ANNOUNCEMENT
See also our web site <www.boc.chem.uu.nl/glyco16>
GLYCO XVI
XVIth International Symposium on Glycoconjugates
The Hague, The Netherlands
August 19-24,2001
Glyco XVI will take place on August 19-24, 2001, in the Netherlands
Congress Center in The Hague, The Netherlands. The Hague, uniquely situated
on the North Sea coast, has a direct rail connection with Amsterdam
International Airport, and can also be reached easily from all parts of
Europe by train and by car.
Organizing Committee
Hans Vliegenthart, Chairman, Utrecht University
Hans Kamerling, Secretary, Utrecht University
Gerrit Veldink, Treasurer, Utrecht University
Ms. Irma van Die, Member, Free University Amsterdam
Jan Bolscher, Member, Free University Amsterdam
Addresses and web sites
For information on registration, hotel accommodation, practical matters:
GLYCO XVI Symposium Secretariat
Quality Associates
Van Breestraat 156
NL-1071 ZX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone +31 20 6721980
Fax +31 20 6759410
E-mail QualityAssociates at compuserve.com
For information on the scientific program:
GLYCO XVI Scientific Secretariat
Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research
Department of Bio-Organic Chemistry
Utrecht University
Padualaan 8
NL-3584 CH Utrecht
The Netherlands
Phone +31 30 2532184
Fax +31 30 2540980
E-mail glycoXVI at boc.chem.uu.nl
Congress location
Netherlands Congress Center
Churchillplein 10
P.O. Box 82000
NL-2508 EA The Hague
The Netherlands
Phone +31 70 3066366
Fax +31 70 3066443
Web sites
The second circular, including forms, and other relevant information about
the scientific program, the social program, The Hague, and The Netherlands
is available at our web site <www.boc.chem.uu.nl/glyco16>. See also the web
sites of The Netherlands Congress Center <www.congresscenter.nl>, the city
of The Hague <www.denhaag.com>, and The Netherlands <www.holland.com>.
Scientific program
The scientific program will be designed to cover recent progress in the
wide spectrum of glycoconjugate research, including glycobiochemistry,
glycobiology, glycochemistry, glycoimmunology, and glycotechnology, ranging
from parasites to men and from microbes to plants. It will include plenary
lectures, invited lectures in parallel thematic sessions, and free
communications presented orally in parallel sessions or as posters. Posters
will be on display from Monday through Thursday during the symposium week.
Scientific topics
A series of numbered scientific topics have been selected to help the
Scientific Program Committee to design the final program of the Symposium.
Participants are requested to select up to three numbers (in priority
sequence) that fit the content of their abstract best.
1. Analytical methods in glycoscience
2. Carbohydrate-protein and carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions
3. Cellular adhesion / receptors / transmembrane signaling
4. Developmental glycobiology
5. Functional role of glycans
6. Glycobiology in evolution
7. Glycobiology of animals
8. Glycobiology of humans
9. Glycobiology of parasites
10. Glycobiology of plants
11. Glycobiology of viruses
12. Glycobiology of yeasts, fungi and bacteria
13. Glycochemistry / organic synthesis / enzymatic synthesis
14. Glycoconjugates in nutrition
15. Glycoconjugates in xenotransplantation
16. Glycoimmunology
17. Glycolipids: metabolism / domains / signaling
18. Glycomics
19. Glycopathology / inflammation / infection
20. Glycoproteins: metabolism / folding / trafficking / sorting /
quality control
21. Glycosidases / gene organization / expression
22. Glycosyltransferases / gene organization / expression
23. Glycotechnology
24. Glycotherapeutics
25. Intracellular matrix
26. Lectins
27. Molecular glycobiology
28. Mucins: metabolism / function
29. Neuroglycobiology
30. Polysaccharides: metabolism / function
31. Proteoglycans: metabolism / function
32. Sialic acids
33. Structural glycobiology
34. Tumor glycobiology
Plenary lectures
The following scientists have accepted the invitation to present plenary
lectures with preliminary titles as indicated.
