Attend the Symposium

2023 Symposium Schedule

The Canadian Glycomics Symposium is open to all members of the scientific community and the public. All sessions and events take place at the JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District unless otherwise noted.

For more information about the Annual General Meeting (AGM), which is open to only members of GlycoNet, check out the AGM page.

* Schedule as of November 28, 2022 and subject to change.

7:00 – 8:30 AM

Breakfast – Wayne Gretzky B

7:00 – 10:00 AM 

Symposium Registration – Wayne Gretzky B Foyer

10:00 – 11:50 AM

Session 1 – Wayne Gretzky B
10:00 AMOpening Remarks
10:10 AM
Keynote 1

Dr. Jeffrey Gildersleeve

10:50 AM
Selected Talk: Carole Creuzenet
 11:10 AM
Selected Talk: Ken Kitajima
11:30 AM
Selected Talk: Mirat Sojitra
11:50 AM – 12:05 PMGroup Photo 
12:05 – 1:30 pm Lunch – Wayne Gretzky B
1:30 – 3:50 pmSession 2 – Wayne Gretzky B
1:30 PM
Keynote 2

Dr. Marie-Rose Van Calsteren

2:10 PM
Selected Talk: Tate Erickson
 2:30 PM
Selected Talk: Fabiola De Leon Gonzalez
2:50 PM
Selected Talk: Charlotte Olagnon
3:10 PM
Keynote 3

Dr. Yasuhiko Kizuka

5:00 – 5:45 PMPre-Dinner Networking – Jari Kurri Ballroom

5:45 – 9:00 PM 

Banquet Dinner – Wayne Gretzky B
Keynote 3

Dr. James Paulson 

Siglecs as checkpoints regulating immune responses

7:00 – 8:30 AMBreakfast – Wayne Gretzky B
8:30 – 10:00 AMSession 3 – Wayne Gretzky B
8:30 AM
Keynote 4

Frédérique Lisacek

9:10 AM
Selected Talk: Michel Gilbert
9:30 AM
Selected Talk: Duong Bui
9:50 AM
Lightning Talks (x3)

Xingang Li, Natalie Stewart, Stephen Temesy

10:00 – 10:30 AMBreak – Wayne Gretzky B Foyer
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Session 4 – Wayne Gretzky B

 10:30 AM
Keynote 5

David Vocadlo

11:10 AM
Selected Talk: Edward Schmidt
11:30 AM
Selected Talk: Seyed Amirhossein Nasseri
11:50 PM
 Lightning Talks (x3)

Nanaka Ito, Noah Fancy, Danial Yazdan

12:00 – 1:30 PMLunch – Wayne Gretzky B
1:30 – 3:340 PMSession 5 – Wayne Gretzky B
1:30 PM
 Keynote 6

Obadiah Plante

2:10 PM
Selected Talk: Alexandrine Martel
 2:30 PM
Selected Talk: Kenichi Suzuki
2:50 PM
Lightning Talks (x3)

Mackenzie Melvin, Dulce Maria Valdez López, Stephanie Sonea 

3:00 PM
Keynote 7

Stacy Malaker

6:00 – 9:00 PMPoster Session and Dinner Reception – Wayne Gretzky B
6:00 – 7:00 PMEvens Present
7:00 – 8:00 PMOdds Present
8:30 PMPoster Awards & Closing Remarks
7:00 – 8:30 AMBreakfast – Wayne Gretzky B
8:30 – 10:15 AMSession 6 – Wayne Gretzky B
8:30 AM
 Keynote 7

John Klassen

9:10 AM
Selected Talk: F. Ifthiha Mohideen
 9:30 AM
Selected Talk: David Firer
9:50 PMClosing Remarks
10:10 – 10:30 AMBreak (Workshop Attendees) – Wayne Gretzky B
10:30 AM – 12:30 PMClinical Partnership Workshop – Wayne Gretzky B
12:30 – 1:30 PMLunch (Workshop Attendees) – Wayne Gretzky B