Dr. Lara K. Mahal hired as the Canada Excellence Research Chair at the University of Alberta [ @glycocode ]

Congratulations to Dr. Lara K. Mahal, who has been appointed as a Canada Excellence Research Chair at the University of Alberta. Dr. Mahal completed her B.A. in chemistry at the University of California at Santa Cruz where she worked with Prof. Rebecca Braslau. She then completed a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley with  Prof. Carolyn Bertozzi before her postdoctoral work at Sloan-Kettering Institute with Prof. James E. Rothman. She previously held a faculty position at New York University. Dr. Mahal's laboratory uses chemical and systems biology tools to understand glycosylation in human health and disease.

Congratulations and welcome to Canada, Professor Mahal!

You can can read more about Dr. Mahal's research on her website.
Follow Prof. Mahal on Twitter: @glycocode