James C. Paulson
Quick Facts
Biography
James C. Paulson is an American glycobiologist, biochemist, biologist. He is chair of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and founding director of the National Institutes of Health-funded Consortium for Functional Glycomics.
In 1999, he joined the full-time faculty of The Scripps Research Institute. In 2001, he became principal researcher for the Consortium for Functional Glycomics, now an organization with more than 650 participating researchers worldwide. 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.
Paulson’s research program focuses on the field of glycomics. He has published more than 300 scientific papers in the field. His work has implications for the treatment of cancer, influenza, and bacterial infections
Associations
Paulson is currently a Glycobiology (journal) editor and past-chair of the American Chemical Society Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry. 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; Institute for Biological Sciences, NRC, Ottawa; Center of Excellence in Influenza Research and Surveillance, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Glyco-Net.
Awards
- 2016 Melville L. Wolfram Award
- 2009 Karl Meyer Award
- 2008 Bijvoet Medal, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University
- 2008 Barnett Lecture, Northeastern University
- 2000 United States EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Award
- "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.