A full day of presentations by outstanding researchers will provide researchers and clinicians with the opportunity to hear about current glycoscience research, promote a greater understanding of how glycoscience relates to diverse research, and foster discussions among the local community.
Organizers
Richard D. Cummings, PhD, Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD, Robert Sackstein, MD, PhD
Speakers
- Hudson Freeze, PhD, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
- Kevin P. Campbell, PhD, University of Iowa
- Linda C. Hsieh-Wilson, PhD, California Institute of Technology
- Gerald W. Hart, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Dennis Kasper, MD, Harvard Medical School
- Suzanne Walker, PhD, Harvard Medical School
- Robert Sackstein, MD, PhD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Galit Alter, PhD, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
- Richard D. Cummings, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Agenda
7:00am Continental Breakfast
8:20am Introduction
8:30am Keynote Speaker: Hudson Freeze “Patients with Glycosylation Disorders: Teach Us a Few Lessons”
9:30am Suzanne Walker “Inhibiting O-GlcNAc Transferase”
10:15am COFFEE BREAK
10:35am Kevin P. Campbell “Glycobiological Basis for Adhesion of Skeletal Muscle to the Surrounding Basement Membrane”
11:20am Dennis L. Kasper “Carbohydrates and T Cell Dependence”
12:00pm LUNCH BREAK
1:00pm Gerald W. Hart “Nutrient Regulation of Signaling and Transcription by O-GlcNAc”
1:45pm Robert Sackstein “Applying the Brakes on CAR-T Cells via Glycoengineering”
2:30pm BREAK
3:00pm Linda Hsieh-Wilson “Harnessing Chemistry to Understand the Roles of Carbohydrates and Extracellular Matrix in Neuroplasticity”
3:45pm Galit Alter “Exploring the Role of Glycovariation in Infectious Disease”
4:30pm Richard D. Cummings “Glycoconjugates in Inflammation, Immunity, and Infectious Disease”
5:00pm Closing Remarks
5:30pm Meet the Speakers Reception
Registration
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This will be a free event with coffee breaks and a box lunch provided; however, registration is required in order to receive a box lunch.