Dr. Deng earned his Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry under the guidance of Professor Olof Ramstrom at the end of 2011 from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden. During his thesis work, Dr. Deng focused on establishing new methodologies in Glycochemistry, including carbohydrate synthesis, glycan biosensor and microarray fabrication, glyconanoparticle surface functionalization, and applying those on selected biological systems for rapid analysis and screening of carbohydrate-protein interactions. This work resulted in 10 peer-reviewed research papers in leading scientific journals and 1 book chapter. After completion of his doctoral studies, Dr. Deng joined Professor Ajit Varki's lab at UC San Diego in Feb. 2012, and started his postdoctoral training in Glycobiology. At UCSD, his research was primarily focused on exploring roles of sialic acid-protein interactions in human diseases, with an emphasis on infectious and blood diseases such as typhoid fever and infective endocarditis. His work at UCSD led to publications in top-tier journals including Cell, PLOS Pathogens, PNAS, and Cell Reports. In June 2015, Dr. Deng joined Professor Hui Zhang's lab in the Center for Biomarker Discovery and Translation as a research fellow to receive further training in Glycoproteomics. His current research interests include platelet-bacterial interactions and related diseases, tumor associated carbohydrate antigens, and sialic acid diversity and biology.