Glycomics Institute of Alberta
@giaglyco.bsky.social
We’re the Glycomics Institute of Alberta (GIA), a provincial platform focused on translational glycoscience at the University of Alberta.
https://glyco-alberta.ca/
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Kicking off GIA2025 with an infectious talk from Dr. Jim Paulson! 😷 We can't wait for the rest of the talks to come. Share your conference experience using #GIA2025
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Kicking off GIA2025 with an infectious talk from Dr. Jim Paulson! 😷 We can't wait for the rest of the talks to come. Share your conference experience using #GIA2025
⏰ #GIA2025 kicks off tomorrow at 9 AM! We’re so excited to see everyone in UCommons 2-350 (Alfred Sorenson Community Hall, @UAlberta) or virtually. Less than 24 hours to go! 🎉 #glycotime
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
⏰ #GIA2025 kicks off tomorrow at 9 AM! We’re so excited to see everyone in UCommons 2-350 (Alfred Sorenson Community Hall, @UAlberta) or virtually. Less than 24 hours to go! 🎉 #glycotime
⏰ Final few hours to register for #GIA2025! If you haven’t signed up yet, be sure to complete the registration form today — we can’t wait to see you there either in person, or online for this free glyco event! forms.gle/gP5xj53XC3At... #GIA2025 #glycotime
GIA2025 Symposium Registration
Are you excited about the field of glycomics and looking to learn more? GIA2025 is the place for you! The fourth annual Glycomics Institute of Alberta Symposium (GIA2025) is here to provide an excepti...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
⏰ Final few hours to register for #GIA2025! If you haven’t signed up yet, be sure to complete the registration form today — we can’t wait to see you there either in person, or online for this free glyco event! forms.gle/gP5xj53XC3At... #GIA2025 #glycotime
We’re thrilled to announce our final #GIA2025 Invited Speaker — Dr. Lisa Willis, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences & Adjunct in Medical Microbiology & Immunology at @UAlberta! She’ll share insights into α2,8-linked sialic acids in the blood. 🧬 Register here: forms.gle/2JjuXwxo82Kb...
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
We’re thrilled to announce our final #GIA2025 Invited Speaker — Dr. Lisa Willis, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences & Adjunct in Medical Microbiology & Immunology at @UAlberta! She’ll share insights into α2,8-linked sialic acids in the blood. 🧬 Register here: forms.gle/2JjuXwxo82Kb...
🎃 Happy Halloween! Enjoy some sweet, glucose-filled treats tonight—and speaking of glucose, meet Canada Excellence Research Chair Dr. Rebecca Hull-Meichle, who studies glycosaminoglycans in the pancreas 🧬. Catch her talk soon at GIA2025! @rlhull-meichle.bsky.social #GIA2025 #glycotime
November 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
🎃 Happy Halloween! Enjoy some sweet, glucose-filled treats tonight—and speaking of glucose, meet Canada Excellence Research Chair Dr. Rebecca Hull-Meichle, who studies glycosaminoglycans in the pancreas 🧬. Catch her talk soon at GIA2025! @rlhull-meichle.bsky.social #GIA2025 #glycotime
The deadline to submit a title for poster presentations is tonight! 9 spots still open to undergrad, graduate, or postdocs with research related to glycolipids/glycoproteins. 3 posters chosen by a panel of experts will be awarded a prize at the symposium closing remarks! forms.gle/CDouzKsZWje9...
Poster Presentations and Trainee Talks - Title and Abstract Submissions
Attention all undergraduates, graduates, and postdocs at the University of Alberta with a glycoprotein or glycolipid in your research! Submit an abstract for an opportunity to showcase your work in a ...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The deadline to submit a title for poster presentations is tonight! 9 spots still open to undergrad, graduate, or postdocs with research related to glycolipids/glycoproteins. 3 posters chosen by a panel of experts will be awarded a prize at the symposium closing remarks! forms.gle/CDouzKsZWje9...
Dr. Jason Northey, Assistant Professor at the UofA Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Biochemistry is our next Invited Speaker at GIA2025. Dr. Northey is presenting a mechanobiology perspective on the cancer glycocalyx and breast cancer metastasis. @northeylab.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Dr. Jason Northey, Assistant Professor at the UofA Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Biochemistry is our next Invited Speaker at GIA2025. Dr. Northey is presenting a mechanobiology perspective on the cancer glycocalyx and breast cancer metastasis. @northeylab.bsky.social
Our first Invited Speaker to present at GIA2025 is Dr. Jason Plemel (@jrplemel.bsky.social), a Canada Research Chair in Glial Neuroimmunology and Associate Professor in the UofA Department of Medicine Neurology Division. Dr. Plemel will talk on Microglia and glycome alterations during demyelination.
