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PEGS Young Scientist Keynote Jessica Stark on the Role of Glycans in Cancer Research
Season 2
Episode 71
Published 1 year, 5 months ago
Description
In this episode of The Chain, host Brandon DeKosky, associate professor, speaks with MIT colleague Jessica Stark, Underwood-Prescott career development professor, about glycans and why they are important in cancer research. Stark discusses how she became interested in immunology, what her PhD and post-doctoral training was like, her thoughts on singlets operating as part of a network of checkpoint molecules, and what’s currently going on in glycobiology. She also talks about her keynote presentation at PEGS 2025 and what her new lab is working on.
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MIT Department of Chemical Engineering
MIT Department of Biological Engineering
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