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 AM | Opening Remarks |
| 10:10 AM | Keynote 1Dr. 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 PM | Group Photo |
| 12:05 – 1:30 pm | Lunch – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 1:30 – 3:50 pm | Session 2 – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 1:30 PM | Keynote 2Dr. 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 3Dr. Yasuhiko Kizuka |
| 5:00 – 5:45 PM | Pre-Dinner Networking – Jari Kurri Ballroom |
5:45 – 9:00 PM | Banquet Dinner – Wayne Gretzky B |
Keynote 3Dr. James Paulson Siglecs as checkpoints regulating immune responses |
| 7:00 – 8:30 AM | Breakfast – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 8:30 – 10:00 AM | Session 3 – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 8:30 AM | Keynote 4Frédérique 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 AM | Break – Wayne Gretzky B Foyer |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Session 4 – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 10:30 AM | Keynote 5David 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 PM | Lunch – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 1:30 – 3:340 PM | Session 5 – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 1:30 PM | Keynote 6Obadiah 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 7Stacy Malaker |
| 6:00 – 9:00 PM | Poster Session and Dinner Reception – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Evens Present |
| 7:00 – 8:00 PM | Odds Present |
| 8:30 PM | Poster Awards & Closing Remarks |
| 7:00 – 8:30 AM | Breakfast – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 8:30 – 10:15 AM | Session 6 – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 8:30 AM | Keynote 7John Klassen |
| 9:10 AM | Selected Talk: F. Ifthiha Mohideen |
| 9:30 AM | Selected Talk: David Firer |
| 9:50 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 10:10 – 10:30 AM | Break (Workshop Attendees) – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Clinical Partnership Workshop – Wayne Gretzky B |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Lunch (Workshop Attendees) – Wayne Gretzky B |
