Awardees

2023 Award Recipients: 

Xavier Holmes, Grad student, Lebrilla lab, UC Davis

Presented Research: GlycoNetwork: A software for relating glycan expression with glycoenzyme activity

Women’s Health Research Topic or Interest: Alzheimer’s disease research

Akanksha Onkar, Postdoctoral Researcher, UC San Francisco

Presented Research: Exploring the role of trophoblast glycans in mediating immune tolerance during pregnancy

Women’s Health Research Topic or Interest: Glycans in maternal tolerance to the fetus

Marissa Maciej-Hulme, Postdoctoral Researcher/Pre-Faculty, UC San Diego 

Presented Research: Heparan sulfate proteoglycans in adipose tissue regulate glucose homeostasis

Women’s Health Research Topic or Interest: Breast Cancer

Fiona Kerns, Postdoctoral Researcher/Pre-Faculty, UC San Diego 

Presented Research: Electrostatic Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and its Interactions with Heparan Sulfate 

Women’s Health Research Topic or Interest: Ovarian Cancer

Chelsea Painter, Postdoctoral Researcher, UC San Diego

Presented Research: Investigating the Effects of Human Milk Oligosaccharides on Hyperlipidemia

Women’s Health Research Topic or Interest: Glycans from human milk to fight heart disease