Webinar Series
GlycoNet/ACS Joint Webinars
Past GlycoNet Webinars
GlycoNet offers webinars on diverse topics ranging from scientific research to professional development, technical workshops, and focused seminars for the science community. In September 2020, GlycoNet has joined forces with the Carbohydrate Chemistry Division of American Chemical Society to host webinars featuring renowned researchers across North America. Each webinar is followed by a “Meet the Speakers” event at the following week to give the audience opportunities to chat with the presenters in an informal setting.
Upcoming Webinars
November 18, 2020 | Webinar | Register here
November 25, 2020 | Meet the Speakers (Mingdi+Jessica) | Register here
Dr. Mingdi Yan
Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Carbohydrate-conjugated fluorescence turn-on azide probes for imaging cells and bacteria
Dr. Jessica Kramer
Assistant Professor, University of Utah
Synthetic mucins: from new chemical routes to engineered cells
December 2, 2020 | Webinar | Register here
December 9, 2020 | Meet the Speakers (Simonetta+David) | Register here
Dr. David Vocadlo
Professor, Simon Fraser University
Fluorescence-quenched substrates for monitoring glycoside hydrolase activities in mammalian cells.
Dr. Simonetta Sipione
Professor, University of Alberta
Gangliosides in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation
Stay tuned for more speakers! Follow us on social media to get our latest announcements:
| No. overall | No. in season | Speakers & titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
Dr. Christopher Cairo, Associate Professor, University of Alberta Inhibitors of human neuraminidase enzymes as probes in glycobiology Mirat Sojitra, Graduate Student, University of Alberta Genetically encoded multivalent liquid glycan array (LiGA) |
| 2 | 2 |
Dr. Andrew Lees, Founder and Scientific Director, Fina Biosolutions Simplifying conjugation: ready to conjugate CRM197 carrier protein |
| 3 | 3 |
Dr. Robert Woods, Professor, University of Georgia 3D models of glycosylated SARS-CoV-2 protein suggest challenges for vaccine development Dr. Jolene Garber, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campylobacter jejuni chemotaxis and metabolism of fucose |
| 4 | 4 |
Dr. Lori Yang, CEO & CSO, Lectenz Bio Lectenz and GlycoSense: novel tools for glycan detection and analysis |
| 5 | 5 |
Dr. Matt Macauley, Assistant Professor, University of Alberta Modulation of microglia by the glycan-binding protein CD33 Carla Eymard, Graduate Students, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal From free radical chemistry to novel classes of bioactive modified furanosides |
| 6 | 6 |
Dr. Anne Krook, Practical Workplace Advice A guide to non-academic job search |
| 7 | 7 |
Dr. Karla Williams, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia Polysialic acid as a prognostic marker in breast cancer Sadia Rahmani, Graduate Student, Ryerson University O-GlcNAc modification affects clathrin-coated pit assembly and efficiency at the plasma membrane |
| 8 | 8 |
Panel Discussion ft. Drs. David Vocadlo, Stephanie White, and Kaley Wilson What I wish I knew: a chat with researchers, patent experts and entrepreneurs |
| 9 | 9 |
Dr. Lynne Howell, Professor, The Hospital for Sick Children Exopolysaccharide biosynthesis Dr. Ryan Sweeney, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Alberta Development of an active site titration reagent for amylases |
| 10 | 10 |
Andrew MacIsaac, CEO, Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation Navigating commercial development with API |
| 11 | 11 |
Dr. Molly Shoichet, Professor, University of Toronto Polysaccharide hydrogels enable local drug and cell delivery Akay Akohwarien, Research Technician, University of Saskatchewan Designing novel chemical tools to study β-glucocerebrosidase: a relevant biomarker and therapeutic target in Parkinson's Disease |
| 12 | 12 |
Sabrina Sassi, TEDx Speaker Leveraging TED to spread your research ideas: how and why researchers are doing it |
Season 2 (July – August 2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Speakers & titles |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 |
