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