2022 Midwest Carbohydrate & Glycobiology Symposium 2022
This event is in the past.
The 17th annual Midwest Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposium (MCGS) will be held in person at Wayne State University. The MCGS seeks to feature a diverse range of researchers at the interface of chemistry, glycobiology, and technology development.
Schedule of Events
Friday, September 30, 2022
3:30 – 4:30 pm Dr. Pam Marino (National Institutes of Health), “NIH Program Officer Perspective, Glycobiology”
4:30 – 6:15 pm Meeting Registration; Poster Setup
Session I – Sugars in Disease
Chair: Peter Andreana (University of Toledo)
6:25 – 6:30 pm – Introductory Remarks – Charlie Fehl and Hien Nguyen
6:30 – 7:00 pm – Nicole Koropatkin (University of Michigan)
7:00 – 7:15 pm – Selected Student/Postdoc Talk (TBA)
7:15 – 7:45 pm – Kezhong Zhang (Wayne State University School of Medicine)
7:45 – 8:15 pm – Break, Poster Session – A. Paul Schaap Chemistry Building – Atrium
8:15 – 8:30 pm – Selected Student/Postdoc Talk (TBA)
8:30 – 9:00 pm – Steve Sucheck (University of Toledo)
9:00 pm – Reception, Poster Session
Food and beverages provided.
Saturday, Oct 1, 2022
7:30 – 8:15 am – Continental Breakfast – A. Paul Schaap Chemistry Building – Atrium
Session II – Synthesis
Chair: Weiping Tang (University of Wisconsin at Madison)
8:15 – 8:45 am – Nicola Pohl (Indiana University)
8:45 – 9:00 am – Selected Student/Postdoc Talk (TBA)
9:00 – 9:30 am – Eric Sletten (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces)
9:30 – 9:45 am – Selected Student/Postdoc Talk (TBA)
9:45 – 10:45 am – Break, Poster Session
10:45 – 11:15 am – Jianglong Zhu (University of Toledo)
11:15 – 11:30 am – Selected Student/Postdoc Talk (TBA)
11:30 – noon – Pavel Nagorny (University of Michigan)
noon – 1:45 pm – Lunch, Poster Session
Session III – Glycobiology
Chair: Pam Marino (NIH)
1:45 – 2:15 pm – Charlie Fehl (Wayne State University)
2:15 – 2:30 pm – Selected Student/Postdoc Talk (TBA)
2:30 – 3:00 pm – Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen (Medical College of Wisconsin)
3:00 – 3:30 pm – Break, Poster Session
3:30 – 3:45 pm – Selected Student/Postdoc Talk (TBA)
3:45 – 4:15 pm – Ben Swarts (Central Michigan University)
4:15 – 4:30 pm – Selected Student/Postdoc Talk (TBA)
4:30 – 5:00 pm – Xuefei Huang (Michigan State University)
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Awards, Concluding Remarks
5:30 – 6:15 pm – Poster Breakdown
6:15 pm – Dinner
All attendees are invited to submit an abstract to present research as a poster or talk. The final program will be announced by Sept 15th, 2022. Registration fees are kindly covered by our generous sponsors.
Registration + Abstract Submission Link
Deadline for abstracts: Sept 10, 2022
Deadline for registration-only: Sept 20, 2022
If you submit an abstract, be sure to include the Title, Authors (presenter’s first), and Organization (Division/Department, Institution, City, State, Zip Code). Please limit the abstract body to 500 words.
