Kadiri uses chemical biology to investigate sugar-mediated signaling and develop tools to explore its links to metabolic diseases. He is developing next-generation GlycoID tools, including mitochondria-targeted variants.
Contact: hl1863@wayne.edu
Conferences, Workshop, Symposium Attended
1) March. 2026, Oral presentation, GlycoID2: A Next-Generation Chemical Probe for Decoding O-GlcNAc-Mediated Signaling in Live Cells, ACS Spring Conference, Atlanta-Georgia.
2) Oct. 2025, Speaker, Development of chemical tool to study how sugars contribute to cancer onset and progression., Cancer Research Club, Wayne State University.
3) Oct. 2025, Oral presentation, GlycoID2: A Next-Generation Chemical Probe for Decoding O-GlcNAc-Mediated Signaling in Live Cells, 20th Mid-West Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposium, The University of Toledo.
4) Sept. 2024, Poster presentation, Development of Chemical Tools to Probe Cellular Signaling Pathways Linked to O-GlcNAcylation Events in Live Cells and Cell Lysates, 19th Mid-West Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposium, Washington University in Saint Louis.
5) October 2023, Poster presentation, Development of Spatiotemporal Proximity Labeling Tools to Track O-GlcNAc Glycoproteins in Live Cell Functions, 18th Mid-West Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposium, Madison, Purdue University.
6) October 2023, Poster presentation, Development of Spatiotemporal Proximity Labeling Tools to Track O-GlcNAc Glycoproteins in Live Cell Functions, 24th Annual Chemistry Graduate Research Symposium– Wayne State University.
7) July 2023, Participant, Mass Spectrometer Summer School, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
8) Sept.2022, Participant, 17th Midwest Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposium, Detroit, Wayne State University.
Awards/Scholarships
- ACS Biol Travel Award, ACS Spring 2026, Atlanta, Georgia
- Mikoryak Expendable Fund for Summer Research Support in Chemistry – 2026
- Wayne State Graduate School Professional Travel Award, 2026
- A. Paul and Carole C. Schaap Endowed Distinguished Graduate Award in Chemistry for superior academic achievement in the Faculty of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 2025-2026.
- Rumble Fellowship, Wayne State University, 2025-2026.
- Student Activity Award, Student Senate, Wayne State University, 2025-2026
- Best Oral Speaker Presentation, 20th Mid-West Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposium, 2025
Classes Taught
- Research Chemistry Laboratory
- Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
- General Chemistry I Laboratory
- Survey of General Chemistry