October 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Our first Invited Speaker to present at GIA2025 is Dr. Jason Plemel (@jrplemel.bsky.social), a Canada Research Chair in Glial Neuroimmunology and Associate Professor in the UofA Department of Medicine Neurology Division. Dr. Plemel will talk on Microglia and glycome alterations during demyelination.
We’re thrilled to introduce GIA2025 Trainee Invited Speaker Dr. Jim Paulson, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA who’ll talk on the roles of inhibitory Siglecs in regulation of immune responses! #GIA2025 #glycotime
October 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We’re thrilled to introduce GIA2025 Trainee Invited Speaker Dr. Jim Paulson, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA who’ll talk on the roles of inhibitory Siglecs in regulation of immune responses! #GIA2025 #glycotime
Reminder that the deadline to submit an abstract to be considered for a 15 minute talk at GIA2025 is tonight! Don't miss out on presenting your glyco research and the opportunity to have lunch with Dr. Jim Paulson, our trainee-invited speaker! Link to submit: forms.gle/BdDTRsdXmTP9.... #GIA2025
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October 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Reminder that the deadline to submit an abstract to be considered for a 15 minute talk at GIA2025 is tonight! Don't miss out on presenting your glyco research and the opportunity to have lunch with Dr. Jim Paulson, our trainee-invited speaker! Link to submit: forms.gle/BdDTRsdXmTP9.... #GIA2025
Our final Keynote Speaker this year will be Dr. Alisdair Boraston from the University of Victoria, BC. Dr. Boraston will be speaking on advances in understanding O-glycopeptidases from host-adapted bacteria. Catch his talk and all our Keynote Speakers at GIA2025, November 6 and 7! #GIA2025
October 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Our final Keynote Speaker this year will be Dr. Alisdair Boraston from the University of Victoria, BC. Dr. Boraston will be speaking on advances in understanding O-glycopeptidases from host-adapted bacteria. Catch his talk and all our Keynote Speakers at GIA2025, November 6 and 7! #GIA2025
Our next Keynote Speaker for Day 2 of GIA2025 is Dr. @salomepinho.bsky.social . She is coming from the University of Porto, Portugal to talk about glycans as master regulators of immune response in inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer: from disease prediction to therapeutic opportunities.
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Our next Keynote Speaker for Day 2 of GIA2025 is Dr. @salomepinho.bsky.social . She is coming from the University of Porto, Portugal to talk about glycans as master regulators of immune response in inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer: from disease prediction to therapeutic opportunities.
Our next Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Simon Wisnovsky from UBC who will be talking on mapping the genomic landscape of cancer glycome remodeling with genome-wide CRISPR. His work is consistently recognized with many awards and we are very excited to have him at GIA2025. @wisnovskylab.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Our next Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Simon Wisnovsky from UBC who will be talking on mapping the genomic landscape of cancer glycome remodeling with genome-wide CRISPR. His work is consistently recognized with many awards and we are very excited to have him at GIA2025. @wisnovskylab.bsky.social
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🧪 Come join us for free #glycotime Register here for hybrid or in person attendance glyco-alberta.ca/gia2025/
The countdown is on! With GIA2025 less than 3 weeks away, we’d like to introduce our Keynote Speakers that we will have the privilege of hosting this year. First is Dr. Sriram Neelameghan from the University at Buffalo whose lab studies the area of Systems Glycobiology. @neel-lab.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
🧪 Come join us for free #glycotime Register here for hybrid or in person attendance glyco-alberta.ca/gia2025/
The countdown is on! With GIA2025 less than 3 weeks away, we’d like to introduce our Keynote Speakers that we will have the privilege of hosting this year. First is Dr. Sriram Neelameghan from the University at Buffalo whose lab studies the area of Systems Glycobiology. @neel-lab.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The countdown is on! With GIA2025 less than 3 weeks away, we’d like to introduce our Keynote Speakers that we will have the privilege of hosting this year. First is Dr. Sriram Neelameghan from the University at Buffalo whose lab studies the area of Systems Glycobiology. @neel-lab.bsky.social
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We’re excited to invite you to the @giaglyco.bsky.social GIA2025 Symposium on Thursday and Friday, November 6–7. Registration is free and the event will take place in person and virtually for those joining online. glyco-alberta.ca/gia2025/ Come get the latest #Glycogang swag!
GIA2025
Join us for our fourth annual symposium, a celebration of knowledge and innovation in the field of glycoscience! Whether you’re an aspiring scientist or a seasoned researcher…
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October 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We’re excited to invite you to the @giaglyco.bsky.social GIA2025 Symposium on Thursday and Friday, November 6–7. Registration is free and the event will take place in person and virtually for those joining online. glyco-alberta.ca/gia2025/ Come get the latest #Glycogang swag!
