Danielle Dube

Danielle Dube is the Norma L. and Roland G. Ware, Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Chair of the Chemistry Department at Bowdoin College. A chemical biologist by training, she received her PhD from UC Berkeley and completed postdoctoral work at Stanford University. Her research focuses on bacterial surface glycans linked to pathogenesis, particularly in Helicobacter pylori, where she develops chemical tools to study and disrupt glycan-mediated interactions.

• Education: Cornell University (AB in Biology), UC Berkeley (PhD in Chemistry), Stanford University (Postdoctoral)
• Teaching: Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, General Chemistry, Drug Discovery courses

Research Highlights:

• Structural characterization of H. pylori glycans
• Development of metabolic inhibitors for glycan biosynthesis
• Creation of imaging probes for bacterial glycocalyx
• Immune recognition enhancement through glycan modification
• Antibiotic hypersensitization via glycan disruption

Scientific Recognition:

• 2022: Recognized in Nobel Prize awarded research by Prof. Carolyn Bertozzi
• 2018: Recipient of external grant for women scientists
• 2014: Collaborator on $18.4M INBRE grant

Lab & Collaborations: Leads the Dube Research Laboratory at Bowdoin, specializing in chemical approaches to bacterial glycobiology. Collaborates with biochemistry and microbiology teams on antibiotic resistance solutions.