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Laura L. Kiessling

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Laura Kiessling
Born
Laura Lee Kiessling

(1960-09-21) September 21, 1960 (age 63)
NationalityAmerican
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Yale University
Known forResearch on multivalent protein-carbohydrate interactions; carbohydrate polymers
Scientific career
FieldsChemical Biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral studentsSamira Musah

Laura Lee Kiessling (born 21 September 1960) is an American chemist and the Novartis Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] Kiessling's research focuses on elucidating and exploiting interactions on the cell surface, especially those mediated by proteins binding to carbohydrates. Multivalent protein-carbohydrate interactions play roles in cell-cell recognition and signal transduction. Understanding and manipulating these interactions provides tools to study biological processes and design therapeutic treatments. Kiessling's interdisciplinary research combines organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, structural biology, and molecular and cell biology.[2][3]

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  • 2014 UMBC Winter Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony

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THE PROCESSION OF UNDERGRADUATES IS LED BY THE STUDENTS’ MARSHAL, DR. MARIE DESJARDINS THE 2014 PRESIDENTIAL TEACHING PROFESSOR AND PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE RISE AS THE FACULTY AND STAFF AND THE PLATFORM PARTY ENTER THE ARENA THE FACULTY AND STAFF PROCESSION IS LED BY THE FACULTY MARSHAL, DR. TIMOTHY FININ THE 2012-2015 PRESIDENTIAL RESEARCH PROFESSOR AND PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING HE IS JOINED BY STAFF MARSHALS, MR. KEVIN JOSEPH, THE 2014 RECIPIENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DISTINGUISHED STAFF AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND DIRECTOR OF DATA WAREHOUSING AND DOCUMENT IMAGING IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MS. SUSAN VELLI, THE 2014 RECIPIENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DISTINGUISHED STAFF AWARD FOR NON-EXEMPT STAFF AND BUSINESS SERVICES SPECIALIST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC THE PLATFORM PARTY IS LED BY THE GRAND MARSHAL, DR. SARAH SHIN PRESIDENT OF THE FACULTY SENATE AND PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION AND CO-DIRECTOR OF THE M.A. TESOL PROGRAM THE GRAND MARSHAL CARRIES THE UNIVERSITY MACE, A SYMBOL OF PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY. USED ONLY ON FORMAL ACADEMIC OCCASSIONS, IT IS CARRIED IN THE PROCESSION IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE PRESIDENT. UMBC’S MACE WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FOR UMBC’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY IN 1986 THE 63RD COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY WILL NOW BE IN ORDER [APPLAUSE] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE RISE FOR OUR ANTHEM, SUNG BY MR. JACOB PERRY, WHO WILL GRADUATE TODAY WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN MUSIC. MR. PERRY HAS PERFORMED IN ORATORIO AND WILL USE THE NEXT YEAR TO CONTINUE HIS VOICE TRAINING BEFORE PURSUING A MASTER’S OF MUSIC GENTLEMEN, PLEASE REMOVE YOUR HATS OR CAPS DURING THE ANTHEM [NATIONAL ANTHEM] [APPLAUSE] PLEASE BE SEATED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THE PRESIDENT OF UMBC, DR. FREEMAN HRABOWSKI [APPLAUSE] HAVING SERVED AS UMBC’S PRESIDENT FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, DR. HRABOWSKI HAS BROUGHT TREMENDOUS ENERGY, VISION, AND LEADERSHIP TO THIS INSTITUTION HE HAS HELPED CONNECT THE UNIVERSITY WITH INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, FOUNDATIONS, AND AGENCIES THAT HAVE BROUGHT NEW RESOURCES TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN DISTINCTIVE PROGRAMS IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH DR. HRABOWSKI [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU GOOD MORNING GOOD MORNING AGAIN HOW MANY OF YOU ARE MORNING PEOPLE? NOTICE THE STUDENTS, NOT MANY ARE RAISING THEIR HANDS. YOU'RE GETTING READY TO BE MORNING PEOPLE, FOLKS. I AM DELIGHTED TO SEE THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF OUR NEW GRADUATES AND OTHERS HERE TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THIS CLASS. WOULD YOU GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? [APPLAUSE] FIRST, LET ME RECOGNIZE JACOB. JACOB PERRY, WHO JUST SANG THAT WONDERFUL SONG WITH SUCH A GIFTED VOICE. GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE PLEASE. HE'S GRADUATING TODAY. [APPLAUSE] BEFORE CONTINUING, I'M GOING TO ASK ALL OF THE PEOPLE ON THE PLATFORM TO STAND WHO ARE INCLUDED IN THE MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL, PRESIDENTS OF THE CAMPUS SENATES, PRESIDENTIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? WOULD YOU GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? [APPLAUSE] STUDENTS, THE OLDER I GET, THE MORE I REALIZE THERE'S NOTHING IN OUR LIVES MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR FAMILIES. OUR FRIENDS, OUR RELATIONSHIPS. I WANT YOU TO APPLAUD YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY. FAMILIES, ALL OF YOU, STAND UP AND LET US APPLAUD YOU. STAND UP, FAMILIES, STAND UP, ALL OF YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND THEN, STUDENTS, I WANT YOU TO LET THE PROFESSORS AND STAFF MEMBERS HERE KNOW YOU CARE ABOUT THEM. WOULD ALL THE FACULTY AND STAFF PLEASE RISE? [APPLAUSE] TODAY, IN MANY WAYS, IS A MAGICAL DAY. WHEN I CAME THROUGH, I SAID TO YOU, JOKINGLY, SOMEBODY SAID "WHY DID YOU MAKE HIM LAUGH? WHAT DID YOU SAY?" I SAID TO SOME OF YOU, "YOU'RE REALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A DREAM." THE FACT IS, YOU'RE STILL ALL FRESHMAN. YOU'RE GOING TO WAKE UP ANY MINUTE, GETTING READY FOR YOUR FINALS. AND I SAY THAT SIMPLY TO GET YOU TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THINK ABOUT HOW YOU FELT WHEN YOU WERE A FRESHMAN BEGINNING THE JOURNEY. AND YOU WERE ABOUT TO TAKE FINALS AND YOU WONDERED, "WILL I BE OKAY?" WELL, TODAY REPRESENTS A DREAM FULFILLED. FOR YOU, FOR YOUR FAMILIES, FOR YOUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, SPOUSES AND OTHERS. WHEN YOU WERE BORN, YOUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS SAID THEY WANTED THE BEST FOR YOU. THEY WANTED YOU TO GET AN EDUCATION. SO, FOR THEM AND FOR YOU, IT IS A MAGICAL MOMENT. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE THIS MOMENT AND SAVOR IT BECAUSE LIFE WILL HAVE MANY CHALLENGING MOMENTS. BUT YOU TAKE THE MOMENTS LIKE THIS AND YOU CAN BE INSPIRED BY THE POSSIBILITIES. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFLECT ON THE HARD WORK, ON YOUR DETERMINATION, ON THE DREAMS YOU'VE SET FOR YOURSELF AND THE WAY THEY ARE BECOMING REALITY. YOU'VE BENEFITED FROM THE SUPPORT OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS AND PROFESSORS AND QUITE FRANKLY, YOU ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE YOU PERSEVERED. AND SO AS WE CELEBRATE TODAY, I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE GETTING READY TO GO OFF TO THE NEXT PHASE AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO WELL. OTHER GRADUATES HERE TODAY ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING TO GRAD SCHOOL, SOME ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING INTO JOBS, OTHERS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO. YOU'RE GOING TO BE JUST FINE. LET ME ASK THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE PLANNING TO TEACH TO PLEASE STAND. WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE TEACHERS? PLEASE STAND. GIVE OUR FUTURE TEACHERS A HAND. [APPLAUSE] AND THEN THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE PLANNING TO BE SOCIAL WORKERS, PLEASE STAND FOR ME. WHERE ARE MY SOCIAL WORKERS? GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] GRADUATES, THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WITH 4.0 PLEASE STAND. LET ME SEE THOSE. [APPLAUSE] AND DO WE HAVE ANY VETERANS IN THE HOUSE? ANY VETERANS HERE TODAY? PLEASE STAND. GIVE THE VETERANS A HAND. [APPLAUSE] VERY NICE. FAMILIES, I WANT YOU TO NOTICE THAT FIRST OF ALL, WE SALUTE ALL THE VETERANS. AND THEN I LOOKED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WITH 4.0S. THERE WERE VERY VERY FEW. YOU CAN ALWAYS SAY, THERE'S NO GRADE INFLATION AT UMBC. AND NOW I'M DELIGHTED TO INTRODUCE TWO PEOPLE. THE FIRST WILL BE THE HONORABLE THOMAS MACMILLEN, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS WHO WILL BRING GREETINGS ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD. AND THE SECOND WILL BE OUR PROVOST DR. PHILIP ROUS, PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS. REGENT MCMILLEN FIRST AND THEN DR. ROUS. [APPLAUSE] FREEMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND