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Career Development in Glycosciences: UC San Diego Faculty Mentors

Scholars interested in the UC San Diego Program for Career Development in Glycosciences should contact an approved faculty mentor and be accepted into their research program. Approved Faculty Mentors are listed below with links to their lab websites. After appointment into the Mentor's laboratory, the Mentor can submit an application package on behalf of the Scholar.
Lars Bode, PhD

Lars Bode, PhD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
Human Milk Glycans

Michael D. Burkart, PhD

Michael D. Burkart, PhD
Professor
UC San Diego
Antibiotic Biosynthesis

Andrew Chisholm, PhD

Andrew Chisholm, PhD
Professor
UC San Diego
C.elegans Development

Adam Engler, PhD

Adam Engler, PhD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
Extracellular Matrix

Jeffrey D. Esko, PhD

Jeffrey D. Esko, PhD
Professor
UC San Diego
Proteoglycans

Mark M. Fuster, MD

Mark M. Fuster, MD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego - VAMC
Angiogenesis & Cancer

Pascal Gagneux, PhD

Pascal Gagneux, PhD
Associate Professor 
UC San Diego
Reproduction

Richard L. Gallo, MD, PhD

Richard L. Gallo, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair
UC San Diego
Skin Biology

Kamil Godula, PhD

Kamil Godula, PhD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
Glycoengineering

Philip Gordts, PhD

Philip Gordts, PhD
Assistant Professor
UC San Diego
Lipid Metabolism

Tracy M. Handel, PhD

Tracy M. Handel, PhD
Professor
UC San Diego
Chemokines

Amanda L. Lewis, PhD

Amanda L. Lewis, PhD
Professor
UC San Diego
Bacteriology / Women's Health

Nathan E. Lewis, PhD

Nathan E. Lewis, PhD
Assistant Professor
UC San Diego
Systems Biology

Victor Nizet, MD

Victor Nizet, MD
Professor
UC San Diego
Bacterial Pathogenesis

Bernhard Palsson, PhD

Bernhard Palsson, PhD
Professor
UC San Diego
Systems Biology

Gentry N. Patrick, PhD

Gentry N. Patrick, PhD
Professor
UC San Diego
Neurobiology

Gulcin Pekkurnaz, PhD

Gulcin Pekkurnaz, PhD
Assistant Professor
UC San Diego
Neurobiology

Christina Sigurdson, PhD

Christina Sigurdson, PhD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
Protein Aggregation

Yitzhak Tor, PhD

Yitzhak Tor, PhD
Professor
UC San Diego
Aminoglycosides

Ajit Varki, MD

Ajit Varki, MD
Professor
UC San Diego
Sialic Acids

Alice Yu, MD, PhD

Alice Yu, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus
UC San Diego
Antiganglioside Therapy