Past Conferences
9th Canadian Glycomics Symposium & Annual General Meeting
May 12- 14, 2026
Coast Canmore Hotel and Conference Centre | Canmore, AB
Keynote Speakers
Morten Andersen
Macquarie University
Multi-omics definition of the sex-specific glycoproteome of murine tissues
Laura Sly
University of British Columbia
Harnessing the gut microbiome for targeted drug delivery to treat inflammatory bowl diseases
Robert Ben
University of Ottawa
Carbohydrate-inspired molecular design of Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors (IRIs): Controlling ice to preserve cell function
Jesús Jiménez Barbero
CIC bioGUNE
Breaking the limits in understanding glycan recognition by NMR
Patrick Moynihan
Western University
Using enzyme discovery to uncover new mycobacterial biology
Chantelle Capicciotti
Queen’s University
Glyco-Engineering and Photo-Crosslinkable Glycan Probes for Interrogate Glycan-Protein Interactions
Rebekka Wild
Institute of Structural Biology (IBS – CEA/CNRS/Université Grenoble Alpes)
Unraveling the step-by-step biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycans at atomic resolution
Jessica Kramer
University of Utah
Tunable, scalable, synthetic mucins for engineering mucus and the glycocalyx
Selected Speakers
University of Alberta
Polysialylation of GPR15 is required for migration of T cells to the inflamed colon in ulcerative colitis
Academia Sinica, Genomics Research Center
Synthesis of Heparan Sulfate Hexadecasaccharides and their Molecular Interaction with Mycobacterial Heparin-Binding Hemagglutinin for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
TRIUMF
From glycomimetic to PET probe: [18F]Trident imaging of heparanase in cancer
Université de Montréal
Lentiviral stem cell gene therapy for MPS IIC, a severe neurological lysosomal disease caused by defects in the glucosamine catabolism
Stanford University
Spatial multi-omic mapping reveals region-specific cellular and carbohydrate remodeling in Alzheimer’s disease and resilience
University of Alberta
Siglec-10/G as a B cell intrinsic checkpoint regulate the germinal center reaction
University of Alberta
Cell-surface glycans are quantitative reporters of Golgi dysfunction in single cells
McMaster University
Covalency enabled lectin targeting for enhanced drug delivery in cancer immunotherapy
University of British Columbia
Developing a chemical-genetic screening platform to identify receptors for tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens
University of Alberta
From stress signaling to fibrosis: a novel PERK/genotoxic stress axis promotes the regulation of glycan polysialic acid in severe systemic sclerosis (SSc)
National Research Council of Canada
Investigating the (glyco)proteome of lentiviral vectors: generating new insights into their composition and function for the development of improved cell and gene therapies
University of British Columbia
Densely O-glycosylated human fecal MUC2 ameliorates colitis caused by a humanized intestinal ecosystem in mice
University of British Columbia
Toward scalable biosynthesis of montbretin A: Integrated pathway and enzyme engineering in the plant production system Nicotiana benthamiana
Laval University
Metabolic enhancement of glycan-galectin interactions by N-acetylglucosamine promotes myogenesis and improves functional outcomes in Duchenne muscular dystrophy models
University of British Columbia
Expanding the therapeutic window of thiopurines through glycoconjugation
McGill University
Investigation of the uptake of exogenous sialic acid in Schistosoma mansoni
Concordia University
Adopting a glycoengineering strategy to improve the therapeutical potential of extracellular vesicles from yeast
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
High-field NMR fingerprinting and multivariate classification for objective maple syrup quality assessment
University of Alberta
Glycosylation alterations in autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases: Insights from multiple sclerosis and perspectives for biomarker discovery
Workshops & Seminars
IP Workshop for Trainees: Béatrice Ngatcha, Lavery
Project Management Workshop for Trainees: Adam Brown, Amii
27th International Glycoconjugate Symposium, Co-Hosted with the 8th Canadian Glycomics Symposium
May 25-30, 2025
Edmonton Convention Centre | Edmonton, AB
Plenary Speakers
Kenjji Kadomatsu
Nagoya University
From Glyconeuroscience to Human Glycome Atlas Project
Kay-Hooi Khoo
Academia Sinica
Not Just Fucosylation and Sialylation but Also Sulfation as Important Determinants in Functional Glycomics
Laura Kiessling
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Human Lectins as Probes
