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The Kiessling Lab – October Lab of the Month

Led by Professor Laura Kiessling at MIT, the Kiessling lab has a passion for carbohydrates — the biomolecules coating every cell on Earth. This coat, termed the glycocalyx, serves as a critical conduit of information.

Using chemical biology, the Kiessling lab interrogates ways in which the glycocalyx enables microbes to escape host immune recognition. The group harnesses synthetic chemistry, molecular dynamics simulations, molecular and cell biology, as well as immunology to unpack the importance of glycan-protein interactions at the forefront of many diseases.

Stay tuned for more exciting features, and don’t miss the chance to get your lab featured! Please contact Lars Sahl to get involved!

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