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GRTC Members

The members of the GRTC hail from the University of California campuses (UC San Diego, Irvine, Berkeley, San Francisco, Los Angeles), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), the Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO), the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences (Salk Institute), The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Sanford Burnham Prebys (SBP), La Jolla Institute (LJI), Children's Hospital of Orange County (OC), Stanford University, San Francisco State University, and the California Institute of Technology (CalTech).

If you feel you are qualified to become a member, please email Amanda Lewis and/or Kamil Godula.

Nicola J. Allen

Nicola J. Allen
Assistant Professor
Salk Institute
Synapse Biology

Marianna Alperin

Marianna Alperin
Professor
UC San Diego
Pelvic Floor Disorders & Lower Urinary Tract

Rommie Amaro

Rommie Amaro
Professor
UC San Diego
Computational Biophysics

Fotis Asimakopoulos

Fotis Asimakopoulos
Assoc. Proffessor in Residence
UC San Diego
Anti-tumor immunity

William E. Balch

William E. Balch
Professor
TSRI
Golgi Trafficking

Samuel Barondes

Samuel Barondes
Professor
UC San Francisco
Galectins

​Carolyn R. Bertozzi

​Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Professor
Stanford University
Chemical Engineering

Mina J. Bissell

Mina J. Bissell
Distinguished Scientist
LBNL
Extracellular Matrix

Lars Bode

Lars Bode
Professor
UC San Diego
Human Milk Glycans

David H. Broide

David H. Broide
Professor
UC San Diego
Asthma & Allergy

Michael D. Burkart

Michael D. Burkart
Professor
UC San Diego
Antibiotic Biosynthesis

Dennis R. Burton

Dennis R. Burton
Professor
TSRI
Virology & Immunity

Dillon Chen

Dillon Chen
Medical Director
Arrowhead Pharmaceutical
PolySialic Acid / Siglecs

Xi Chen

Xi Chen
Professor
UC Davis
Glycan Synthesis

Shu Chien

Shu Chien
Professor
UC San Diego
Vascular Biology

Andrew D. Chisholm

Andrew D. Chisholm
Professor
UC San Diego
C. elegans Development

Biswa P. Choudhury

Biswa P. Choudhury
Core Technical Director
UC San Diego
Glycan Analytics

Antonio De Maio

Antonio De Maio
Professor
UC San Diego
Inflammation

Michael Demetriou

Michael Demetriou
Professor
UC Irvine
Autoimmunity

Patricia I. Dickson

Patricia I. Dickson
Associate Professor
Harbor-UC Los Angeles
Mucopolysaccharidoses

Wolfgang H. Dillmann

Wolfgang H. Dillmann
Professor / Chair
UC San Diego
Hexosamine Pathway

Daniel J. Donoghue

Daniel J. Donoghue
Professor
UC San Diego
Growth Factor Signaling

Dannielle D. Engle

Dannielle D. Engle
Assistant Professor
Salk Institute
Pancreatitis / Cancer

Adam J. Engler

Adam J. Engler
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
Extracellular Matrix

