José Kovensky
Professor
Laboratoire de Glycochimie, des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources (LG2A) UMR CNRS 7378, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
France
Biography
Prof. José Kovensky has PhD from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina, 1992). He did his postdoctoral research at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris, France, 1994-1995). After being Professor of Organic Chemistry in Argentina, he got a Full Professor position in Amiens in 2002. He has been principal investigator of several projects financed by the Regional Council or Picardie Region, binational projects France-Germany, France-Argentine, and partner in European Projects. He has directed or co-directed 12 PhD theses. He is co-author of more than 80 publications (articles, book chapters, patents).
Research Interest
He has a wide experience in the synthesis and modification of oligosaccharides, in particular uronic acid containing oligosaccharides, sulfonated oligosaccharides, glycosaminoglycans, multivalent glycoclusters, and sugar-based surfactants.