Glycobiology 2023
Transformative Advances in the Biological Functions of Glycans

Schedule of Events
(as of October 31, 2023)
Meeting times are listed in Hawaii Standard Time

Sunday, November 5 

7:00 am–6:00 pm

8:00 am–Noon


9:00 am–2:00 pm


Noon–4:30 pm


1:00–2:30 pm

5:30–5:40 pm



5:40–6:10 pm

6:10–6:40 pm


6:40–7:10 pm


7:10–9:00 pm

Registration Open

Satellite Session I: Glyco in Biotechnology
Session Chair: Parastoo Azadi

Graduate & Postdoctoral Trainee Mentoring Session
Session Chairs: Michael Boyce, Karen Colley, and Lance Wells

Satellite Session II: NCFG Tools in Glycoscience
Session Chair: Christine Szymanski

SfG Board of Directors Meeting (Invitation only.)

Conference Opening Remarks
Susan Bellis
, SfG President
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Karl Meyer Lecture
Dr. Taroh Kinoshita, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

Rosalind Kornfeld Co-Awardee Lecture 
Dr. Kelly Ten Hagen, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA

Rosalind Kornfeld Co-Awardee Lecture 
Dr. Donald Jarvis, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA

Opening Reception

 

Monday, November 6

8:30–10:10 am

 

8:30–8:50 am
8:50–9:10 am
9:10–9:30 am
9:30–9:50 am

9:50–9:55 am
9:55–10:00 am
10:00–10:05 am
10:05–10:10 am


Session 1: Glycopathologies

Kevin Campbell, Session Chair

 

Keynote Speakers:

Ryan Weiss

Eva Morava

Adnan Halim

Kevin Campbell

 

Poster Talks:

Florence Authier

David Steen, Jr. 

Kimberly Alonge

Andrew Edmondson

10:10–10:30 am

Coffee Break

10:30 am–12:10 pm

 

10:30–10:50 am
10:50–11:10 am
11:10–11:30 am
11:30–11:50 am

11:50–11:55 am
11:55 am–Noon
Noon–12:05 pm
12:05–12:10 pm


Session 2: Glycans in Cell Biology

Natasha Zachara, Session Chair

 

Keynote Speakers:

Natasha Zachara

Matthew Shoulders

Ryan Flynn

Chad Slawson

 

Poster Talks:

Michael Russelle Alvarez

Huilin Hao

C. Kimberly Tsui

Gao-Lan Zhang 

12:10–1:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30–4:00 pm Exhibits and Poster Session 1

4:00–5:40 pm

 

4:00–4:20 pm
4:20–4:40 pm
4:40–5:00 pm
5:00–5:20 pm


5:20–5:25 pm
5:25–5:30 pm
5:30–5:35 pm
5:35–5:40 pm

Session 3: Glycans in Development & Homeostasis
Vlad Panin, Session Chair

Keynote Speakers:
Rebekah Gundry
Hans Wandall
Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen
Vlad Panin

Poster Talks:
Robert Mealer
Francesca Boscolo Sesillo 
Philip Gordts
Hideyuki Takeuchi

5:40–6:10 pm


6:10–6:20 pm

President's Innovator Award Lecture
Dr. Paul DeAngelis, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OK, USA

Distinguished Service Award Presentation
Dr. Rita Sarkar, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA

                                      

Tuesday, November 7

 8:30–10:10 am

 


8:30–8:50 am
8:50–9:10 am
9:10–9:30 am
9:30–9:50 am


9:50–9:55 am
9:55–10:00 am
10:00–10:05 am
10:05–10:10 am


Session 4: Glycans in Infection and Immunity

Joseph Lau, Session Chair

 

Keynote Speakers:


Karin Hoffmeister

Jan Novak

John Erickson

Joseph Lau

 

Poster Talks:

Hoyang Tsia

Leandre Glendenning

Michael Demetriou

Jennifer Kohler

10:10–10:30 am Coffee Break

10:30 am–12:10 pm




10:30–10:50 am
10:50–11:10 am


11:10–11:18 am
11:18–11:26 am
11:26–11:34 am
11:34–11:42 am
11:42–11:50 am


11:50–12:10 pm

Session 5: Glycobiology Down Under
Sponsored by the Australian Glycoscience Society
Nicki Packer & Daniel Kolarich, Session Chairs

Keynote Speakers: 
Mark Larance
Morten Thaysen-Andersen

Poster Talks:
Hayley Goodson 
Larissa Dirr 
Xingang Li 
Xiaofan Chen 
Nicholas DeBono 

Keynote Speaker:
Daniel Kolarich

12:10–1:30pm



Lunch Break

1:30–4:00 pm



Exhibits and Poster Session II

4:00–4:45 pm


SfG Business Meeting

4:45–5:15 pm


5:15–5:45 pm


5:45–6:15 pm


ASBMB Molecular & Cellular Proteomics (MCP) Lecture



Dr. Max Crispin, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

 

Glycobiology Significant Achievement Co-Awardee Lecture



Dr. Matthew Macauley, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.          

 

Glycobiology Significant Achievement Co-Awardee Lecture



Dr. Sean Stowell, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA   

 

7:00–11:00 pm Banquet Dinner

 

Wednesday, November 8

8:00–9:40 am

 

8:00–8:20 am
8:20–8:40 am
8:40–9:00 am
9:00–9:20 am


9:20–9:25 am
9:25–9:30 am
9:30–9:35 am
9:35–9:40 am


Session 6: Glycobiology of Cancer

Anita Hjelmeland, Session Chair

 

Keynote Speakers:

Anita Hjelmeland

Emma Scott

Prakash Radhakrishnan

Brian Haab

 

Poster Talks:

Rita Nehme

Karen Abbott

Lyndsay Young

Hauke Thiesler 

9:40–10:00 am



Coffee Break

10:00–11:40 am

 


10:00–10:16 am
10:16–10:32 am
10:32–10:48 am
10:48–11:04 am
11:04–11:20 am


11:20–11:25 am
11:25–11:30 am
11:30–11:35 am
11:35–11:40 am


Session 7: Emerging Concepts in Glycoscience

Sponsored by the Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research

Ken Kitajima & Hideharu Ishida, Session Chairs

 

Keynote Speakers:

Yasuhiro Kajihara

Siro Simizu

Shinobu Kitazume

Tadashi Suzuki

Kiyoko Aoki-Kinoshita

 

Poster Talks:

Di Wu

Yuki Ohkawa

Shunya Kikuchi

Methanee Hiranyakorn

 
11:40 am–1:00 pm



Lunch Break

1:00–2:40 pm

 

1:00–1:20 pm
1:20–1:40 pm
1:40–2:00 pm
2:00–2:20 pm


2:20–2:25 pm
2:25–2:30 pm
2:30–2:35 pm
2:35–2:40 pm

Session 8: Glycotechnology and Applied Glycobiology
Sharon Pitteri, 
Session Chair

Keynote Speakers:
Sharon Pitteri
Jason Dwyer
Nicola Pohl
Simon Wisnovsky

Poster Talks:
Ulla Gerling-Driessen
Chantelle Capicciotti
Derek Wong
Julia Dreifus

2:40–2:50 pm Poster Awards Presentation
2:50–3:00 pm


Conference Closing Remarks

Susan Bellis, SfG President