Shinobu Kitazume
Fukushima Medical University
O-Glycosylation-Mediated Regulation of APP and PTPRZ in Alzheimer’s Disease and Glioma
Eric Martens
University of Michigan Medical School
Bacterial Mucus Degradation as a Contributor to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Nicolle Packer
Macquarie University
Illuminating the Glycome: You cannot see what you don’t look for
Gabriel Rabinovich
University of Buenos Aires- IBYME
Galectins as multifunctional glyco-checkpoints: a sweet future for immunotherapy
Celso Reis
Institute for Research and Innovation in Health, University of Porto
The diversity and functionality of the cancer glycome: molecular mechanisms and clinical implications
Simonetta Sipione
University of Alberta
Novel roles for gangliosides in extracellular vesicle secretion and fate
Yvette van Kooyk
Amsterdam UMC
The Dialogue between cancer glycosylation and the immune system
Keynote Speakers
Tadashi Angata
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica
In Pursuit of Siglec Ligands
Weiqan Cao
Fudan University
Unlocking the Glycoproteome with Advanced MS Tools
June Ereño Orbea
CIC bioGUNE
Sabine Flitsch
The University of Manchester
Teresa Freire
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República (UdelaR)
The Tn Antigen–MGL2 Axis in the Regulation of Immune Responses
Ethan Goodard-Borger
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Exploring the prevalence, mechanism, and function of tryptophan C-mannosylation
Rachel Hevey
University of Basel
Developing mucin glycan-based small moledules as a novel therapeutic approach for infection
Hiren Joshi
University of Copenhagen
Revealing the patterns that shape the glycome
Jennifer Kohler
UT Southwestern
Glycoconjugate receptors for bacterial toxins
Carlito Lebrilla
University of California, Davis
Glycan-centered probes for monitoring protein-protein interactions
Kuo-I Lin
Academia Sinica
Todd Lowary
Academia Sinica, Institute of Biological Chemistry
Glycan arrays, diagnostics and mycobacteriophages
Martina Muehlenhoff
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Insights into the mammalian sialic acid O-acetylation machinery
Jennifer Munkley
Newcastle University
Harnessing the power of glycans to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
Shoko Nishihara
Soka University
Integrated Roles of Glycans in Regulating Pluripotency in Stem Cells
Matthew Paszek
Cornell University
Mucin engineering for health and disease understanding
Katrine Schjoldager
University of Copenhagen
Developing mucin glycan-based small moledules as a novel therapeutic approach for infection
Nichollas Scott
University of Melbourne
Development of bacterial carbohydrate specific monoclonal antibodies for multi-pathogen glycoproteomics and MS approaches for dissecting isobaric glycoforms
Weston Struwe
University of Oxford
Quantifying Host-Virus Interactions of Fusion Glycoproteins at Membrane Surfaces with Single Molecule Mass Tracking
Tadashi Suzuki
RIKEN
Toward Finding a Cure for NGLY1 Deficiency
Michael Tiemeyer
GlyGen
Annotating Glycan Functions to Build Connectibity across Datatypes
Breeanna Urbanowicz
University of Georgia
Structural and biochemical insights into RG-I O-Acetylation Reeal a linik to cell adhesion
Peng Wu
Scripps Research
Degrading The Inhibitory SIGLEC-7 and -9 for Cancer Immunotherapy
Invited Speakers
Kiyoko Aoki-Kinoshita
Glycan & Life Systems Integration Center (GaLSIC), Soka University
Glycobioinformatics
Kirk Bergstrom
University of British Columbia
Intestinal epithelial-intrinsic Casd1 governs sialic acid O-acetylation on colon mucus, influences microbial ecology, and enhances susceptibility to microbially-induced colitisIntestinal epithelial-intrinsic Casd1 governs sialic acid O-acetylation on colon mucus, influences microbial ecology, and enhances susceptibility to microbially-induced colitis
Inka Brockhausen
Queen’s University
Biosynthesis of Salmonella O43 and Escherichia coli O86 antigens: Comparison of α1,3-GalNAc-transferases WfbG and WbnH
Chantelle Capicciotti
Queen’s University
Expanding the glyco-engineering and chemo-enzymatic synthesis toolbox to understand glycan-mediated interactions
Samy Cecioni
Université de Montréal
Chemical approaches to illuminate glycan recognition and processing
Noortje de Haan
Leiden University Medical Center
Cellular Glycoproteomics: Zooming-In at the Cancer Cell Surface
Michael Demetriou
University of California, Irvine
Harry Schachter: memories and inspiration
James Dennis
Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto
Harry Schachter, an inspirational mentor and friend.
