Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the 16th Midwest Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposium (MCGS), which will be virtually hosted on November 20th (11 am-5:30 pm, EST) by the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Webinar could be accessed directly following the registration link below:
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uRvvzoDKSlq4Li1qso-MLA
The list of virtual symposium speakers this year includes:
Prof. Ratmir Derda (University of Alberta, Canada)
Prof. Elisa Fadda (Maynooth University, Ireland)
Prof. Steven Townsend (Vanderbilt University, USA)
Prof. Catherine Leimkuhler-Grimes (University of Delaware, USA)
Prof. Alison Wendlandt (MIT, USA)
Prof. Seth Herzon (Yale University, USA)
Prof. Mark Taylor (University of Toronto, Canada)
The presentation titles, abstracts and tentative program could be found at this link.
Please click here for the registration and abstact submission form
As you are well aware, carbohydrates are ones of the most important biomolecules found in nature. They are present in our food, nucleic acids, various biomaterials, cell walls of bacteria and plants and on the surface of mammalian cell surface as glycolipids and glycoproteins. In addition, they are often found as glycoconjuates in to form of medinially important natural products. Given their ubiquitous presence, it is not surprising that they play a important role in modulating several critical biological processes. The fundamental understanding of carbohydrates and their function is essential to several fields that include basic research, bio/nanotechnology, human health and disease processes and renewable resources.
Having a mission of bringing together and providing a qorum for the local students, faculty and principal investigators working towards the understanding of carbohydrate chemistry, biology and function, the Midwest Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposia have been hold annually since 2005. The list of past hosts and organizers of MCGS symposia is provided below:
2020-University of Michigan (Profs. Pavel Nagorny and John Montgomery)
2019-University of Notre Dame (Prof. Anthony Serianni)
2018-Michigan State University (Prof. Xuefei Huang)
2017-University of Wisconsin-Madison (Profs. Weiping Tang, Jiaoyang Jiang, Lingjun Li)
2016-Central Michigan University (Prof. Benjamin Swarts)
2015-Cleveland State University (Prof. Xue-Long Sun)
2014-University of Michigan (Profs. Pavel Nagorny and John Montgomery)
2013-University of Toledo (Profs. Peter Andreana, Steven Sucheck and Jianglong Zhu)
2012-Wayne State University (Profs. Peter Andreana, Zhongwu Guo, David Crich)
2011-Michigan State University (Prof. Xuefei Huang)
2010-University of Toledo (Prof. Steven Sucheck)
2009-University of Cincinnati (Prof. Suri Iyer)
2008-Cleveland State University (Profs. Xue-Long Sun and Jun Hu)
2007-Ohio State University (Prof. Peng(George) Wang)
2006-Wayne State University (Profs. Peter Andreana and Zhongwu Guo)
2005-University of Toledo (Profs. Xuefei Huang and Steven Sucheck)
It is our intention to continue this tradition of excellence and make every effort to make this symposium a success, where students and faculty can present their research findings in an engaging environment. The symposium will include topics such as Carbohydrate Synthesis, Glycobiology, Glycotherapeutics, Glycomics, Carbohydrate Engineering, Glycomaterials and Carbohydrates as renewable resources.
We look forward to hosting this virtual symposium.
Sincerely,
Profs. Pavel Nagorny and John Montgomery
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan