We seek to understand and engineer the roles of cell-surface sugars in the immune system.
New paradigms to harness the immune system are necessary to address unmet needs in human health. Sugars called glycans coat the surface of every cell and, as a result, influence nearly every immunological process. Our lab is pioneering approaches to explore glycoimmunology as a frontier area of immunobiology and immunotherapy.
Image: Human immune cells killing cancer cells
We are committed to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM through mentoring, outreach, and educational innovation.
Selected publications
Antibody-lectin chimeras for glyco-immune checkpoint blockade
bioRxiv (2022) doi: 10.1101/2022.10.26.513931
On-demand biomanufacturing of protective conjugate vaccines
Science Advances (2021) doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abe9444
BioBits™ Bright: A fluorescent synthetic biology education kit
Science Advances (2018) doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aat5107