Be sure to stick around for a moment following the #Glyco27 closing ceremonies to grab a GIA photo! @glycocode.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Be sure to stick around for a moment following the #Glyco27 closing ceremonies to grab a GIA photo! @glycocode.bsky.social
It is the last day of #Glyco27 and GIA's sponsored session on Systems Glycobiology is today! Be sure to go to Hall A to hear @glyco.me and @flyglyco.bsky.social beginning at 9:30am, followed by some wonderful trainee oral abstracts. #glycotime
May 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It is the last day of #Glyco27 and GIA's sponsored session on Systems Glycobiology is today! Be sure to go to Hall A to hear @glyco.me and @flyglyco.bsky.social beginning at 9:30am, followed by some wonderful trainee oral abstracts. #glycotime
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This is quite relevant to a recent conversation on mirror life and glycans held at #Glyco27 and really headed by @giaglyco.bsky.social member Ratmir Derda @ualberta
A few months back some were calling for a ban against synthesising mirror proteins, arguing there are unnatural.
Though rare, perhaps not as rare as once thought, and some are natural 🧪
#science #chemsky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Though rare, perhaps not as rare as once thought, and some are natural 🧪
#science #chemsky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Functional Ambidexterity of an Ancient Nucleic Acid‐Binding Domain
The (HhH)2-Fold is an ancient and ubiquitous nucleic acid-binding domain. We demonstrate that this domain, which interacts with the minor groove of dsDNA, is functionally ambidextrous – that it can b...
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May 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This is quite relevant to a recent conversation on mirror life and glycans held at #Glyco27 and really headed by @giaglyco.bsky.social member Ratmir Derda @ualberta
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Amazing week at #Glyco27 with top glycoscientists from around the world! 🌎🧪
Grateful for the opportunity to share my research from the @siglecdude.bsky.social Lab 📊🙌
Last day — don’t forget to grab your fav monosaccharide at the @giaglyco.bsky.social booth! 😎
#glycotime @glyconet.bsky.social
Grateful for the opportunity to share my research from the @siglecdude.bsky.social Lab 📊🙌
Last day — don’t forget to grab your fav monosaccharide at the @giaglyco.bsky.social booth! 😎
#glycotime @glyconet.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Amazing week at #Glyco27 with top glycoscientists from around the world! 🌎🧪
Grateful for the opportunity to share my research from the @siglecdude.bsky.social Lab 📊🙌
Last day — don’t forget to grab your fav monosaccharide at the @giaglyco.bsky.social booth! 😎
#glycotime @glyconet.bsky.social
Grateful for the opportunity to share my research from the @siglecdude.bsky.social Lab 📊🙌
Last day — don’t forget to grab your fav monosaccharide at the @giaglyco.bsky.social booth! 😎
#glycotime @glyconet.bsky.social
Tomorrow we will have some of GIA’s trainees presenting at the #Glyco27 poster session from 1:30-3:30pm. Be sure to check out Ana Correia-Branco and Ako Azimi who will be presenting in Exhibit Hall A!
May 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Tomorrow we will have some of GIA’s trainees presenting at the #Glyco27 poster session from 1:30-3:30pm. Be sure to check out Ana Correia-Branco and Ako Azimi who will be presenting in Exhibit Hall A!
We have had a wonderful time at #Glyco27 and are looking forward to GIA’s (@glycocode.bsky.social) Lara Mahal and Ratmir Derda's Lunch and Learn Workshop today on Glycan and Lectin Arrays. Head to Salon 3 if you are attending this valuable workshop!
May 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We have had a wonderful time at #Glyco27 and are looking forward to GIA’s (@glycocode.bsky.social) Lara Mahal and Ratmir Derda's Lunch and Learn Workshop today on Glycan and Lectin Arrays. Head to Salon 3 if you are attending this valuable workshop!
We’re enjoying Day 2 at the #Glyco27 conference and want to remind GIA members to come and pick up a sticker from our booth to put on their name tags if they haven’t already! #glycotime
May 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We’re enjoying Day 2 at the #Glyco27 conference and want to remind GIA members to come and pick up a sticker from our booth to put on their name tags if they haven’t already! #glycotime
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Also check out the awesome posters of the Mahal Lab on Tuesday (on multiple sclerosis) and Thursday ( on lectin specificities and miRNA regulation of Galectin 1 and OGT) #Glyco27 #proudoflab @giaglyco.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Also check out the awesome posters of the Mahal Lab on Tuesday (on multiple sclerosis) and Thursday ( on lectin specificities and miRNA regulation of Galectin 1 and OGT) #Glyco27 #proudoflab @giaglyco.bsky.social
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Amazing start to #Glyco27! Great talks and a wonderful lineup in Edmonton. @glyconet.bsky.social @siglecdude.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Amazing start to #Glyco27! Great talks and a wonderful lineup in Edmonton. @glyconet.bsky.social @siglecdude.bsky.social