “Guest of Honour” at today’s Inaugural function. @BristolChem
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Great first day of the Carbo-39 Emerging trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology etgg-bhu-2025.in at BHU Varanasi, hosted by @VinodKTiwari6 Ecstatic to be the “Guest of Honour” at today’s Inaugural function. @BristolChem
Such a pleasure to be here @IITHyderabad to kick start the chemspirit.com Such a fantastic conference. Many thanks @ASau_Chem and other conveners for the invitation. @BristolChem
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Such a pleasure to be here @IITHyderabad to kick start the chemspirit.com Such a fantastic conference. Many thanks @ASau_Chem and other conveners for the invitation. @BristolChem
Many congratulations to @NinaMaiAllen @BristolChem @BCS_CDT on passing her PhD viva today. Many thanks to Chris @Willis_Group and Marco @diantoniogroup.bsky.social for examining 🥳
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Many congratulations to @NinaMaiAllen @BristolChem @BCS_CDT on passing her PhD viva today. Many thanks to Chris @Willis_Group and Marco @diantoniogroup.bsky.social for examining 🥳
Many congratulations to our own @GuiMarczak @BristolChem 🥳 on winning one of the Poster prizes at the recent www.slonmr.si/anna_2025/in.... Such a great meeting on Nucleic Acids Research!!
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Many congratulations to our own @GuiMarczak @BristolChem 🥳 on winning one of the Poster prizes at the recent www.slonmr.si/anna_2025/in.... Such a great meeting on Nucleic Acids Research!!
Many congratulations to @jenniferjohns01 @BCS_CDT @BristolChem for winning the Biosynth best oral presentation at the RSC Carbohydrate Winter meeting 2025 www.rsc.org/events/detai... 🥳
September 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Many congratulations to @jenniferjohns01 @BCS_CDT @BristolChem for winning the Biosynth best oral presentation at the RSC Carbohydrate Winter meeting 2025 www.rsc.org/events/detai... 🥳
Congratulations to @DoudouLu319 from our group @Bristolchem on winning one of the Poster Prizes at the recent RSC Nucleic Acids Forum 2025 - #G4photocontrol 🙌
July 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Congratulations to @DoudouLu319 from our group @Bristolchem on winning one of the Poster Prizes at the recent RSC Nucleic Acids Forum 2025 - #G4photocontrol 🙌
Great talk from @jenniferjohns01 @BCS_CDT @eurocarb22 discussing our latest results on stereoselective glycal activation.
July 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Great talk from @jenniferjohns01 @BCS_CDT @eurocarb22 discussing our latest results on stereoselective glycal activation.
Really happy to receive the 2025 Emil Fisher Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry @eurocarb22 @BristolChem jointly with @FlitschSabine . Looking forward to the rest of the meeting.
July 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Really happy to receive the 2025 Emil Fisher Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry @eurocarb22 @BristolChem jointly with @FlitschSabine . Looking forward to the rest of the meeting.
Really excited for the start of @eurocarb22 in Gdansk. Kicking off with a choir performance before we move to the scientific programme at the beautiful Baltic Philharmonic.
July 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Really excited for the start of @eurocarb22 in Gdansk. Kicking off with a choir performance before we move to the scientific programme at the beautiful Baltic Philharmonic.
It has been an absolute blast to be part of Dr Gurudas Chakraborty’s PhD defence in beautiful @univgroningen with @DrZoeWaller. Many congratulations on an excellent thesis and oral defence.🍾
July 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It has been an absolute blast to be part of Dr Gurudas Chakraborty’s PhD defence in beautiful @univgroningen with @DrZoeWaller. Many congratulations on an excellent thesis and oral defence.🍾
Heading home now after a great week of science and outdoor activities, while meeting old and new friends. Looking forward to chairing with @SteSuch the next #GRCCarbohydrateChemistry 2027 meeting. Hope to see many of you there!
