Professor Laura Kiessling research focuses on elucidating and exploiting the mechanisms of cell surface recognition processes, especially those that involve of protein-saccharide recognition and oligosaccharide function. She has used organic polymer chemistry to create synthetic ligands that that can be used to alter the display of proteins on the cell surface, to modulate signal transduction, and to illuminate the features important in biomolecular recognition. Her studies have implications for controlling the inflammatory and immune responses. In 1991, Professor Kiessling joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is currently a Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Kiessling's honors and awards include the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society, and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Link to Kiessling Web Site Hites | Kiessling | Lodge | Ratner