Landon Edgar
The University of Toronto
Glycans as levers of control in T cell mediated immunity
Paul Gleeson
Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne
Harry Schachter: memories and inspiration
Anne Harduin-Lepers
University of Lille Nord de France
Diversity and evolution of the vertebrate sialyltransferase repertoire
Anne Imberty
CERMAV-CNRS
Structural Lectinomics: From Structures to Lectomes
Jesus Jimenez-Barbero
CIC bioGUNE
Breaking the limits in understanding glycan recognition in NMR
Ken Kitajima
Nagoya University
Recent findings of novel metabolic enzymes for sulfated sialic acids and deaminoneuraminic acid (Kdn)
Heinz Läubli
University of Basel
Enhancing Cancer Immunotherapy by Targeting Cancer-Associated Glycans
Dirk Lefeber
Radboud UMC
Unraveling novel mechanisms in sialic acid metabolism
Amanda Lewis
University of California San Diego
Exodeglycosylation of complex N-glycans in bacterial vaginosis reflects niche specialization by functional subtypes of bacteria
Frederique Lisacek
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Glycobioinformatics
Kelly McNagny
University of British Columbia
PODXL as a broad-spectrum therapeutic target for poor outcome tumors
Stephanie Olivier-van Stichelen
Medical College of Wisconsin
O-GlcNAc, Placenta and Gestational Diabetes
Christoph Rademacher
University of Vienna
Allosteric modulation of DC-SIGN
Rene Ranzinger
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
GlyGen
Chihiro Sato
Nagoya University
Towards Precise Measurement of Polysialic Acid: Methodological Advances and Biological Insights
Pamela Stanley
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
GlcNAc-Harry My gateway to glycobiology
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Osaka International Cancer Institute
Glyco-redox – the roles in various diseases under oxidative stress
Paula Videira
NOVA
Sialylation in Cancer and Rare Diseases: Integrating Mechanisms to Advance Precision Medicine
David Vocadlo
Simon Fraser University
Live cell imaging substrates enable enzyme activity-based genome-wide screening for modifiers of lysosomal glucocerebrosidase activity and uncovers a candidate risk factor for Parkinson disease
Catalin Voiniciuc
University of Florida
Leveraging Automation to Bioengineer Plant Polysaccharides
Lisa Willis
University of Alberta
Polysialic acid is associated with T cell activation and control migration
Simon Wisnovsky
University of British Columbia
CRISPR activation screens map the genomic drivers of cancer-associated hypersialylation
Manfred Wuhrer
Leiden University Medical Center
Glycomics of major human diseases
Workshops
Preconference Workshop: Mass Spectrometry/ Glycoproteomics – Stacy Malaker, Noortje de Haan, Manfred Wuhrer
Preconference Workshop: Glycobioinformatics – Kiyoko Aoki-Kinoshita, Frederique Lisacek
Workshop: Glycan and Lectin Arrays
7th Canadian Glycomics Symposium & Annual General Meeting, Co-Hosted with the 10th Warren Workshop
May 27-29, 2024
JW Marriott ICE District | Edmonton, AB
Keynote Speakers
Elisa Fadda
University of Southampton
Restoring protein glycosylation with GlycoShape
Yves Durocher
NRCC
Production of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein viral antigens in CHO cells as potent vaccine candidates
Charles Gauthier
INRS
Total synthesis of microbial glycans: Burkholderia species as a source of inspiration
Paula Videira
UCIBIO
Glycoimmunology at the crossroads: impact of sialylated glycan expression and recognition in cancer, immunology, and rare diseases
Daniel Bojar
University of Gothenburg
Impossible today, obvious Tomorrow: Clarke’s Laws in glycobiology
Anne Imberty
Université Grenoble Alpes
Lectins and lectomes: from therapeutical targets to synthetic glycobiology
Kiyoko Aoki-Kinoshita
Soka University
New data repositories to enrich the data in GlyCosmos
Brian Haab
Van Andel Institute
Atypical glycan combinations enable the distinction of heterogeneous subpopulations of pancreatic cancer cells
Roger Linington
Simon Fraser University
open-source database development and applications for biodiscovery
Ratmir Derda
University of Alberta
From measurement to quantitative prediction of the strength of protein-glycan interactions
Benjamin Schumann
Imperial College London
Glycosyltransferase bump-and-hole engineering to understand glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis
Workshops & Seminars
Project Management Workshop: Adam Brown, Matt Bryman
Panel Discussion – Glycan Arrays: Frédérique Lisacek, Akul Mehta, Yan Liu
Career Panel Discussion: Paula Videira, Jason Acker, Richard Furneaux
6th Canadian Glycomics Symposium & Annual General Meeting
May 8-12, 2023
JW Marriott ICE District | Edmonton, AB
Keynote Speakers
James Paulson
Scripps Research
Siglecs as checkpoints regulating immune responses
Jeff Gildersleeve
National Cancer Institute
Glycan-Binding Antibodies: Insights, Opportunities, and Challenges
Yasuhiko Kizuka
Gidu University Institute of Glyco-Core Research
Regulation and substrate protein selectivity of N-glycan branching enzymes
John Klassen
University of Alberta
Native Mass Spectrometry tools for glycomics
Stacy Malaker
Yale University
Mucinomics as the next frontier of mass spectrometry
Obadiah Plante
Moderna
mRNA Medicines and the central role of Glycosylation
Marie-Rose Van Calsteren
Université de Montréal
Structure of Streptococcus suis capsular polysaccharides
Frédérique Lisacek
University of Geneva
Are we ready for big glycomics data?
