Biographical Sketch Xue-Long Sun Professor of Chemistry Cleveland State University (i). Professional Preparation Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, China Pharmaceutics B.S. 1988 Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan Pharmaceutical Chemistry M.S. 1994 Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan Pharmaceutical Chemistry Ph.D. 1997 RIKEN Institute, Wako, Japan Pharmaceutical Chemistry Postdoc. 2000 Emory University, Atlanta, GA Biomedical Engineering Postdoc. 2002 (ii). Appointments 2012- Professor, Cleveland State University, Department of Chemistry, Cleveland, Ohio 2012- Adjunct Professor, Cleveland State University, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland, Ohio 2012-2009 Associate Professor, Cleveland State University, Department of Chemistry, Cleveland, Ohio 2007- Adjunct Professor, Cleveland Clinic, Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland, Ohio 2009-2006 Assistant Professor, Cleveland State University, Department of Chemistry, Cleveland, Ohio 2006-2002 Research Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia (iii). Publications (out of total 76 peer-reviewed publications) Five publications closely related to the proposed project: S. N. Narla and Xue-Long Sun, Immobilized Sialyloligo-Macroligand and Its Protein Binding Specificity. Biomacromolecules 2012, 13, 1675-1682. S. N. Narla, Xue-Long Sun, Glyco-Macroligan Microarray with Controlled Orientation and Glycan Density. Lab on a Chip 2012, 12, 1656-1663. X. Zeng, C. A. S. Andrade, M. D. L. Oliveira, Xue-Long Sun, Carbohydrate-protein interactions and their biosensing applications. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2012, 402, 3161-3176. S. N. Narla, H. Nie, Y. Li, Xue-Long Sun, Recent Advances in Synthesis and Biomedical Applications of Chain-End Functionalized Glycopolymers. Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry 2012. 31, 67-92. S. N. Narla, Xue-Long Sun, Synthesis of Orientated Glyco-Macroligand Based on Site-Specific Immobilization of Chain-End Functionalized Glycopolymer. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2011, 9, 845-850. Five other significant publications: Y. Ma, I. Sobkiv, V. Gruzdys, H. Zhang and Xue-Long Sun, Liposomal glyco-microarray for studying glycolipid-protein interactions. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2012, 404, 51-58. H. Nie, Y. Li, Xue-Long Sun, Recent Advances in Sialic Acid-Focused Glycomics. Journal of Proteomics 2012, 75, 3098-3112. Xue-Long Sun, Cellular Glycomics: Strategies and Approaches. Journal of Glycomics and Lipidomics 2012, 2, e105. R. Jiang, J. Weingart and Xue-Long Sun, End-Point Immobilization of Recombinant Thrombomodulin via Sortase-Mediated Ligation. Bioconjugate Chemistry 2012, 23, 643-649. Y. Ma, R. Jiang, H. Zhang and Xue-Long Sun, Chemoselective Funtionalizable Tethered Bilayer Lipid Membrane for Versatile Membrane Mimetic Systems Fabrication. Journal of Materials Chemistry 2012, 22, 6148-6155. (iv). Synergistic Activities Executive Editor Journal of Glycomics and Lipidomics (OMICS Group), 2010- Editorial Board Member Medicinnal Chemsitry (OMICS Group), 2010- International Journal of Organic Chemistry (Scientific Research Publishing Group), 2011- Virus Adaptation and Treatment (Dove Medical Press), 2008- Guest Editor Issue on Carbohydrate Recognition and Applications, Medicinal Research Reviews (peer reviewed journal, Wiley InterScience), 2010, Volume 30 Issue 2. Organizer of Professional Conference Organizing Committee Member for the 2013 International Conference on Metabolomics & Systems Biology (April 8-10, 2013, Chicago, USA) Organizing Committee Member for the 2012 International Conference on Metabolomics & Systems Biology (February 20-22, 2012, San Francisco, USA) Host and Organizer of 2010 Cleveland Symposium of Pharmaceutical Sciences (about 50 attendees), April 30, 2010, Cleveland, Ohio. Co-Chair of Organic Chemistry Session of CERMACS2009 (Central Regional Meeting of American Chemical Society, May 20-23, 2009) in Cleveland Host and Organizer of 4th Midwest Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposium, October 3-4, 2008, Cleveland, Ohio Professional Memberships American Chemical Society (2000-) American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (2002-), The Society of Glycobiology (2004-), American Heart Association (2004-), American Society of Mass Spectrometry (2010-) (v). Collaborators, Advisors and Advisory Activities Collaborators within 48 months Xianqun Zeng, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Oakland University Qinyu Wu, Professor, Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors Hiroaki Takayanagi (Ph.D. advisor, Professor, Kitasato University, Tokyo Japan) Chi-Huey Wong (Postdoctoral supervisor, Professor, The Scripps Research Institute/RIKEN Institute) Elliot L. Chaikof (Postdoctoral supervisor, Professor, Emory University School of Medicine) Advisor and sponsor for postdoctoral fellow (Total 3) Yong Ma, Ph.D. (2008-2012), Rui Jiang, Ph.D. (2010-), Jacob Weingart, Ph.D. (2011-) Thesis Advisor for graduate student (Total 11) Srinivas Chagahalla, Ph.D. (2006-2010); Munigeti Rajgopal, M.S. (2007-2009); Hailong Zhang, Ph.D. (2007-2012); Satya Narla, Ph.D. graduate student (2008-); Pratima Vabbilisetty, M.S., Ph.D. graduate student (2009-); Poornima Pinnamaneni, M.S. (2010-2012); Jaya Sri Kakarla, M.S. graduate student (2011-); Valentinas Gruzdys, Ph.D. graduate student (2011-); Lin Wang, Ph.D. graduate student (2012-); Vinay Kodithyala, M.S. graduate student (2012-); Joshua Whitehead, Ph.D. graduate student (2012-) Advisor for undergraduate student independent and senior research (Total 15) Dongho Kim (2008 fall semester), Jonathan Allen (2008 fall semester), Vivian Ekechukwu (2009 spring semester), Jeff Pallotta (2009 spring semester), Valentinas Gruzdys (2009 summer and fall, 2010 spring, summer, fall, 2011 spring semester), Sean Anson, (2009 fall, 2010 spring semester), Rachelle Dellinger (2010 spring semester), Will Elmore (2010 spring and fall semester), Irena Sobkiv (2011 spring semester), Joshua Whited (2011 summer and fall semester), Gray Chad (2011 fall semester), Gurpreet Grewal (2012 spring semester), Brittney Matuschek, (2012 spring semester), Nikola Paulic (2012 summer semester), Rhonda Jones (2012 summer semester, 2012 fall semester) Advisor for high school student research (Total 5) Jimmy Yang and Andrew Gong (Solon High School, 2010 spring), Peter Shi and Andy Peng (Solon High School, 2010 summer), Lulu Sun (Hathaway Brown High School, 2011 spring semester) .