GlycoNet News - 2020 Canadian Glycomics Symposium Registration Now Open

Delivering your bimonthly source of carbohydrates. - January 2020

Register now for 2020 Canadian Glycomics Symposium!

Registration for the annual glycoscience conference is now open! Register now to take advantage of the early bird registration rates (ends April 7, 2020) and start planning for your unique expereince in 2020 Canadian Glycomics Symposium.

Join researchers, leaders, and industry experts in the glycomics community across Canada in Banff, Alberta, May 20-22, to discover cutting-edge technologies, products, and innovations.

Why attend? | Speakers Lineup | Conference Schedule

Calling for abstracts submissions!

Do you have exciting discoveries to share with the glycomics community? Submit your abstract by February 7, 2020 to be considered for a poster presentation, 20-min talk, or a 3-min lightning talk!

Submission Guide >>

In case you missed it:

A non-opioid pain relief

GlycoNet Investigator is developing a gel-based drug delivery system with a massive potential.
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Top 10 Research Advances from GlycoNet Investigators in 2019

Recap some of the most exciting discoveries from Network Investigators.
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Potential therapeutic treatments for complications from infections

GlycoNet scientists solved the structure of an enzyme that could prevent deaths from different kinds of infections.
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A tug-of-war in your immune system

GlycoNet Investigators are looking into using carbohydrate-binding proteins to help battle fungal pathogens.
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Award Opportunities: Undergraduate Summer Awards

Ten awards (up to $5,550 each) are offered for undergraduate students to work for 16 consecutive weeks at member institutions and organizations. Apply before February 1, 2020. Learn more >>
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Five ways to improve your time management skills

As a PhD student, Emily shares with us how she manages her time effectively.
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Have you met Sean Liston?

This month we highlight Dr. Sean Liston, a post-doctoral researcher with an expanding collection of tropical plants at home.
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Selected publications:

Remember to cite the GlycoNet doi: 10.13039/501100009056

Li F, Brown E, Strynadka N. Crystallographic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus LcpA, the primary wall teichoic acid ligase. 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Kitova E, Macauley M, Klassen J. CUPRA-ZYME: An assay for measuring carbohydrate-active enzyme activities, pathways and substrate specificities. 2020, Analytical Chemistry.
Sheppard D. Galactosaminogalactan secreted from Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus induces platelet activation. 2020, Microbes and Infection.
Triggs-Raine B. Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Regulates Early Vascular Hyaluronan Remodeling in Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension. 2020, Scientific Reports.
Lowary T. Capsular glycan recognition provides antibody-mediated immunity against tuberculosis. 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Pluvinage B, Boraston A, Szymanski C. The gastrointestinal pathogen Campylobacter jejuni metabolizes sugars with potential help from commensal Bacteroides vulgatus. 2020, Communications Biology.
Kitova E, Klassen J, Nitz M. An inactive Dispersin B probe for monitoring PNAG production in biofilm formation. 2020, ACS Chemical Biology.
Bowdish D. Obesity during pregnancy results in maternal intestinal inflammation, placental hypoxia, and alters fetal glucose metabolism at mid-gestation. 2020, Scientific Reports.
Riddell M. Sex-Related Differences in Blood Glucose Responses to Resistance Exercise in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Secondary Data Analysis. 2020, Canadian Journal of Diabetes
Sychantha D, Clarke A. Peptidoglycomics reveals compositional changes in peptidoglycan between biofilm- and planktonic-derived Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 2019, Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Trant J. Differential expression of glucose transporters and hexokinases in prostate cancer with a neuroendocrine gene signature: a mechanistic perspective for FDG imaging of PSMA-suppressed tumors. 2019, Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Campeau P. A post glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) attachment to proteins, type 2 (PGAP2) variant identified in Mabry syndrome index cases: Molecular genetics of the prototypical inherited GPI disorder. 2019, European Journal of Medical Genetics.
Whitfield C. Analysis of the topology and active site residues of WbbF, a putative O-polysaccharide synthase from Salmonella enterica Serovar Borreze. 2019, Journal of Bacteriology
Withers S. Towards universal donor blood: enzymatic conversion of A and B to O type. 2019, Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Zou C, Chakraberty R, Cairo C. Neuraminidase-3 Is a Negative Regulator of LFA-1 Adhesion. 2019, Frontiers in Chemistry.
Gao Z, Robinson K, Withers S. Quantification of the total neuraminidase content of recent commercially-available influenza vaccines: Introducing a neuraminidase titration reagent. 2019, Vaccine.
Abbott DW. Diet-derived galacturonic acid regulates virulence and intestinal colonization in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli and Citrobacter rodentium. 2019, Nature Microbiology.
Lam J. The Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lipopolysaccharide in Bacterial Pathogenesis and Physiology. 2019, Pathogens.
Zeng Y, He X, Kermode A. Toward Engineering the Mannose 6-Phosphate Elaboration Pathway in Plants for Enzyme Replacement Therapy of Lysosomal Storage Disorders. 2019, Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Pluvinage B, Vickers C, Boraston A. Insights into the κ/ι-carrageenan metabolism pathway of some marine Pseudoalteromonas species. 2019, Communications Biology.
Davies P. Bacterial sugar-binding protein as a one-step affinity purification tag on dextran-containing resins. 2019, Protein Expression and Purification.

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