MOST OF ALL, GRADUATES, ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND AND OUR CHANCELLOR, I'M REALLY PLEASED TO BE WITH YOU ON THIS TREMENDOUS DAY. AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS, I WANT TO OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING THIS VERY IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED HAS TAKEN HARD WORK, PERSISTENCE AND DEDICATION AND I KNOW THAT YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS THROUGHOUT THIS ROOM ALSO TAKE A GREAT DEAL OF PRIDE IN YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND NO MATTER WHAT DIRECTION YOUR LIFE TAKES AND NO MATTER WHAT CHALLENGES YOU FACE, I THINK YOU SHOULD FEEL CONFIDENT THAT YOUR EDUCATION HERE HAS PREPARED YOU WELL. UMBC HAS ALSO TAKES JUSTIFIABLE PRIDE IN SERVING AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY. WITH A DEEP AND ABIDING COMMITMENT TO SERVICE. SO WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE AND YOU ENTER YOUR NEXT PHASE IN LIFE, DON'T FORGET THAT SPIRIT OF COMMITMENT, THAT SPIRIT OF OUTREACH, THAT SPIRIT OF SERVICE. THAT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS INSTITUTION. ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL. BEFORE I LEAVE THOUGH, I WANT TO HEAR A REAL LOUD APPLAUSE FOR A GREAT MEN'S SOCCER TEAM AND CHESS TEAM. [APPLAUSE] JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT WASN'T PLANNED. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, REGENT MCMILLEN. ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY WE CALL OUR UMBC I EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR GRADUATES WE HAD VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS WHEN WE WELCOMED YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE UMBC COMMUNITY THOSE EXPECTATIONS WERE BASED UPON YOUR PROMISE AS SCHOLARS TODAY WE CELEBRATE YOUR FULFILLMENT OF THAT PROMISE YOU WILL JOIN THE TRADITION OF UMBC ALUMNI WHO THROUGH THEIR LIFE’S WORK CONTINUE TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR OWN HUMANITY, OUR DEMOCRACY, THE NATURAL WORLD THAT SURROUNDS US AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS YOUR DIPLOMA REPRESENTS NOT JUST YOUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BUT THE FRIENDSHIPS YOU'VE FORMED THE FACULTY WHO NURTURED YOU, AND THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO SUPPORTED YOU AND HELPED YOU ARRIVE HERE TODAY SO I HOPE YOU WILL SEE YOUR ACHEIVEMENT AS EMERGING FROM WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A COMMUNITY THAT KNOWS YOU AND CARES ABOUT YOU AS I HAVE DONE WITH EACH GRADUATING CLASS, I HOPE YOU WILL ALLOW ME TO ASK EACH OF YOU ONE FINAL QUESTION AND THAT QUESTION IS, "WHAT PRINCIPLES AND VALUES WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES?" THIS IS AN INTENSELY PERSONAL QUESTION AND THE ANSWER DOES NOT COME EASILY OR IN THE FLASH OF A MOMENT. IN FACT, IT REQUIRES A LIFETIME TO ANSWER. BUT MY GREATEST HOPE IS THAT YOUR EXPERIENCE AS A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY WILL HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT UPON MANY VALUES WE SHARE TOGETHER VALUES SUCH AS EXCELLENCE, COMMITMENT, HARD WORK, INCLUSIVENESS AND A RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF OTHERS. PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE IS INTEGRITY: THAT MEANS PUTTING YOUR VALUES INTO ACTION THIS IS OF COURSE NOT EASY, NOT SIMPLE, BUT IN THE WORDS OF THE GREAT NELSON MANDELA “IT ALWAYS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, UNTIL IT IS DONE.” AT THIS POINT, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MR. JOHN BECKER, VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE UMBC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD. JOHN? JOHN IS ONE OF MORE THAN 60,000 UMBC ALUMNI WORLDWIDE HE GRADUATED FROM UMBC IN 2001 WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND IS NOW DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT SIGINT TECHNOLOGIES TODAY, HE WILL PRESENT EACH GRADUATE WITH A MEMENTO ON BEHALF OF THE UMBC ALUMI ASSOCIATION PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING JOHN FOR HIS SUPPORT OF UMBC. THANK YOU, JOHN. [APPLAUSE] AND FINALLY, I WISH TO SHARE WITH YOU A WISH. MAY YOU ENJOY A LIFE RICH IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT EACH DAY YOUR WORK AND YOUR RELATIONSHIPS HAVE TRULY MADE A DIFFERENCE. