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Megan Kizer grew up in Long Island, NY and initially had an interest in pursuing medicine. She studied biochemistry at Binghamton University where she realized her passion for biochemical research, specifically investigating the nuclear pore complex under the guidance of Dr. Sozanne Solmaz. She then moved on to perform her graduate studies in chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, supervised by Dr. Robert Linhardt and Dr. Xing Wang. During her time there, she worked on myriad projects developing probes for unique biological species and microfluidic methods for intracellular delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids. Following her PhD, she pursued postdoctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), guided by Dr. Barbara Imperiali, as a Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH postdoctoral fellow, where she developed a platform for directed evolution of glycan binding proteins. In 2023, Megan began her appointment as an assistant professor in the Chemistry Department at Brown University, where her lab focuses on developing glycan-focused tools and technologies to understand complex carbohydrates in human health and disease. The Kizer lab employs techniques from directed evolution, microfluidics, and nucleic acid nanostructures, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach that integrates chemistry, biology, and engineering.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Megan Kizer began her appointment as an assistant professor in the Chemistry Department, focusing on glycan technologies.
Department: Department of Economics