Adrian Erlebacher

Adrian Erlebacher
Professor
UC San Francisco
Pregnancy immunology

Jeffrey D. Esko

Jeffrey D. Esko
Distinguished Professor
UC San Diego
Proteoglycans

Marilynn E. Etzler

Marilynn E. Etzler
Professor Emeritus
UC Davis
Plant Lectins

Joshua Fierer

Joshua Fierer
Professor
UC San Diego
Salmonella & Coccidioides

Susan J. Fisher

Susan J. Fisher
Professor
UC San Francisco
Extracellular Matrix

Hudson H. Freeze

Hudson H. Freeze

Professor
SBP
Glycosylation Disorders

Michiko N. Fukuda

Michiko N. Fukuda
Professor
SBP
Drug Discovery

Minoru Fukuda

Minoru Fukuda
Professor
SBP
Cancer Glycosylation

Mark M. Fuster

Mark M. Fuster
Associate Professor
UC San Diego / VAMC
Angiogenesis & Cancer

Fred H. Gage

Fred H. Gage
Professor
Salk Institute
Neurogenetics

Pascal Gagneux

Pascal Gagneux
Professor / Assoc. Director
UC San Diego
Reproduction

Philippe Gallay

Philippe Gallay
Professor
TSRI
Virology

Richard L. Gallo

Richard L. Gallo
Professor / Chair
UC San Diego
Skin Biology

Jacquelyn Gervay-Hague

Jacquelyn Gervay-Hague
Professor
UC Davis
Glycan Interactions

Kamil Godula

Kamil Godula
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
Glycoengineering

Philip Gordts

Philip Gordts
Assistant Professor
UC San Diego
Lipid Metabolism

Matthew Griffin

Matthew Griffin
Assistant Professor
UC Irvine
Host-microbial interactions

Amro H. Hamdoun

Amro H. Hamdoun
Associate Professor
UC San Diego / SIO
ABC Transporters

Tracy M. Handel

Tracy M. Handel
Professor
UC San Diego
Chemokines

Matthew J. Hangauer

Matthew J. Hangauer
Assistant Professor
UC San Diego
Cancer Persister Cells

Eva Harris

Eva Harris
Professor / Chair
UC Berkeley
Flavivirus virology

Thomas Hermann

Thomas Hermann
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
Glycoside-RNA Interact.

Samuel B. Ho

Samuel B. Ho
Professor
UC San Diego / VAMC
Epithelial Mucins

Linda C. Hsieh-Wilson

Linda C. Hsieh-Wilson
Professor / HHMI Invest.
CalTech
Chemical Neurobiology

Mia Huang

Mia Huang
Associate Professor
TSRI
Chemical Glycobiology

Randal J. Kaufman

Randal J. Kaufman
Professor
SBP
Protein Folding

Mitchell E. Kronenberg

Mitchell E. Kronenberg
President / CSO
La Jolla Institute
T-Cell Recognition

Arthur D. Lander

Arthur D. Lander
Professor
UC Irvine
Signaling / Morphogenesis

Dzung T. Le

Dzung T. Le
Clinical Professor
UC San Diego
Hemostasis & Thrombosis

Julie A. Leary

Julie A. Leary
Professor Emeritus
UC Davis
Mass Spectrometry

Carlito B. Lebrilla

Carlito B. Lebrilla
Professor
UC Davis
Mass Spectrometry

Amanda L. Lewis

Amanda L. Lewis
Professor
UC San Diego

Bacteriology Fem. Health

Nathan E. Lewis

Nathan E. Lewis
Assistant Professor
UC San Diego
Systems Biology

Warren G. Lewis

Warren G. Lewis
Assistant Professor
UC San Diego
Microbiome Glycobiology

Fu-Tong Liu

Fu-Tong Liu
Professor / Chair Emeritus
UC Davis
Galectin Function

Ayako Makino

Ayako Makino
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
Cardiovascular Physiology 

