John Vercellotti during his career has worked as an academician, as a carbohydrate chemist and researcher, and together with his wife, Sharon, as an operator of a full-service laboratory for the carbohydrate community that provided unique services for those in need of “carbohydrate expertise…” be it synthesis, isolation/purification or analysis. He continues to this day to keep his hand on the pulse of the field with contacts and collaborations. As a student I was fully introduced to carbohydrate chemistry at the University of Tennessee ca. 1967–1969 by working in John’s laboratory; then I graduated to the Big Sugar Factory to the North at Ohio State to work with Derek Horton. Throughout my career, I have counted on John as a teacher, mentor, colleague and sometimes collaborator. I conclude this presentation with some chemistry developed in my lab late in my career that has its roots in glycoside chemistry learned from John.

2023 CARB Industrial Chemistry Award: A tribute to John and Sharon Vercellotti of V-Labs, Inc.: A student’s perspective

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