FIRST SUMMER SCHOOL IN BIOMEDICAL GLYCOSCIENCE

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Preliminary program (updated)

Session 1.- Analytical tools for the characterization of glycans and protein-carbohydrate interactions

Jesús Jiménez-Barbero, CICbioGune, Bilbao

NMR methods to analyze glycan structures and carbohydrate-protein interactions

Silvia Millán-Martín, National Institute for Bioprocessing Research & Training, Dublin   

Mass spectrometry as enabling technology in glycomics. Methods and applications

Franck Fieschi, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France

Biophysical methods for studying carbohydrate-protein interactions: a case study of receptors involved in host-pathogen interactions.

Niels Reichardt, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastián

Microarrays for Functional Glycomics

Session 2.- Design and synthesis of glycans and multivalent glycan systems

Daniel Varón Silva, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Synthesis of Glycoconjugates for Biomedical Applications

Antoni Planas, Institut Químic de Sarrià, University Ramon Llull, Barcelona

Carbohydrate active enzymes and their applications to chemoenzymatic synthesis of glycans and glycoconjugates

Session 3.- Glycobioinformatics and modelling of protein-carbohydrate complexes

Xevi Biarnés, Institut Químic de Sarrià, University Ramon Llull, Barcelona

Bioinformatic tools in CAZy discovery, analysis and evolution

Francisco Corzana, Universidad de La Rioja

Modeling of biological systems by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations

Session 4.- Role of glycans in oncology and immunology

Celso Reis,  Institute for Research and Innovation in Health – University of Porto

Glycosylation in cancer progression and metastasis. From biomarkers to therapeutics.

Paula Videira, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal;  CD&Allies-PPAIN Professionals and Patients Association Network

Glycoimmunology: sugars on the fuss for improved immunotherapies?

Roberto Adamo, GSK, Sienna, Italy

Elucidating glycan epitopes to guide vaccine design

b) POSTER SESSIONS

 All participants are welcomed to present a poster communication related to their research projects. There will be two poster session for discussions in front of the posters. Posters will be exhibited during all the course.

An abstract for the poster communication should be submitted upon pre-registration

c) DISCUSSION SESSIONS

Discussion sessions in small groups of 10-15 participants with one lecturer advisor, organized in 3 parallel sessions on day 1 and day 2.

Upon pre-registration, each student selects his/her priorities for participation in each discussion session. Based on the requests, the Organization will assign (in advance) each student to the corresponding discussion sessions.

Likewise, upon pre-registration, participants are entitled to provide few questions or problems related to their own research to be addressed during the discussion sessions.

The discussion sessions, chair/moderated by one lecturer, will be a forum for debate addressing the questions raised by the participants, such as technical problems of their research for advice, searching for new approaches and, eventually, establishing collaborations.

PROGRAM

IMPORTANT DATES

• Pre-registration opening: April 1^st, 2022
• Pre-registration deadline: May 1^st, 2022
• Notification of acceptance deadline: May 13^th, 2022
• Registration and payment deadline: May 25^th, 2022
• On-site Course: June 8^th–10^th, 2022 (arrival on June 7^th (afternoon/evening)

The GEHiC Summer School course registration fees are broken down in two different concepts:

• REGISTRATION FEE*. It includes participation and course materials, coffee breaks, working lunches and Course dinner on June 9^th.

200€ for members of the GE HiC – RSEQ anf of the Grupo de Glúcidos – Sociedade Portuguesa de Química.

280€ for non-members**

The registration fee will be paid to the GEHiC.

• ACCOMMODATION FEE. It includes 3 nights (arrival on June 7th afternoon, departure on June 10^th) at the Residencia Universitaria de Jaca, the venue of the Summer Course.

100 € for three nights including breakfast.

The accommodation fee will be paid to the Residencia Universitaria de Jaca.

* The course is sponsored by the Carbohydrates Group (GE HiC) and other entities. All participants will benefit of a low registration fee and no individual fellowships will be offered.

**Non-members of the RSEQ and of the GE HiC are welcomed to become members prior to registration to benefit from the services of the Carbohydrates Group and the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry. To become a member, visit  https://rseq.org/inscripcion/  and include the enrolment to the “Grupo Especializado de Hidratos de Carbono“ in the registration form. Portuguese participants non-members of Grupo de Glúcidos – Sociedade Portuguesa de Química are also welcomed to become members prior to registration. To become member, visit https://www.spq.pt/associates/enroll 

1.- PRE-REGISTRATION

Pre-registration: opens April 1^st, 2022

Pre-registration deadline: May 1^st, 2022 

 On-line application form

INSTRUCTIONS to complete the application form 

1. Personal data Including GE HiC member number, and name of the research group
2. Attach the abstract of your poster presentation
3. Select the discussions sessions (day 1 and day 2) you would like to participate. Prioritize from 1 (preferred) to 4 (less preferred) session:

Parallel sessions day 1

1.A. -NMR and MS tools for the characterization of glycans structure and interactions

1.B.- Design and synthesis of glycans. Chemical and enzymatic synthesis

1.C.- Glycobioinformatics.  Bioinformatic tools and CAZyme discovery

1.D.-Role of glycans in oncology

Parallel sessions day 2

2.A.- Biophysical methods and microarrays in protein-carbohydrate interactions

2.B.- Design and synthesis of glycans. Multivalent systems

2.C.- Modeling tools of biological systems: docking and molecular dynamics

2.D.- Glycoimmunology and conjugated vaccines

4. (optional) Propose questions related to your research that you would like to discuss during the sessions.

2.- ACCEPTANCE BY THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Due to space constraints, the attendance is limited to 50 participants. The Organizing Committee will select and accept the applicants based on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Significant Research Groups representation biases will be avoided and a fair gender balance will be considered. Accepted participants will be notified and assigned to “discussion sessions” according to the applicant’s preferences in the pre-registration form and seats availability.

Notification of acceptance deadline (by the Organizing Committee): May 13^th, 2022

3.- FINAL REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT

Fill in the forms included in the notification of acceptance and return them by e-mail to finalize the registration.

The notification of acceptance sent by e-mail will include:

a) Registration form with invoicing and payment information to be completed and sent to the Organizing Committee

b) Accommodation booking form and payment information to be sent to the Residencia Universitaria de Jaca .

Final registration and accommodation booking deadline: May 25^th, 2022

School venue and accommodation of all participants and lecturers:

Residencia Universitaria de Jaca (https://resijaca.unizar.es/).

C/ Universidad, 3

22700 Jaca (Huesca)

resijaca@unizar.es

(+34) 974 360 196

By car:    Jaca-Huesca-Zaragoza (N-330);  Jaca-Pamplona (N-240)

By bus:   regular bus: www.alosa.es 

By train: www.renfe.es

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