Dr. Parastoo Azadi, Executive Director, Analytical Services, Complex Carbohydrate Research Centre Glycobiology of SARS-CoV2 and its implications for vaccine development Dr. Supriya Dey, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University Programmable one-pot synthesis of heparin and heparin-related anticoagulants |
| 14 | 2 |
Dr. Robert Ben, Professor, University of Ottawa Improving the efficacy of modern cellular therapies Dr. François Le Mauff, Post-Doctoral Fellow, McGill University Structural and biochemical characterization of the exopolysaccharide deacetylase Agd3 required for aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation |
| 15 | 3 |
Dr. David Pamer, Professor, University of Saskatchewan Writing an effective grant proposal |
| 16 | 4 |
Dr. David Kwan, Assistant Professor, Concordia University A set of chemical biology tools to probe and inhibit cellular glycosyltransferases Shermaine Sy, B.Sc, University of Alberta Development of a bead-based assay for ABO antibody detection: creating a new tool for the clinical laboratory |
| 17 | 5 |
Drs. Kate Pratt and Jonathon Simmons, Academic Success Centre, University of Alberta A workshop for scientific writers |
| 18 | 6 |
Dr. Chris Phenix, Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan Chemical tools for studying glucosidase activity in complex biological samples F. Ifthiha Mohideen, Graduate Student, Concordia University An engineered in vitro enzymatic pathway for the anticancer anthracycline deoxysugars: TDP-L-acosamine and TDP-L-daunosamine |
| 19 | 7 |
Dr. Rebecca Davis, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba Computational approaches for designing small molecule inhibitors |
| 20 | 8 |
Dr. Robert Britton, Professor, Simon Fraser University De novo synthesis of nucleoside analogues for medicinal chemistry purposes Dr. Kristen Low, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Bioprospecting CAZymes from intestinal microbiomes for the tailored degradation of non-starch dietary polysaccharides |
Season 3 (September – December 2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Speakers & titles |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 |
Dr. Lara Mahal, Professor, University of Alberta Exploring the roles of glycosylation in infection and immunity Dr. Peter Rahfeld, Research Associate, University of British Columbia From gut to blood: how to make universal donor blood |
| 22 | 2 |
Dr. Mary Cloninger, Professor, Montana State University Lactose-functionalized dendrimers and dendritic polyglycerols for binding to galectin-3 Dr. Pumtiwitt McCarthy, Associate Professor, Morgan State University Bacterial capsule polymerases as tools to improve human health |
| 23 | 3 |
Dr. Warren Wakarchuk, Professor, University of Alberta Protein engineering of 21st century drugs through the application of synthetic biology Dr. Landon Edgar, Post-doctoral fellow, Scripps Research Invigorating T cells through carbohydrate editing |
| 24 | 4 |
Dr. Theresa M. Reineke, Professor, University of Minnesota Glycopolymers promote in vivo and ex vivo delivery of functional nucleic acids Dr. Jodi Hadden-Perilla, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware The fuzzy boundaries of carbohydrate binding sites |
| 25 | 5 |
Dr. Mark Nitz, Professor, University of Toronto Exploring a low affinity probe for the biofilm-associated poly-N-acetylglycosamine exopolysaccharide Dr. Sandra Irmisch, Research Associate, University of British Columbia A novel anti-diabetic compound from plants: biosynthesis, gene discovery, and metabolic engineering of montbretin A |
| 26 | 6 |
Dr. Mingdi Yan, Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell Carbohydrate-conjugated fluorescence turn-on azide probes for imaging cells and bacteria Dr. Jessica Kramer, Assistant Professor, University of Utah Synthetic mucins: from new chemical routes to engineered cells |
Canadian Glycomics Network
E5-33 Gunning/Lemieux Chemistry Centre
University of Alberta, T6G 2G2
Tel: 78-492-6204
Fax: 780-492-4147
© CANADIAN GLYCOMICS NETWORK (GLYCONET). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
English 
French