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE] STUDENT, YOU WILL BE BECOMING ALUMNI TODAY AND WE WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THAT YOU ALWAYS ARE PART O FUMBC. WE WANT TO HELP YOU AT ANY POINT. FAMILIES, WORK WITH US AS TIME GOES ON AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING OUR FIRST CHECKS VERY SOON. KEEP THAT THOUGHT ALRIGHT? WE HAVE NO SHAME. LET ME NOW SHARE THE STORIES OF SEVERAL OF OUR GRADUATES. EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS A STORY AND STORIES INSPIRE US AND SO WE'VE SELECTED JUST A FEW OF THE GRADUATES TO LET THE AUDIENCE AND ALL OF US THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN HERE AND WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE. THE FIRST OF THESE GRADUATES IS RECEIVING HER BACHELOR'S IN ASIAN STUDIES, HISTORY AND ENGLISH TODAY. SHE IS A HUMANITIES SCHOLAR AND A MEMBER OF THE HONORS COLLEGE. SHE WON A VERY COMPETITIVE CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO STUDY IN CHINA. IN ADDITION TO HER STUDIES AND HER CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT, SHE HAS WORKED AS AN INTERN AT THE US-CHINA POLICY FOUNDATION. SHE HAS APPLIED FOR A FULBRIGHT TO TEACH ENGLISH IN TAIWAN AND WILL BE CONTINUING HER WORK AT THE US-CHINA POLICY FOUNDATION. MOLLY BRADTKE, KUDOS AND PLEASE STAND. MOLLY. [APPLAUSE] I ALMOST WANT TO SAY SHE MUST BE BACK IN CHINA, I DON'T SEE HER THERE SOMEWHERE. ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT GRADUATE IS RECEIVING HIS BACHELORS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS. AS ONE OF TWO UMBC STUDENTS CHOSEN FOR THE INAUGURAL CODE 2040 FELLOWSHIP, VERY PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITION IN CALIFORNIA, HE INTERNED WITH A START UP COMPANY IN SILICON VALLEY WHERE HE INTERACTED WITH TECHNOLOGY GIANTS, ATTENDED WORKSHOPS WITH STANFORD FACULTY AND WON THEIR PRESTIGIOUS HACKATHON. HE BROUGHT HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE HACKATHON BACK AND CO-ORGANIZED OUR FIRST HACKATHON AT UMBC, CREATING A SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO BUILD MOBILE AND WEB APPLICATIONS TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY. BEGINNING IN JANUARY, HE WILL BEGIN HIS POSITION AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER WITH JAWBONE, A CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY AND WEARABLE PRODUCTS COMPANY IN SAN FRANCISCO. THIS IS THE JAWBONE BAND THAT I AM WEARING TODAY. GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH. KEEP THAT THOUGHT. AND HE'LL BE MOVING TO SAN FRANCISCO, WHERE HE WILL ALSO PURSUE AN MBA. PERRY OGWUCHE, PLEASE STAND. PERRY. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT GRADUATE IS RECEIVING HIS BACHELORS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. HE CAME TO UMBC FROM CAIRO, EGYPT. AND HAS BEEN A STAR MEMBER OF OUR SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM. WINNING MULTIPLE AWARDS ACROSS A NUMBER OF CONFERENCES. IN 2012, HE BROKE THE EGYPTIAN RECORD IN THE 200 METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY. HE'S ALSO MANAGING RIGHT NOW OUR SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM AND IS A SWIM INSTRUCTOR. HE PLANS TO REPRESENT EGYPT IN THE NEXT OLYMPICS. MOHAMED HUSSEIN, PLEASE STAND. MOHAMED, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT GRADUATE IS RECEIVING HER BACHELORS IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC POLICY TODAY. AS A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT, SHE TRANSFERRED TO UMBC FROM CCBC IN 2011. SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING HERE, SHE TRAVELED TO SWITZERLAND THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL FIELD RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM HERE TO CONDUCT A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND SWITZERLAND'S HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY. SHE HAS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL INTERNSHIPS WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, WITH CARE FIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD AND WITH THE HOPKINS UNIVERSITY'S CHRONIC DISEASE INFORMATICS PROGRAM. SHE HAS ACCEPTED A RESEARCH POSITION AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION AND WILL BE PURSUING A JD AND MPH, MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND LAW AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS. SARINA COATES, PLEASE STAND. KUDOS TO YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT GRADUATE RECEIVES HER BACHELORS IN DANCE TODAY. DURING HER TIME AT UMBC, SHE'S HAD SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CONDUCT IN DEPTH RESEARCH ON AFRICAN DANCE FORMS IN THE CARIBBEAN. HER RESEARCH INFLUENCED HER SENIOR DANCE PROJECT, WHICH WON THE VERY PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN COLLEGE DANCE FESTIVAL HIGHEST HONOR AND SHE WAS SELECTED TO PRESENT IT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER. AFTER GRADUATION, SHE WILL BE WORKING AS A PROFESSIONAL CHOREOGRAPHER AND PLANS TO TRAVEL TO INDIA AND TRINIDAD TO CONTINUE RESEARCHING DANCE FORMS. ALEXIS DEVANCE, KUDOS, KUDOS. