Sugar on the Brain | Carolyn Bertozzi

Sugar on the Brain | Carolyn Bertozzi

September 11, 2026 · 52 min · Season 9 · Episode 16

About this episode

Carolyn Bertozzi discusses her work and experiences, including her background in music and her achievements in chemistry.

Today on the show, we bring you a conversation with Carolyn Bertozzi, the Baker Family Director of Sarafan ChEM-H and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences. Bertozzi is a Nobel Laureate, a MacArthur Fellow, and an all around cool person – although it didn't come up in the conversation, she used to play in a band with Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello. Although Bertozzi wouldn’t call herself a neuroscientist — she’s a chemist at heart – he...

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Host: Nicholas Weiler

Guest: Carolyn Bertozzi

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Organizations: Baker Family Director of Sarafan ChEM-H, Stanford University

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