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Mary Catherine Glick, Pediatrics

Mary Catherine Glick,

Mary Catherine Glick

Mary Catherine (Susy) Glick, Gr’58, professor emerita of pediatric research at the University of Pennsylvania, died on March 6. She was 91.

While pursuing her PhD in microbiology at Penn, Dr. Glick was a research fellow. After earning her PhD in 1958, Dr. Glick was hired as a Woodward Fellow at Penn’s William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine. She was also a research associate in biochemistry-anatomy. In 1965, she became assistant professor of experimental therapeutic research and in 1972, was named associate professor of pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology. She became professor of therapeutic research in 1965.

She served as secretary of the Faculty Senate in 1989-1990 (Almanac March 21, 1989).

In 1996, she retired and became professor emerita of pediatric research.

Dr. Glick pioneered the field of terminal glycosylation of membrane glycoconjugates and their role in disease, specifically neuroblastoma and cystic fibrosis. She was the 2009 recipient of the Rosalind Kornfeld Award for Lifetime Achievement in Glycobiology, which honors scientists with a distinguished scientific career that has made significant contributions to the field.

She helped to establish the incorporation of the Society for Complex Carbohydrates, was president of the Society for Glycobiology in 1982 and was president of the International Glycoconjugate Organization in 1995. She served as associate editor for Glycoconjugate Journal, Cancer Research and Glycosylation & Disease.

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