Jamey D. Marth

Jamey D. Marth
Professor
UC Santa Barbara
Glycosylation Genetics

Elaine A. Muchmore

Elaine A. Muchmore
Professor
UC San Diego / VAMC
Sialic Acid Biology

Samuel A. Myers

Samuel A. Myers
Assistant Professor
La Jolla Institute
O-GlcNAc Signaling

Victor Nizet

Victor Nizet

Professor
UC San Diego
Bacterial Pathogenesis

Brian P. Palenik

Brian P. Palenik
Professor
UC San Diego / SIO
Microalgae Glycoproteins

Bernhard O. Palsson

Bernhard O. Palsson
Professor
UC San Diego
Systems Biology

Alyssa Panitch

Alyssa Panitch
Professor / Chair
UC Davis
Glycoengineering

Gentry N. Patrick

Gentry N. Patrick
Professor
UC San Diego
Neurobiology

James C. Paulson

James C. Paulson
Professor
TSRI
Sialic Acid & Virology

Gulcin Pekkurnaz

Gulcin Pekkurnaz
Assistant Professor
UC San Diego
Neurobiology

Joanna J. Phillips

Joanna J. Phillips
Associate Professor
UC San Francisco
Glioblastoma

Matthew R. Pratt

Matthew R. Pratt
Professor
U.of Southern California
O-GlcNAc Chem. Biology

Robert L. Sah

Robert L. Sah
Professor
UC San Diego
Cartilage Biophysics

Geert Schmid-Schoenbein

Geert Schmid-Schoenbein
Professor / Chair
UC San Diego
Vascular Biology

Richard B. Schwab

Richard B. Schwab
Assoc. Clinical Professor
UC San Diego
Sialic Acids & Cancer

Christina Sigurdson

Christina Sigurdson
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
Protein Aggregation

Justin L. Sonnenburg

Justin L. Sonnenburg
Associate Professor
Stanford Medicine
Gut Microbiota

Emmanuel Theodorakis

Emmanuel Theodorakis
Professor
UC San Diego
Carbohydrate Chemistry

Christopher Toomey

Christopher Toomey
Assistant Professor
UC San Diego
Retina Heparan-Sulfate

Yitzhak Tor

Yitzhak Tor
Professor
UC San Diego
Aminoglycosides

Robert H. Tukey

Robert H. Tukey
Professor
UC San Diego
Glucuronidation

Ajit P. Varki

Ajit P. Varki
Distinguished Professor
UC San Diego
Sialic Acids

Nissi M. Varki

Nissi M. Varki
Professor
UC San Diego
Tumor Glycosylation

Raymond Y. Wang

Raymond Y. Wang
Director
Children's Hospital OC
Mucopolysaccharidoses

Rahul Warrior

Rahul Warrior
Associate Professor
UC Irvine
Drosophila Development

Ian A. Wilson

Ian A. Wilson
Professor
TSRI
Crystallography

Chi-Huey Wong

Chi-Huey Wong
Professor
TSRI
Chemical Synthesis

Peng Wu

Peng Wu
Associate Professor
TSRI
Glycan Imaging

Yu Yamaguchi

Yu Yamaguchi
Professor
SBP
Proteoglycan Neurobiology

Alice L. Yu

Alice L. Yu
Professor Emeritus
UC San Diego
Antiganglioside Therapy

Dirk M. Zajonc

Dirk M. Zajonc
Associate Professor
La Jolla Institute
Glycolipid Recognition

Karsten Zengler

Karsten Zengler
Professor
UC San Diego
Host-Microbe Interactions

Past Members

Wayne Akeson
David Amiel
Raffi Aroian
Linda Baum
Richard Boland
Bianca Brahamsha
David Brant
Maarten Chrispeels
Steven Clarke
Douglas Cooper
Djurdjica Coss
Anup Datta
Scott Emr

Marilyn Farquar
Nathaniel Finney
Omai Garner
Brad Gibson
Frances Gillin
Donald Guiney
Bradley Hayes
Jerry Hedrick
Stephen Hedrick
Ole Hindsgaul
Robert Hyman
Young S. Kim
Jayne Lesley

John Lowe
Bruce Macher
Vivek Malhotra
Michael Marletta
Paul Martin
Arnold Miller
John O'Brien
Peter Orlean
George Palade
Markus Pauly
Leland Powell
Tony Ratcliffe
Sharon Reed

Steven Rosen
Peter Seeberger
Deborah Spector
Andrew Spicer
Daniel Steinberg
Bradley Tebo
Ian Trowbridge
Frederic A. Troy II
Victor Vacquier
Herman Van Halbeek
Michael Van Nieuwenhze
Joseph Vinetz