June 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Heading home now after a great week of science and outdoor activities, while meeting old and new friends. Looking forward to chairing with @SteSuch the next #GRCCarbohydrateChemistry 2027 meeting. Hope to see many of you there!
The sun is out … great start for the 2nd day at the GRC Carbohydrates meeting.
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It is good to be back at Holderness School
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It is good to be back at Holderness School
June 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The sun is out … great start for the 2nd day at the GRC Carbohydrates meeting.
www.grc.org/carbohydrate...
It is good to be back at Holderness School
www.grc.org/carbohydrate...
It is good to be back at Holderness School
Ready for the start of #B&B2025 #Edinburgh meeting rsc.org/events/detail/… - thanks to Asier @BOOMchemistry and Marc @dynafluors for organising.
June 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ready for the start of #B&B2025 #Edinburgh meeting rsc.org/events/detail/… - thanks to Asier @BOOMchemistry and Marc @dynafluors for organising.
Such a wonderful day out at Cheddar Gorge with a team of brilliant scientists and colleagues. It is good sometimes to stop and smell the flowers … and get some real Cheddar cheese 🧀😉
May 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Such a wonderful day out at Cheddar Gorge with a team of brilliant scientists and colleagues. It is good sometimes to stop and smell the flowers … and get some real Cheddar cheese 🧀😉
Thanks #ACSCarb division for awarding me with the ACS 2025 Melville L Wolfrom award acscarb.org/awards/wolfrom… Truly honoured to have received this recognition and celebrate with friends and colleagues
March 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Thanks #ACSCarb division for awarding me with the ACS 2025 Melville L Wolfrom award acscarb.org/awards/wolfrom… Truly honoured to have received this recognition and celebrate with friends and colleagues
Many thanks to Richard Hartley and Andrew Sutherland for hosting my visit to Chemistry @uofglasgow.bsky.social - what great day of science discussions with fantastic colleagues.
March 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Many thanks to Richard Hartley and Andrew Sutherland for hosting my visit to Chemistry @uofglasgow.bsky.social - what great day of science discussions with fantastic colleagues.
Thank you to the CINMPS committee for the invitation. A true honor !
February 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Thank you to the CINMPS committee for the invitation. A true honor !
Excited to be back in Naples to deliver a CINMPIS lecture on photoresponsive G4 ligands @BristolChem - such a wonderful meeting on synthesis methodology and innovation … and such a beautiful place.
February 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Excited to be back in Naples to deliver a CINMPIS lecture on photoresponsive G4 ligands @BristolChem - such a wonderful meeting on synthesis methodology and innovation … and such a beautiful place.
Such a great visit today to NangyangTechnological University. Great discussions with staff and students. Thanks Xuewei Liu for hosting.
December 10, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Such a great visit today to NangyangTechnological University. Great discussions with staff and students. Thanks Xuewei Liu for hosting.
No matter where you go, there is always a good chance to find @BristolChem alumni. Great to catch up with @ChemistryUoN Liam Ball and @iiscbangalore Durga Prasad Hari #SICC-12 Singapore
December 9, 2024 at 6:55 AM
No matter where you go, there is always a good chance to find @BristolChem alumni. Great to catch up with @ChemistryUoN Liam Ball and @iiscbangalore Durga Prasad Hari #SICC-12 Singapore
Delighted to be speaking at the Frontiers in Organic Chemistry at the SICC-12 sicc12.org in Singapore among an exciting lineup of speakers. Great venue for a great meeting. Come and join us at session 11 organised by @MJKoh87 @aaronzhong619
December 9, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Delighted to be speaking at the Frontiers in Organic Chemistry at the SICC-12 sicc12.org in Singapore among an exciting lineup of speakers. Great venue for a great meeting. Come and join us at session 11 organised by @MJKoh87 @aaronzhong619
Early Xmas celebrations with the group … it is always fun to get together and celebrate our hard work and successes with such a nice group of coworkers.
December 6, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Early Xmas celebrations with the group … it is always fun to get together and celebrate our hard work and successes with such a nice group of coworkers.