R.D. Cummings (Oklahoma City, USA)
Galectin signaling in human leukocytes
H.H. Freeze (La Jolla, USA)
Congenital disorders of glycosylation: A road more traveled
Ms. R. Gerardy-Schahn (Hannover, Germany)
News on polysialic acids: Biosynthesis and physiological importance
J. Jiménez-Barbero (Madrid, Spain)
Investigations of the interactions between carbohydrates and proteins: A
three-dimensional view by using NMR
R. Kannagi (Nagoya, Japan)
Glycoconjugate ligands and regulation of selectin-mediated cell adhesion
A.J. Parodi (San Martin-Pcia. De Buenos Aires, Argentina)
N-Glycan processing and glycoprotein folding
C. Raetz (Durham, USA)
Assembly and function of gram-negative endotoxin: A potent glycolipid
activator of innate immunity
K. Simons (Heidelberg, Germany)
Rafts, glycans and apical sorting in epithelial cells
H.P. Spaink (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Biosynthesis and function of chitin oligosaccharides: Organogenesis factors
in plant and animal development
IGO-Award lecture 2001
In 1995 the International Glycoconjugate Organization established the IGO
Award to recognize scientists 'who have clearly advanced the field of
glycoscience and show promise of continuing advancements'. In 2001 this
award will be presented to Professor N. Taniguchi.
N. Taniguchi (Osaka, Japan)
Lessons from glycosyltransferase genes involved in branching of N-glycans
Invited Lectures
The following scientists have accepted the invitation to present invited
lectures with preliminary titles as indicated.
J.M. Aerts (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Mammalian chitin hydrolyzing and binding proteins
D.R. Bundle (Edmonton, Canada)
Structural basis for neutralization of shiga-like toxins by synthetic
multivalent carbohydrate
H. Clausen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Control of mucin-type O-glycosylation
P. Delannoy (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Expression and prognostic value of sialyltransferases in breast cancer
Ms. A. Herscovics (Montreal, Canada)
Structure and function of N-glycan processing a-1,2-mannosidases
Ms. A. Imberty (Grenoble, France)
New routes in modeling complex glycans and their interaction with protein
S. Kelm (Bremen, Germany)
Interactions of the myelin-associated glycoprotein with glycoconjugates of
the nervous system
S.-I. Nishimura (Sapporo, Japan)
Specific protein assembly on the engineered glycolipid membranes
P.A.B. Orlean (Urbana, USA)
Synthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositols in yeast and identification of
potential targets for antifungal agents
J.M. Rini (Toronto, Canada)
X-ray crystal structure of rabbit N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I: Enzyme
mechanism and a new protein superfamily
Ms. P. Rudd (Oxford, UK)
The glycosylation of prion protein
S. Sonnino (Milan, Italy)
Glycosphingolipid-enriched membrane domains: Composition, organization and
functional role
K. Sugahara (Kobe, Japan)
Glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis and the tumor suppressor EXT gene family
A. Surolia (Bangalore, India)
Novel features of carbohydrate recognition by lectins
A. Suzuki (Wako, Japan)
Tissue-specific regulation of core-2 b6GlcNAc transferase and its
functional aspects
S. Turco (Lexington, USA)
The biosynthesis of the Leishmania lipophosphoglycan
W. van Dijk (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Glycosylation dependent anti-inflammatory properties of a1-acid glycoprotein
I. Vlodavsky (Jerusalem, Israel)
Mammalian heparanase: Molecular properties and involvement in tumor
metastasis and angiogenesis
Ms. K. Yamashita (Tokyo, Japan)
Carbohydrate recognition of cytokines modulates physiological activities
Preliminary time schedule
Scientific sessions will be held from Monday, August 20, 2001 (09.00 hours)
through Friday, August 24, 2001 (16.00 hours). Wednesday afternoon is free
and can be used to participate in the Social Program tours.
See you in Utrecht,
Hans Kamerling
secretary GLYCO XVI
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