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Career Development Opportunities

Each Consortium site offers different expertise and opportunities for scholars to enhance their knowledge and skills. This page will be updated regularly with upcoming opportunities. K12 scholars interested in participating in one of these offerings should discuss the possibility with his/her mentor and contact the site contact listed for more information.

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*For more information about NIH Glycoscience Workshops and events - sign up for their Listserv

Upcoming Optional Events

 


Past Events

2022

​Title
​Location​Dates​Contact
Scientists on Screen
      Summer School 2022...lectures on fundamental and hands-on instrument and techniques modules...
​​Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia
​June 2022
Apply here
​UCSD GRTC's 24th Annual San Diego Glycobiology Symposium (SDGS)
SDGS brings together researchers with a major interest in glycobiology...
​Virtual
​April 7 - 8, 2022
Tracy Gilstrap
Scientists on Screen
     A GlycoMIP Journal Article Discussion with Kamil Godula, UC San Diego
​Virtual
​March 17, 2022
1:00pm EST`
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UCSD GRTC's Seminar Series
Dr. Ryan Porell, "Accelerating Glycoscience Research through the GlycoMIP User Facility"
​Virtual
​March 15, 2022
Tracy Gilstrap
K12 Scholar Invited Speaker Seminar Series
Dr. Rashmin C. Savani presents, “RHAMM as a target in COVID-19”
​Virtual
​February 24, 2022
Lisa MacDowell Mooney
​K12 Didactic Lecture Series
Dr. Sophie Groux-Degroote presenting, "Membrane-Anchored Sweetness"
​Virtual
​February 24, 2022
Matt Opperman
Johns Hopkins / Cleveland Clinic K12 Invited Seminar Series
Professor Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD presents, "Therapeutic Opportunities in Glycoscience"
Virtual​​January 28, 2022
RSVP here
Scholar Host: Anabel Alvarenga

2021

​Title
​Location
​Dates
​Contact
Scientists on Screen A NSF Materials Innovation Platform through GlycoMIP
     An opportunity for open discussion with guest authors, John Matson and Kevin Edgar
Virtual December 2, 2021Sign Up Here
Introduction to Mammalian Glycoscience Syllabus
2 class sessions per day:
  • 10:45am Lecture
  • 12:00pm Practicum/Literature Article Discussion
​VirtualWeekdays - October 18 - 25, 2021​Ronald Schnaar
​K12 Glycomics Seminar Series
Special Career Panel of 4 Faculty at Medical College of Wisconsin & university of Kansas Medical Center
​Virtual​September 17, 2021
Anna Schmidt
Glycoscience Bootcamp
2-week intensive course, includes didactic and experiential training in glycoanalytics
San Diego, CAJuly 19 - 30, 2021Tracy Gilstrap
K12 Scholar Invited Speaker Seminar Series
Dr. Srinivasan Dasarathy presenting, “Sarcopenia in Chronic Disease-Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets”
​Virtual
​June 24, 2021
Steve Fernandes
K12 Didactic Lecture Series
Dr. Groux-Degroote presenting, "Complex Ganglioside Biosynthesis and Function in Breast Cancer"
​Virtual
​June 11, 2021
Matt Opperman
K12 Scholar Invited Speaker Seminar Series
Dr. Johannes Backs presenting, "Regulation and contribution of O-GlcNAcylation in and to heart diseases”
​Virtual
​June 10, 2021
Steve Fernandes
K12 Scholar Invited Speaker Seminar Series
Dr. Srivatsan Kidambi presenting, "Disease in a Dish: Engineering Tissue Microenvironment to Recreate Snapshots of Disease Progression”
​Virtual
​May 13, 2021
​Steve Fernandes
K12 Scholar Invited Speaker Seminar Series
Dr. Jean Kim presenting, "
​Siglec-8 ligand synthesis in disease progression of eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis”
​Virtual​April 29, 2021
​Steve Fernandes
UCSD GRTC's 23rd Annual San Diego Glycobiology Symposium (SDGS)
1-1/2 day annual symposium preceded by a trainee-only NextGen symposium
San Diego, CAApril 1 - 2, 2021Tracy Gilstrap
Techniques in Glycobiology - HA and Glycosaminiglycans
Please enquire if there are open slots
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH​
Must enquireNatasha Zachara
K12 Didactic Lecture Series
Dr. Sackstein presenting, “Acquired Disorders in Glycosylation”
​VirtualMarch 22, 2021 1:00pm ESTMatt Opperman
Glycomics Seminar Series
Dr. Steven Banik presenting, "Reprogramming Glycan Receptors for Targeted Protein Degradation"
​Virtual
​February 19, 2021
Christina Daniels


2020

​Title​Location​Dates​Contact
K12 Didactic Lecture Series
Dr. Chaikof presenting, "Glycans and Lectins in Thrombo-inflammation"
​Virtual
December 4, 2020
2:00pm EST
Matthew Opperman
​16th Annual Midwest Carbohydrate Glycobiology Symposium
​Virtual

​November 20, 2020 9:00am MST

Christina Daniels
K12 Didactic Lecture Series
Dr. Sackstein presenting, "Leukocyte Trafficking"
​Virtual
October 16, 2020
2:00pm EST
Matthew Opperman
The Biology of Glycosaminoglycans in Health & Disease
Free Virtual Workshop presented by the Common Fund Glycoscience Program
Virtual September 18, 2020
9:00am - 4:00pm EST
Register Here
​K12 Didactic Lecture Series
Dr. Sackstein presenting, "The impact of Translational Glycobiology in the Battle Against COVID-19"
VirtualSeptember 11, 2020Matthew Opperman
Great Lakes Translational Glycomics Symposium
Annual symposium and poster session to bring together the glycomics community​
Milwaukee, WICANCELLEDChristina Daniels
Introduction to Mammalian Glycobiology
Course is offered on-line
Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD​
​April 20 - 27, 2020 9:00am - 12:00pm ESTNatasha Zachara
Hands on O-GlcNAc
Applications due by 5pm local time, January 1, 2020
​Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD​
​March 10 - 13, 2020Natasha Zachara


2019

​Title​Location​Dates​Contact
Techniques in Glycobiology - Glycoproteins and Glycolipids​Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
​July 29 - August 3, 2019
Natasha Zachara
Introduction to Mammalian Glycobiology - A five day course
​Johns Hopkins
Cleveland Clinic
Simulcast
​October 29 - November 2, 2019
Ron Schnaar