Carolyn Bertozzi

Carolyn Bertozzi is the Baker Family Director of Stanford ChEM-H, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Radiology at Stanford University. Her research interests span the disciplines of chemistry and biology, with an emphasis on studies of cell surface glycosylation pertinent to disease states. Her lab focuses on profiling changes in cell surface glycosylation associated with cancer, inflammation, and bacterial infection, and exploiting this information for development of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, most recently in the area of immuno-oncology.

Carolyn Bertozzi is a chemical biologist whose research focuses on glycobiology, cancer, immunology, and microbiology. Her work explores the development of bioorthogonal chemical reactions for applications in living systems, including covalent modification of biomolecules, in vivo imaging, and cell surface engineering. Bertozzi's research has advanced the field of chemical glycobiology, particularly in understanding the role of glycans in disease processes such as cancer and inflammation. Her contributions include the development of strain-promoted azide−alkyne cycloaddition and Cu-free click chemistry, which have become foundational tools in chemical biology and biomedical research.