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Prof. Jessica Stark received her B.S. in Chemical Biomolecular Engineering from Cornell University. After graduation, she worked at Genentech, Inc. in process development research roles. Jessica completed her Ph.D. in Chemical Biological Engineering under Prof. Michael Jewett at Northwestern University, where she developed cell-free technologies for protein therapeutic vaccine production, promising to enable portable personalized medicine. As a postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Carolyn Bertozzi at Stanford University, Jessica’s research focused on identifying and targeting glycans that act as immune checkpoints for next-generation cancer immunotherapy. Jessica joined the faculty at MIT as an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Biological Engineering and Chemical Engineering, and she is also an intramural member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research starting January 2024. The Stark Lab is dedicated to developing biological technologies that realize the largely untapped potential of glycans in immunological discovery and immunotherapy.
Genentech, Inc. • California, USA
Worked in process development research roles.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA, USA
Focused on identifying and targeting glycans for cancer immunotherapy.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA, USA
Joined faculty in the Departments of Biological Engineering and Chemical Engineering.