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Associate Professor Helen Blanchard (Ph.D. (1990), Chemistry and small-molecule crystallography, University of London, UK) undertook post-doctoral research in protein X-ray crystallography and drug-design in academia and industry within Canada, USA, Switzerland and Australia. In 2002 Helen established a protein X-ray crystallography structural biology group at the Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University. As recognition of her international contribution to structural biology and chemistry she was admitted as fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in 2006. Her research involves determination of atomic protein structure, analysis of protein-ligand interactions and application of this information in understanding protein function and for structure based drug-design. Her research group has a major focus on lectins critical to disease progression including her research program on galectins that have importance in serious conditions including cancer.

Khuchtumur Bum-Erdene completed his Bachelors degree in Chemistry (2010) at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in USA and is a Ph.D. student at the Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University under the supervision of Associate Professor Helen Blanchard. His research focuses on the structure-function of the galectin family of proteins and structure-based drug design.

Matt Hugo completed his Bachelor of Biomolecular Science (Advanced) with Honours (2013) at Griffith University and is a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Associate Professor Helen Blanchard at the Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University. His research encompasses structure-based drug design and synthesis of inhibitors targeting galectins.