Prof Lara K. Mahal
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Glycomics, University of Alberta
Professor Lara K. Mahal is the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Glycomics at the University of Alberta, An expert in glycomics, chemical biology and systems glycobiology, she created lectin microarray technology. She is also known for her work understanding miRNA regulation of the glycome. She has received numerous awards for her work including the prestigious CERC in Glycomics (2019), the Isbell Award for Carbohydrate Chemistry (2017), the NIH Director's New Innovator Award (2008), an NSF CAREER (2007), the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship (2008) and a Beckman Foundation Fellowship (2004).