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National Consortium for Excellence in Glycosciences: Mentors

Name Expertise Location Mentee(s)
Thomas Abshire, MD Hematology / Tra nsfusion Medicine / Imm unology Blood Research Institute, Versiti
Marianna Alperin, MD, MS Pelvic Floor Disorders University of California, San Diego Francesca Boscolo
Galit Alter, MD Antibody Glyc osylation / Humoral Immunity Harvard Medical School
Mark E. Anderson, MD, PhD Heart Failure / Arrhythmia / Cardiovascular Disease / Sudden Cardiac Death Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Priya Umapathi
Olurotimi Mesubi
Robert Anthony, PhD Immunoglobulin Glycosylation Harvard Medical School Kai-Ting Shade
Pablo Argüeso, PhD Mucins / Wound Repair Harvard Medical School
Mark A. Aronica, MD Asthma Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute Angelica Ueltschy
Kuberan Balagurunathan, PhD Bioinformatics / GAGs University of Utah
Lars Bode, PhD Human Milk Glycans University of California, San Diego
Robert Brodsky, MD Bone Marrow Failure, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Samuel Merrill
Michael D. Burkart, PhD Antibiotic Biosynthesis University of California, San Diego Graham Heberlig
Elliot Chaikof, MD, PhD Glycobiological Structure / Function Studies Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Jiaxuan Chen
Andrew Chisholm, PhD C. elegans Development University of California, San Diego
Laurie Comstock, PhD Intestinal Microbiota Harvard Medical School
John A. Corbett, PhD Lysosomal Storage Disease / Diabetes / Metabolic Disorders Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Richard D. Cummings, PhD Cancer Glycobiology / Inflammation Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Jane Cheng
Kathryn Stackhouse
Nancy M. Dahms, PhD Lysosomal Storage Disease Medical College of Wisconsin Chen Chen
Adam Kanack
Dawn Wenzel
Yiwen Cui
Srinivasan Dasarathy, MD Inflammation & Immunity Cleveland Clinic Nicole Welch
Amy Attaway
Gregory A. Denomme, PhD Immunology / Hematology Blood Research Institute, Versiti
Umesh R. Desai, PhD GAGs / Proteomics Virginia Commonwealth University Daniel Afosah
Charles Dimitroff, PhD Lectin-Carbohydrate Interactions Brigham & Women's Hospital
Adam Engler, PhD Extracellular Matrix University of California, San Diego Francesca Boscolo
Serpil C Erzurum, MD Translational research of lung pathologies Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute Anny Mulya
Jeffrey D. Esko, PhD Proteoglycans University of California, San Diego Ryan Weiss
Hervé Falet, PhD Hematology / Transfusion Medicine / Platelets Medical College of Wisconsin
Christiane Ferran, MD, PhD Molecular Signatures of Homeostasis Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mark M. Fuster, MD Cancer / Angiogenesis University of California, San Diego So-Young Kim
Pascal Gagneux, PhD Reproduction U niversity of California, San Diego
Richard L. Gallo, MD, PhD Skin Biology University of California, San Diego
Kamil Godula, PhD Glycoengineering University of California, San Diego Ryan Porell
Philip Gordts, PhD Lipid Metabolism University of California, San Diego Michelle Ducasa
Chelsea Painter
Sophie Groux-Degroote, MS PhD Glycobiology in Cancer University of Sciences and Tech of Lille
Rebekah Gundry, PhD Mass Spectrometry / Stem Cell Biology Medical College of Wisconsin
Tracy M. Handel, PhD Chemokines University of California, San Diego
Gerald W. Hart, PhD Translation and Mitochondrial Functions by O-GlcNAc / Nutrient Regulation of Transcription University of Georgia Priya Umapathi
Vincent C. Hascall, PhD Hyaluronan in Diabetic Pathologies Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute Amina Abbadi
Angelica Ueltschy
Yan Wang
Nicole Welch
Anny Mulya
Adam M. Hawkridge, PhD Glycomics / Proteomics / Mass Spectrometry Virginia Commonwealth University
Karin Hoffmeister, MD Transfusion Medicine / Glycomics / Hematology Translational Glycomics Center Waseem Anani
Melissa Lee-Sundlov
David Kass, MD Elucidating new mechanisms and treatments for cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Jean Kim, MD, PhD Translational Research in Chronic Rhinosinusitis / Pathogenesis of Hyperplastic Nasal Polyposis Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Anabel Alvarenga
Vijay Kuchroo, DVM, PhD Autoreactive T-cell Biology Brigham & Women's Hospital
Thomas S. Kupper, MD Skin-homing T cells / Tissue resident T cells Brigham & Women's Hospital
Robert Langer, ScD Biotech and Material Science MIT Elizabeth Calle
Joseph T.Y. Lau, PhD Glycosylation / Hematology / Glycan Roswell Park Division, State University of New York Tianxin (Sheena) Yu
Jinchao (Chris) Zhang
Sophia Balderman
Ogechi Ogoke
Kelvin P. Lee, MD Hematology / Immunology Jacobs School of Medicine, University at Buffalo
