Megan Kizer

Megan Kizer is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Brown University, with affiliations in the Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. She holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from Binghamton University (2015) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2019), followed by postdoctoral training at MIT (2019–2022) under Dr. Barbara Imperiali, funded by the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Fellowship. Her research focuses on developing glycan-focused tools for understanding carbohydrates in health and disease, integrating directed evolution, microfluidics, and nucleic acid nanostructures.

Key research areas include biosensor development, infectious disease prevention, and tissue engineering. She has pioneered platforms for glycan-binding protein evolution and microfluidic intracellular delivery systems. Her work bridges chemistry, biology, and engineering, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration. Notable funding includes an American Cancer Society grant for pancreatic cancer therapeutics.

• Education: B.S., Binghamton University; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Postdoc, MIT.
• Awards: NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellowship.
• Teaching: CHEM 1230 (Chemical Biology), CHEM 1560H (Chemical Glycobiology).
• Labs/Teams: The Kizer Lab at Brown (GlycoTechnologies), focused on carbohydrate-based diagnostics and therapies.