David Vocadlo
Alectos Therapeutics & Simon Fraser University
The essential role of preclinical research in advancing pioneering glycomics-based medicines
Workshops & Seminars:
Career Panel – I graduated, Now what?: Nils Petersen, Janice Bailey, Robert Ben, Louise St-Onge, Simonetta Sipione
How to Build a Slide Deck for Pharma and Investors: John Holyoake, Christine Charette, David Rabuka, Kaley Wilson, Jason Acker
Science Communication: Tim Lougheed
5th Canadian Glycomics Symposium & Annual General Meeting
May 9-13, 2022
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Keynote Speakers
Cara Tannenbaum
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The sweet side of sex: Why sex matters in glycobiology
Josef Penninger
University of British Columbia
ACE2 and spike glycosylation
David Jakeman
Dalhousie University
Rhamnose biosynthesis as an antibacterial target
Kirk Bergstrom
University of British Columbia Okanagan
Holistic glycoscience: Combining the power of preclinical models of glycosylation deficiencies with glycomics to interrogate the biologic functions of glycans and their defects in chronic diseases
Janelle Sauvageau
National Research Council Canada
The applications of carbohydrate chemistry to vaccines and adjuvants
Meghan Azad
University of Manitoba
7 years of human milk oligosaccharide research in the Child cohort: What have we learned and what’s up next?
Workshops & Seminars:
Drug Development – Bench to Clinic: Richard Liggins
Writing Effective EDI statements: Lisa Willis
Building your Confidence as a Scientist: Nana Lee
Career Development Panel: Chantelle Capicciotti, Benjamin DiFrancesco, Kristin Low, and Revathi Reddy.
4th Canadian Glycomics Symposium & Annual General Meeting
May 13-17, 2019
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Keynote Speakers
Torah Kachur
National Columnist, CBC Radio One
Science Communications 101
Alisdair Boraston
University of Victoria
Glycan-processing pathways in a host-bacterium interaction: understanding and targeting roles in virulence
Chantelle Capicciotti
Queen’s University
Chemical biology tools to elucidate specific glycan interactions and functions
Wei-Chieh Cheng
Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Developing small molecules to manipulate sugar-processing enzymes for treating lysosomal storage diseases
Larissa Dirr
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Australia
Targeting human parainfluenza virus haemagglutinin-neuraminidase for drug discovery
Michael Jennings
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Australia
Repurposing drugs to block glycointeractions
Hans Chun-Hung Lin
Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Gut Bacteria β-glucuronidases to cause xenobiotic-induced toxicity: Structure-function relationship and development of inhibitors
Che Alex Ma
Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Egg-Based Monoglycosylated Influenza Vaccine
Lara K. Mahal
New York University
Systematically decoding glycosylation in disease
Barbara Triggs-Raine
University of Manitoba
Hyaluronan: an apparently simple inert polysaccharide is a critical player in normal development
Thomas Ve
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Australia
Structural basis of glycohydrolase activity by mammalian and plant TIR domains involved in cell-death signaling
David Vocadlo
Simon Fraser University
Design, synthesis, and use of fluorescence-quenched substrates for quantitative monitoring of exo-glycosidase activities in live cells
Shih-Hsiung Wu
Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Using Depolymerases from Bacteriophages for Preparing Conjugate Vaccines against Pathogenic Bacteria
Workshops & Seminars:
Cultivating Your Professional Online Presence: Alison Moore
R for Beginners: Geoff Horsman
Persuasion Strategies – How to Influence, Motivate, & Persuade Anyone: Kurian Mathew Tharakan
Career Development Panel: Jay Bassan, Janice Silverman, Laura Corkum, Gabrielle Charbonneau
3th Canadian Glycomics Symposium & Annual General Meeting
May 7-11, 2018
Banff Park Lodge, Banff, Alberta
Keynote Speakers:
Imogen Coe
Ryerson University
Embedding Equity, Delivering Diversity, Saving Science in Canada
Nicole Koropatkin
University of Michigan Medical School
