# Carolyn Bertozzi

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Scientist Stories: Carolyn Bertozzi, Therapeutic Opportunities in Glycoscience

Carolyn Bertozzi's research interests span the disciplines of chemistry and biology with an emphasis on studies of cell surface sugars important to human health and disease. Her research group profiles changes in cell surface glycosylation associated with cancer, inflammation and bacterial infectio…

Bioorthogonal Chemistry with Carolyn Bertozzi

Nobel laureate Carolyn Bertozzi joins Jorge Conde to unravel the concept of bioorthogonal chemistry.  Carolyn traces her pioneering path from early studies in carbohydrate chemistry to how her lab developed the revolutionary ability to manipulate chemical reactions inside the human body.  Together,…

A Nobel Prize For Chemistry Work ‘Totally Separate From Biology’

In 2022, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi of Stanford University, Dr. Morten Meldal of the University of Copenhagen, and Dr. K. Barry Sharpless of the Scripps Research Institute “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.” In “click chemistry,” mole…

Rare Disease, Big Impact with Matt Wilsey

In this episode, Matt Wilsey joins Jorge Conde to share the profound personal story of his daughter Grace's diagnosis with NGLY1 deficiency and how it catalyzed his journey to founding a biotech startup, Grace Science, aimed at developing a cure for his daughter’s condition. Matt emphasizes the imp…

What the sugar coating on your cells is trying to tell you | Carolyn Bertozzi

Your cells are coated with sugars that store information and speak a secret language. What are they trying to tell us? Your blood type, for one -- and, potentially, that you have cancer. Chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi researches how sugars on cancerous cells interact with (and sometimes trick)…

Interview with Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi: Nobel Laureate and Serial Entrepreneur

Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi's impact in the field of glycosylation has been profound, enabling on our current understanding of disease and inflammation presentation and potential vehicles for treatment. Dr. Bertozzi was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2024 for the development of biorthogonal chemistry, and she…

Winter (Games) is coming...

It's coming! Less than 100 days away, with qualification in full swing, this week it's all about the Winter Olympics & Paralympics: What events are women finally getting to do, why is skiing banning Russians, and what the heck is going on with sex testing. But first — the highlights we loved in wom…

Sugar on the Brain | Carolyn Bertozzi

Today on the show, we bring you a conversation with Carolyn Bertozzi, the Baker Family Director of Sarafan ChEM-H and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences.  Bertozzi is a Nobel Laureate, a MacArthur Fellow, and an all around cool person – although it did…

What the sugar coating on your cells is trying to tell you | Carolyn Bertozzi

Your cells are coated with sugars that store information and speak a secret language. What are they trying to tell us? Your blood type, for one -- and, potentially, that you have cancer. Chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi researches how sugars on cancerous cells interact with (and sometimes trick)…

What the sugar coating on your cells is trying to tell you | Carolyn Bertozzi

Your cells are coated with sugars that store information and speak a secret language. What are they trying to tell us? Your blood type, for one -- and, potentially, that you have cancer. Chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi researches how sugars on cancerous cells interact with (and sometimes trick)…