Ratmir Derda

@RatmirDerda

Rewind the time and let it go forward: will we, or nature, make the same discoveries and innovations? Seeking ways to test "Reproducible Discovery" hypothesis.

Edmonton, Alberta Joined October 2017

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Ratmir Derda @RatmirDerda Mar 10, 2025

Remember The Glycans: Consideration of Glycans in Evaluating the Threat of Mirror-Image Life Forms
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
by 32 #glycobiology PIs @ChemicalBiology @CarolynBertozzi @GlyCosmos @peterseeberger @daniel_bojar @FeiziTen @Lowarylab @sjwill99 et al #RememberTheGlycans

www.science.org Confronting risks of mirror life Broad discussion is needed to chart a path forward

Ratmir Derda @RatmirDerda Feb 18, 2025

"Later but Better" -- nice title for this highlight of our work (thank you, Guoqing Jin!) nature.com/articles/s4157…

Ratmir Derda @RatmirDerda Jan 23, 2025

To distract everyone from the devastating NIH news, I recommend reading this Mirror Image Life discussion in Science magazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… or popular press cbc.ca/radio/thecurre… and our view on this topic: TLDR: do not forget about Glycans! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

www.science.org Confronting risks of mirror life Broad discussion is needed to chart a path forward

Ratmir Derda @RatmirDerda Dec 20, 2024

Congratulations to Kejia Yan @yantwohappyyyy the lead on the most complex and comprehensive @acsJACS publications from @derda_lab to date. Big thanks to @48HourDiscovery and Dustin Maly Lab for their contribution. See "late stage reshaping" paper at doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4…

Ratmir Derda @RatmirDerda Oct 24, 2024

@CellChemBiol publication of Liquid Lectin Array (LiLA) led by Guilherme Meira Lima (scholar.google.com/citations?user…) PhD Student from @derda_lab and co-authors from @MatthewMacaule4 Lab, @glycocode (Lara Mahal), Raymond Lai et al, now in cell.com/cell-chemical-…