James C. Paulson
James C. Paulson | |
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Alma mater | MacMurray College, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Awards | United States EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Award, Barnett Lecture, Bijvoet Medal, Karl Meyer Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Institutions | The Scripps Research Institute |
James C. Paulson is an American biochemist and biologist known for his work in glycobiology.
Career
[edit]A graduate of MacMurray College and University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (M.S., Ph.D.), Paulson was a faculty member and vice-chair of the Department of Biological Chemistry at UCLA School of Medicine (now David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA) from 1978-1990. In 1996, he began working for Cytel Corporation, where he was vice president, chief scientific officer, and member of the Board of Directors.[1]
In 1999, he joined the full-time faculty of The Scripps Research Institute. In 2001, he became principal researcher and founding director of the National Institutes of Health-funded Consortium for Functional Glycomics.[2] In 2013, he was appointed chair of the institute's Department of Cell and Molecular Biology. From August 2014 to September 2015, he was the institute's acting president and CEO.[3][4]
Paulson is currently Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor and co-chair of Department of Molecular Medicine[5] at The Scripps Research Institute.
Paulson’s research program focuses on the field of glycomics, the study of sugars on a molecular level.[6][7] His work, which may have implications for the treatment of cancer,[8] influenza,[9] and bacterial infections,[10] has been recognized by awards including: Melville L. Wolfram Award;[11] Karl Meyer Award;[12] Bijvoet Medal, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University;[13] Barnett Lecture, Northeastern University;[14] and United States EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Award.[15]
Associations
[edit]Paulson is currently a Glycobiology (journal) editor[16] and past-chair of the American Chemical Society Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry.[17] He is also an advisory board member for: the Joint Center for Structural Genomics, PSI Biology; the Boston University Mass Spectrometry Resource; Alberta Glycomics Centre;[18] Institute for Biological Sciences, NRC, Ottawa; Center of Excellence in Influenza Research and Surveillance, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Glyco-Net.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "James Paulson CV". The Scripps Research Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Process Evaluation of the Large-Scale Collaborative Project Awards(Glue Grants) of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)" (PDF). nigms.nih.gov. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ "James Paulson chosen as TSRI's acting leader". sandiegouniontribune.com. 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Scripps Research Institute Announces Interim Leadership". Scripps.edu. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "ResearchDepartments". The Scripps Research Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "James C Paulson (The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla) on ResearchGate - Expertise: Immunology, Cell Biology, Chemical Biology". Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "Paulson Laboratory, Chemical Biology". The Scripps Research Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Nanoparticle drug stops cancer's spread in mice". sciencemag.org.
- ^ Xu, Rui; De Vries, Robert P.; Zhu, Xueyong; Nycholat, Corwin M.; McBride, Ryan; Yu, Wenli; Paulson, James C.; Wilson, Ian A. (2013). "Preferential Recognition of Avian-Like Receptors in Human Influenza A H7N9 Viruses". Science. 342 (6163). sciencemag.org: 1230–1235. Bibcode:2013Sci...342.1230X. doi:10.1126/science.1243761. PMC 3954636. PMID 24311689.
- ^ Wesener, Darryl A.; Wangkanont, Kittikhun; McBride, Ryan; Song, Xuezheng; Kraft, Matthew B.; Hodges, Heather L.; Zarling, Lucas C.; Splain, Rebecca A.; Smith, David F.; Cummings, Richard D.; Paulson, James C.; Forest, Katrina T.; Kiessling, Laura L. (2015). "Recognition of microbial glycans by human intelectin-1". Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 22 (8): 603–610. doi:10.1038/nsmb.3053. PMC 4526365. PMID 26148048.
- ^ "ACS Awards". scripps.edu.
- ^ "Karl Meyer Award 2009 Recipient". Society for Glycobiology. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "James Paulson CV". Scripps.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "Faculty Page". Scripps.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "James Paulson CV". Scripps.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "Glycobiology". oxfordjournals.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.
- ^ "ACS Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry". acs.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.
- ^ "Scientific Advisory Board". Alberta Glycomics Centre. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "Faculty Page". Scripps.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
External links
[edit]- VIVO profile
- News&Views Profile: "Life, Sugar Coded"
- CBS SF Bay Area Article: "Researchers Hope New Drug That Stops Cancer Spread In Mice Leads To One That Works On Humans"
- C&EN Article: "Neuraminidase Inhibitors May Work When Tamiflu Doesn't"
- C&EN Article: "Renewed Focus On Glycoscience"
- James Paulson CV