Margaret "Molly" Carpenter

Research Interests

Antibody mediated immunity; B cell biology; protein interactions

Education

• PhD, Chemistry, Dartmouth College 2014
• BS, Chemistry, Sewanee 2009

Awards

• 2023 HVTN Bonnie Mathieson Young Investigator Award
• 2015 Gaurini Teaching Award

Selected Publications

• Carpenter MC, Shrestha S, Bharadwaj P, Concetta C, Sharma S, Weiner JA, de Haan N, Pongracz T, Le Moine A, Holovska V. (2025) "Functional and phenotypic profiles of HLA-specific antibodies in relation to antibody-mediated kidney transplant rejection." Human Immunology. 86(2): 111247.
• Carpenter MC, Souter SC, Zipkin RJ, Ackerman ME. (2024) "Current insights into K-associated fetal anemia and potential treatment strategies for sensitized pregnancies." Transfusion Medicine Reviews. 38(1): 150779.
• Xu S*, Carpenter MC*, Spreng RL, Neidich SD, Sarkar S, Tenney D, Goodman D, Sawant S, Jha S, Dunn B. (2022) "Impact of adjuvants on the biophysical and functional characteristics of HIV vaccine-elicited antibodies in humans." npj Vaccines. 7(1): 90.
• Carter KP*, Carpenter MC*, Fiedler B, Jimenez R, Palmer AE. (2017) "Critical comparison of FRET-sensor functionality in the cytosol and endoplasmic reticulum and implications for quantification of ions." Analytical Chemistry. 89(17): 9601–9608.
• Carpenter MC, Lo MN, Palmer AE. (2016) "Techniques for measuring cellular zinc." Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 611: 20–29.