Molecular details of glycan scavenging by members of the human gut microbiota
Stephen Withers
University of British Columbia
Discovery of CAZymes for cell surface glycan removal through metagenomics: Towards universal blood
Christoph Rademacher
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Small molecule modulators of C-type lectin receptor functions
Herbert Hildebrandt
Hannover Medical School
Novel insights into polysialic acid functions in brain development and disease
Gesa Volkers
University of British Columbia
Structure-based analysis of polysialyltransfer in bacteria and eukaryotes
Robert Yu
Augusta University
Glycobiology of neural stem cells– Role of glycolipids in cell fate determination
Workshops & Seminars:
Introduction to Project Management: Jamie McInnis, University of Calgary
Essential Presentation Skills: Sanders Whiting, Independent/Simon Fraser University
Career Development Panel: Tamer Mohamed, Jamie McInnis, Dr. David Powell, Dr. Perrin Baker
2nd Canadian Glycomics Symposium & Annual General Meeting
May 8-12, 2017
Banff Park Lodge, Banff, Alberta
Keynote Speakers:
Paul DeAngelis
University of Oklahoma
Glycosaminoglycan Engineering: Towards Novel Polymers & New Therapeutics
Stefanie Barbirz
University of Potsdam
Highly specific binders for bacterial polysaccharides: Bacteriophage tailspike proteins as fundamental research models and valuable diagnosis tools
Chris Whitfield
University of Guelph
Polymerases, terminators, molecular rulers and transporters – integrated quality control systems in microbial glycan assembly
Martina Mühlenhoff
Hannover Medical School
Sialic acid O-acetylation – from bacteria to man
Ratmir Derda
University of Alberta
Genetically encoded discovery of ligands for carbohydrate binding proteins and disease-specific antibodies
Jeffrey Esko
University of California – San Diego
Heparan Sulfate: Light at the End of the Chain
Jennifer Kohler
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
New Chemical Biology Tools to Discover Glycoconjugate Function
Workshops & Seminars:
Immuno-Oncology Workshop & Panel Discussion: Todd Lowary, Zafrira Avnur, Nai-Kong Cheung, James Dennis, Kate Rittenhouse-Olson, Surjit Dixit
The Graduate Students’ and Postdocs’ Guide to the Non-Academic Job Market: Anne Krook, independent consultant
Communicating in Plain Language: Sylviane Duval, independent consultant
Presenting Yourself with Confidence: Sylviane Duval, independent consultant
“Careers in Academia” Panel Discussion: Anthony Clarke (U Guelph), David Kwan (Concordia U), Lynne Howell (SickKids), and Eric Brown (McMaster U)
Opportunities in a Changing Research and Innovation Landscape: Ryan Perry, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
1st Canadian Glycomics Symposium & Annual General Meeting
May 16-20, 2016
Banff Park Lodge, Banff, Alberta
Keynote Speakers:
Benjamin Davis
University of Oxford
Sugars and Proteins
Markus Aebi
ETH Zurich
N-linked Protein Glycosylation: From Pro- to Eukaryotes
Jeffrey Gildersleeve
National Cancer Institute
Exploiting Anti-Glycan Immunity to Improve Cancer Care
Linda Hsieh-Wilson
California Institute of Technology
Carbohydrate Recognition and Signalling in the Brain
David Vocadlo
Simon Fraser University
Using Chemical Biology Tools to Uncover the Functional Roles of O-GlcNac”
James Naismith
University of St. Andrews
Lord of the Rings: Making Macrocycles with Enzymes
Vern Schramm
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
N-Ribosyl Transferases: Transition States and Transition State Analogues
Xi Chen
University of California – Davis
Highly Effective One-pot Multienzyme (OPME) Systems for Carbohydrate Synthesis
Workshops & Seminars:
GlycoNet-CNTRP Workshop
Industry Presentation Session: with participation from ProZyme, Limmatech Biologics, Mirexus, and the Ferrier Research Institute/GlycoSyn
Seminar – “Translation, Ethics, and Intellectual Property in the Health Sciences”: presentations and panel discussion with Jason Acker (Canadian Blood Services/UAlberta/Aquila Diagnostic Systems Inc.), Lisa Sim (Miller Thomson LLP), and Donald Sheppard (McGill)
Discovering the Entrepreneur Within Workshop: Mitacs
Project Management Workshop: Robyn Roscoe
“Spreading the Word” Science Communication Workshop: Jay Ingram & Mary Anne Moser/The Banff Centre