Carbohydrates for life, health and disease

What molecules determine human ABO blood groups? What do influenza viruses grab when they infect humans? What determines the serotypes of bacterial species? What are the most diverse post-translational modifications of a protein? The answer to all of these questions is “carbohydrates”.

Indeed, carbohydrates are indispensable biomolecules and components necessary for life. They are key recognition components for many biological and pathological events. Synthesizing glycans and understanding the roles of carbohydrates have been tedious tasks, but thanks to recent advances, it has become even easier.

Exciting talks at our seminar at Discover BMB, the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, to be held in March in Seattle, will present recent advances on several fronts: glycan synthesis, improved tools, chemical biology, and the roles and applications of carbohydrates in health and disease.

Topics include human and bacterial glycans, biocatalysis, enzymatic chemical synthesis, glycomixes, glycoproteomics, glycan antibodies, and roles and applications in learning, memory, and treatment of adult disease.

We aim to engage hobbyists as well as those interested in learning more about how to implement these methods in their own research.

Key words: Biostimulation, carbohydrates, glycans, glycobiology, synthesis, identification.

who should attend: Anyone interested in recent advances in the structure, roles, and applications of glycans and glycoconjugates.

theme song: “Sugar Melon” by Harry Styles.

This session is powered by Sugar Rush.

Amplifiers

Synthesis of glycans to explore their role in health and disease

Shi Chen (chair), University of California, Davis

Catherine LAnd the University of Delaware

Rita Gerardi ChanAnd the Hannover Medical School

Stephen D TownsendAnd the Vanderbilt University

Jerry TrautmanAnd the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Chemical glycobiology and glycogen science tools

Catherine Grimes (chair), University of Delaware

Mireille CamarizaAnd the Harvard university

Jeff GelderslevAnd the National Cancer Institute

Lingjun LiAnd the University of Wisconsin

Tania LupoliAnd the New york university

Carbohydrate biostimulants and glycan-binding probes/sensors

Catherine Grimes (chair), University of Delaware

Shi ChenAnd the University of California, Davis

Barbara ImperialAnd the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Kelly MoreminAnd the University of Georgia

Ferid Badler CaravaniAnd the Tel Aviv University

from San Jose News Bulletin https://sjnewsbulletin.com/carbohydrates-for-life-health-and-disease/