Amanda L. Lewis, PhD Bacteriology / Women's Health University of California, San Diego
Nathan E. Lewis, PhD Systems Biology University of California, San Diego Sridevi Krishnan
Michael K. Mansour, MD, PhD Therapies Against Fungal Infections Harvard Medical School
Edward V. Maytin, MD, PhD Hyaluronan / Wound Healing Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute Yan Wang
Philip McCarthy, MD Hematology / Immunology Jacobs School of Medicine, University at Buffalo
Anne Murphy, MD Cardiomyopathy and key proteins that are part of the contractile apparatus Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
George Muschler, MD Aging / Cell Processing / Cell Fabrication / Cellular Therapy / Clinical Stem Cell Biology / Cell Based Assays / Tissue Engineering / Regenerative Medicine Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute
Amina Abbadi
Sriram Neelamegham, PhD Glycosylation / Glycomics School of Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo
Enid Neptune, MD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, critical care medicine, and Marfan syndrome Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Peter J. Newman, PhD Hematology / Glycan / Vascular Biology Blood Research Institute, Versiti
Peter Nigrovic, MD Rheumatic Disease / Arthritis Brigham & Women's Hospital
Victor Nizet, MD Bacterial Pathogenesis University of California, San Diego Sun-Mi Choi
Ruth Siew
Brian O'Rourke, PhD Heart Failure / Ischemia-Reperfusion / Arrhythmias / Molecular Manipulation of Cardiac Excitability Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Kyriakos Papanicolaou
Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, PhD O-GlcNAcylation, pre- and post-natal development, Non-Nutritive Sweeteners, Microbiome Medical College of Wisconsin Dawn Wenzel
Yiwen Cui
Bernhard Palsson, PhD Systems Biology University of California, San Diego
Bhaumik B. Patel, MD GAGs Virginia Commonwealth University
Gentry N. Patrick, PhD Neurobiology University of California, San Diego
Gulcin Pekkurnaz, PhD Neurobiology University of California, San Diego Richard Sanchez
Gerald B. Pier, PhD Bacterial Infection / Vaccine Design Harvard Medical School
Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD B-cell Immunology Harvard Medical School
Krishna Rajarathnam, PhD GAGs University of Texas
Seth Rakoff-Nahoum, MD, PhD Computational Biology of Microbial Communities Harvard Medical Center
Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD Stem Cell Biology Blood Research Institute, Versiti
Ellis Reinherz, MD Immunorecognition Harvard Medical School
William J. Rhead, MD Gene Therapy / Metabolic Disorders Medical College of Wisconsin
Robert Sackstein, MD, PhD Glycoengineering Cell Surfaces Florida International University Dorothy Contiguglia-Akcan
John O'Malley
Ryan Jajosky
Kevin Chandler
Mark Murakaumi
Ronald Schnaar, PhD Functions of Glycans and Glycan Recognition in Intercellular Interactions in the Innate Immune and Nervous Systems Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Samuel Merrill
Anabel Alvarenga
Brahm Segal, MD Infectious Disease / Immunology / Hematology Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Christina Sigurdson, PhD Protein Aggregation University of California, San Diego Julia Callender
Joseph G. Sodroski, MD HIV-1 Envelope Glycoproteins Harvard Medical School
Timothy Springer, PhD Integrin Signaling Harvard Medical School
Sean Stowell, MD Pathology Harvard Medical School Ryan Jajosky
Yitzhak Tor, PhD Aminoglycosides University of California, San Diego Phillip Bartels
Ajit Varki, MBBS Sialic Acids University of California, San Diego Dillon Chen
Ruth Siew
Hartmut Weiler, PhD Hematology / Immunology / Vascular Biology Medical College of Wisconsin
Robert Weiss, MD Developing non-invasive imaging and spectroscopy techniques for cardiac disease; Aging Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Christina Woo, PhD Small Molecule Protein Interaction Harvard Medical School
Alice Yu, MD, PhD Antiganglioside Therapy University of California, San Diego
Natasha Zachara, PhD Regulation of Cell Survival Decisions by O-GlcNAc Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Kyriakos Papanicolaou
Olurotimi Mesubi

 

Previous Mentors

Name Expertise Location Mentee(s)
Carol de la Motte, PhD Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) / GI Barrier Defense / Hyaluronan Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute
Raed Dweik, MD Role of nitric oxide in lung physiology and pathophsiology of lung diseases Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute
Linda Graham, MD
Smooth muscle cell function bypass grafts Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute
Ronald J. Midura, PhD Skeletal Physiology / Fracture Healing / Osteoporosis Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute