Distinguished Research Fellow Chi-Huey Wong of the Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, has been selected as the recipient of the 2027 American Chemical Society (ACS) Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry. He was recognized "for his contributions to enabling a new understanding of biological glycosylation and the development of carbohydrate-based medicines." Professor will be invited to a banquet and award ceremony, taking place in March 2027 during the ACS Spring meeting in New Orleans.

Established by the American Chemical Society, the Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry recognizes outstanding research in bioinorganic or bioorganic chemistry. The award honors scientists whose work has made significant contributions to advancing the understanding of biological processes and the development of new approaches in chemistry and related fields. Wong’s selection for the 2027 award highlights the impact of his pioneering research on biological glycosylation, carbohydrate chemistry, and the development of carbohydrate-based therapeutics.

Professor Wong currently serves as the Scripps Family Chair Professor of Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, California, and holds a joint appointment as Distinguished Research Fellow at the Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica. He is best known for developing chemo-enzymatic and programmable methods for synthesizing and studying complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins, aiming to decode the complexity of protein glycosylation to enable next-generation, AI-driven precision medicines.

This is one of many honors recognizing Wong’s contributions to chemistry, most recently including the 2026 Kirkwood Medal by the Yale University Department of Chemistry in recognition of his outstanding contributions in chemistry; the 2026 T.Y. Shen Lecturer in Chemical Biology at the MIT Department of Chemistry. He visited MIT on May 5–6, 2026, to deliver two lectures titled "Decoding Glycosylation for Next-Generation AI-Driven Precision" and "Programmable Methods for the Synthesis and Study of Glycoconjugates." Other recognitions include the Wolf Prize in Chemistry, the Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis, the ACS Arthur C. Cope Award, and the Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry.

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