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT GRADUATE IS RECEIVING HER BACHELORS IN SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY. AS A FRESHMAN, SHE BECAME INVOLVED IN THE HEALTH LEADS PROGRAM THROUGH THE SHRIVER CENTER AND QUICKLY TOOK ON SEVERAL OTHER JOBS HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY, SERVING AS HEALTH ADVOCATES FOR BALTIMORE RESIDENTS IN NEED. WHEN THAT PARTNERSHIP ENDED, SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING A NEW GROUP TO CONTINUE THE WORK, THE HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAM IN BALTIMORE. SHE ALSO HAS SERVED AS A SONDHEIM INTERN AND HAS BEEN WORKING IN BOTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. SHE WILL BE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK. KATHERINE EVANS, PLEASE STAND. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT TWO GRADUATES ARE RECEIVING THEIR BACHELORS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND WE CHOSE TO PUT THEM TOGETHER BECAUSE OF THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN CONSIDERING STEM CAREERS FROM UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. AND THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION IS LET'S GO BOYS AND GIRLS. ONE STUDENT COACHED A MIDDLE SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM WHILE ANOTHER COACHED A MIDDLE SCHOOL FIRST LEGO LEAGUE TEAM AND CO-FOUNDED THE RETRIEVER ROBOTICS CLUB. AFTER GRADUATION, ONE WILL WORK AT GE LIGHTING IN CLEVELAND, OHIO WITH THE VERY PRESTIGIOUS EDISON ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE OTHER WILL BE GOING TO BECHTEL NATIONAL, THE LARGEST CONSTRUCTION AND CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPANY IN THE COUNTRY. AND SO, KATHERINE HUNT AND CHRIS MCSHERRY, PLEASE STAND. WE ARE SO PROUD OF BOTH OF YOU. KATHERINE AND CHRIS. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT GRADUATE IS IN A MAJOR THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW. IT'S AN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES MAJOR, WHERE THE STUDENT WORKS WITH FACULTY TO PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM BASED ON STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS. THIS PROGRAM IS IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE STUDENT CAME TO UMBC AFTER BEING AWAY FROM SCHOOL FOR A DECADE. HE QUICKLY BECAME INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES. THROUGH A CLASS ON CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND INVENTION, HE WORKED WITH FELLOW STUDENTS TO CREATE A COMPANY CALLED BANANA BONES. A COLLEGE CAMPUS NAVIGATION APP. THE APP WAS SO SUCCESSFUL THAT THEY SOLD IT TO TECORE NETWORKS, A COMPANY, MADE MONEY AND DONATED SOME OF THAT MONEY TO THE UNIVERSITY. FIRST OF ALL, GIVE HIM A HAND FOR DONATING SOME MONEY TO THE UNIVERSITY. [APPLAUSE] AND IT'S BEING USED IN THE ALEX.BROWN CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP. HE IS NOW DEVELOPING AN AFTER SCHOOL MENTORING PROGRAM TO TEACH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS IN BALTIMORE. HE'S MARRIED TO OUR OWN MICHELLE MASSEY IN OUR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AREA. JOSHUA MASSEY, PLEASE STAND. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THAT CHECK, JOSHUA. WE APPRECIATE IT. AND OUR FINAL STUDENT IS RECEIVING HER BACHELORS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS. AND IT IS AN INSPIRING STORY. AFTER COMING TO UMBC, SHE MARRIED HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART AND HAD THREE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. AFTER HER YOUNGEST CHILD WAS BORN THIS SEMESTER, SHE SPENT HER FIRST NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL WORKING ON A GROUP PROJECT AND STUDYING FOR AN EXAM. SHE RETURNED TO CLASS AFTER FIVE DAYS. IN ADDITION TO RAISING A FAMILY, SHE HAS MAINTAINED A 3.8 GPA. SHE PLANS TO WORK ON FREELANCE AND OPEN SOURCE WEB DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. ELENA MASON, WE ARE INSPIRED BY YOU. ELENA, PLEASE STAND. [APPLAUSE] THIS TODAY IS A VERY INTIMATE SETTING. AND WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT WE'RE HERE BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT THAT YOU'LL APPRECIATE. WE WILL BREAK GROUND ON A NEW FACILITY THAT WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE ALL THE FAMILY MEMBERS YOU WANT TO HAVE AND WE'LL START NEXT FALL. GIVE THE BOARD OF REGENTS A HAND FOR GIVING US APPROVAL TO START ON THAT. [APPLAUSE] AND BOARD OF REGENTS MEMBER REGENT MCMILLEN MENTIONED OUR SOCCER TEAM. LET ME SIMPLY SAY THAT OF THE FOUR IN THE FINAL FOUR, WE WERE GIVEN THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR THOSE FOUR, BEATING OUT UVA IN ACADEMICS AND OUR GOALIE HAD A 4.0 IN ECONOMICS AND OUR COACH, COACH PETE CARINGI, HAS JUST BEEN NAMED THE NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR. PLEASE GIVE HIM A HAND. [APPLAUSE] AND NOW WE ARE GETTING TO THE PART YOU'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN AND THAT'S WHEN THE STUDENTS GET THEIR DEGREES AND I APPRECIATE THE DIGNITY WITH WHICH YOU ARE CONDUCTING YOURSELVES. USUALLY PEOPLE SAY AT THIS POINT, WHEN YOUR STUDENT COMES ACROSS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO APPLAUD. YOU HAVE WORKED HARD FOR YOUR KIDS AND YOUR SPOUSES, WHOEVER IT IS. FEEL FREE TO LET THEM KNOW YOU LOVE THEM. GIVE YOURSELVES A HAND FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AGAIN. [APPLAUSE] JUST REMEMBER, IT IS A DIGNIFIED CEREMONY. WE'LL BE FINE, OKAY? WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PRESENTATION OF OUR DEGREES. WILL THE CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR’S DEGREES PLEASE RISE [APPLAUSE] DR. HRABOWSKI DR. ROUS DR. HRABOWSKI, I HAVE THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED BY THE UMBC FACULTY FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS, BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FACULTY AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND GIVEN TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND AND BOARD OF REGENTS, AND BY THEM ENTRUSTED TO ME I HEREBY ADMIT YOU TO THE BACHELOR’S DEGREE WHICH YOU HAVE EARNED DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR STUDIES AT UMBC IN TOKEN WHEREOF YOU SHALL BE GIVEN A DIPLOMA, WITH ALL OF THE HONORS, PRIVILEGES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES THEREUNTO PERTAINING PLEASE BE SEATED NOW WILL THE CANDIDATES PLEASE PROCEED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE STUDENTS’ MARSHAL, DR. MARIE DESJARDINS, AND THE COMMENCEMENT OFFICIALS, TO THE PLATFORM TO RECEIVE THEIR DEGREES AND PLEASE—WILL ALL OF THE GRADUATES, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS REMAIN IN THE ARENA UNTIL THE CEREMONY HAS CONCLUDED WILL THE FACULTY IN AMERICAN STUDIES PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES? MONICA T. CUNANAN. WILL THE FACULTY IN ANCIENT STUDIES PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES? SIEERA K BENSON-BROWN DENISE B RIVERA MAX ROMANOFF, MAGNA CUM LAUDE WILL THE FACULTY IN ASIAN STUDIES PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES? CHRISTINE AH MOLLY J BRADTKE, MAGNA CUM LAUDE JESSICA ALICE FORDYCE WILL THE FACULTY IN DANCE PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES? YEMI AWOYERA LILLIAN S JONES, MAGNA CUM LAUDE MORENIKE MACAULAY JESSICA J VALENSTEIN, CUM LAUDE WILL THE FACULTY IN ECONOMICS PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES? JORDAN RANDALL AVERY MATTHEW JACOB BIRMING, SUMMA CUM LAUDE RICHARD LUKE CAMPBELL ROBERT A CARUTHERS, CUM LAUDE EUN Y CHOE, CUM LAUDE JI WON CHOI JONATHON AARON CLAGETT DAMBRELE TORINA CLEMONS JONATHAN ANDREW COHN WILLIE-JO DEDE DION, CUM LAUDE JOHN A ECKER ZACHARY R ENGLEMAN MICHAEL EZEANI JOSEPH G GIRSCH, MAGNA CUM LAUDE DOUGLAS J HAMILTON MATTHEW HARTGROVE, MAGNA CUM LAUDE CORY ALEXANDER HIKEN RYAN JEREMY JOHNS TABOR M KEBBEDE RYAN KOSIBA CHEIK K KOUYATE CHRISTOPHER CODY LENTZ TIFFANIE LOGGINS CHRISTIAN LEE MCDONALD MICHAEL J MAHONY PRAGYA MALLA, SUMMA CUM LAUDE AUBREY J MORIN ERIC DIAMOND MUNDSCHENK DANIEL PAK SHAMIK V PATEL BRANDI RENAE SHAW BISRAT WORKU SHIREGA BRADY M SMITH ENKHLUUN SODONBAYAR AIMANOSHI D TOKURA NGOC-NGAN THAI MENG WANG JESSICA A WETTERAU WAYNE E WIGGINS ZHUOMING ZHU, CUM LAUDE WILL THE FACULTY IN EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES? 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Education

