Stacy Malaker, assistant professor of chemistry at Yale University, has received the David Y. Gin Award from the American Chemical Society. Presented by the society’s Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Chemical Glycobiology, the award is presented to scientists in the first seven years of their academic career who have made outstanding research contributions to carbohydrate chemistry.
A Yale faculty member since 2021, Dr. Malaker focuses her research on developing methods that allow for mass spectrometry analysis of mucins, which are densely O-glycosylated proteins. By advancing the understanding of mucin structure, she aims to unravel the complex relationship between mucins and human diseases, such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, and inflammatory bowel disease, ultimately leading to mucin-focused diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
Dr. Malaker earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and anthropology/zoology from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. in bioanalytical chemistry from the University of Virginia. After earning her doctorate, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University.