Kiessling earned a B.S. in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983 and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Yale University in 1989.[4] At Yale, she worked with Stuart Schreiber to synthesize and study small molecules as probes of biological function. After earning her PhD, Kiessling spent two years at the California Institute of Technology as an American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow, where she worked with Peter B. Dervan to study DNA recognition and cleavage.

Career

In 1991, Kiessling joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[5] where she became the Steenbock Professor of Chemistry and the Laurens Anderson Professor of Biochemistry. While at UW-Madison, Kiessling also became the director of the Keck Center for Chemical Genomics[6] and the National Institutes of Health Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program.[7] In 2017, she moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the Novartis Professor of Chemistry.[8] as well as the editor-in-chief of ACS Chemical Biology.[9][10][11]

Kiessling's contributions span the fields of organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, and molecular biology. She has made contributions to the synthesis and study of many biologically active molecules, including glycosyl donors,[12] modified peptides,[13][14] and glycopolymers.[15][16][17] Kiessling's research has used these molecules to probe cell recognition and signal transduction processes (Figure 1).[18] Her research has shown that multivalent ligands (molecules that possess multiple binding groups) can influence receptor-ligand binding mechanisms,[19] activate signaling,[20] and target specific immune responses.[21] These discoveries have potential applications in targeted immunotherapy and disease treatment.[22][21][23]

Figure 1. Overview of research in the Kiessling group. (A) Glycopolymers are synthesized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization. (B) Cell signaling can be mediated by protein-carbohydrate binding. (C) Kiessling's research uses synthetic mimics to study and manipulate the recognition and signal transduction pathways.

Kiessling has received a number of awards and honors in recognition of her research. She received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (popularly called the "MacArthur genius grant") in 1999.[24] In 2007, Kiessling was inducted as a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences[25] and in 2017, she received the Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry.[26]

Kiessling is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences[27] and the American Chemical Society,[28] as well as an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[29] American Philosophical Society,[30] and American Academy of Microbiology.[31] Since 2005, she has served as the founding editor-in-chief of ACS Chemical Biology.[27][32][33][34] Kiessling is also the cofounder of Quintessence Biosciences, a company that is working to translate her technological advances into cures for various diseases.[35] She has been selected as one of the fifty top research and development "Stars to Watch" by Industry Week.[36]

Selected honors and awards

References

  1. ^ "Laura L. Kiessling – Kiessling Lab". kiesslinglab.com. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  2. ^ "Laura L. Kiessling | Faculty | Biochemistry | UW-Madison". Biochem.wisc.edu. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  3. ^ Fishman, Joshua M.; Kiessling, Laura L. (2013). "kiesslin | UW Madison - Department of Chemistry". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52 (19): 5061–5064. doi:10.1002/anie.201300293. PMC 3808988. PMID 23568693. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
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