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Technical Program

Tentative Schedule

(Final presentation schedule will be set on Oct 2nd, 2023.) If you are preparing a poster, please make sure the poster is not bigger than 4'x4'.

Friday, 6th October, 2023
Purdue University Stewart Center 214 ABCD

4:30 - 6:00 pm: Registration

5:00 - 6:45 pm: Opening Remarks (Co-Chairs: Abram Axelrod, Enoch Mensah, Ming-Yu Ngai, Nicola Pohl)

Challenges in the Synthesis of Glycans (Moderated by: Jianglong Zhu) 

  • Yan Zhao (Iowa State University)
  • Ming-Yu Ngai (Purdue University)
  • Hien Nguyen (Wayne State University)
  • Poster talks by Lalitha Gummidi, Peijing Jia

7:00 - 10:30 pm: Social Hours & Dinner
Location: Lafayette Brewing Company


Saturday, 7th October, 2023
Purdue University Stewart Center 214 ABCD

8:45 - 10:30 am: Registration

9:00 - 9:35 am: Glycan Synthesis and Automation (Moderated by: Xuefei Huang)

  • Alexei Demchenko (Saint Louis University, United States)

9:35 - 10:30 am: Coffee Break/Breakfast and Poster Session

10:30 - 11:45 am: Chemical Biology of Glycans (Moderated by: Steve Sucheck) 

  • Seung-Oe Lim (Purdue University)
  • Senay Simsek (Purdue University)
  • Brad Reuhs (Purdue University)
  • Poster talks by Daniel Corey, Foroogh Bahrami

11:45 am - 1:00 pm: Group photo and lunch
Location: Chemistry Building (Leighty Commons)

1:00 - 2:15 pm: Glycans and Microbes (Moderated by: Peter Andreana) 

  • Shahriar Mobashery (University of Notre Dame)
  • Poster talks by Anupama Das, Uzoamaka Bokolo

2:15 - 3:15 pm: Coffee Break and Poster Session

3:15 - 5:00 pm: Synthesis and Use of Sugars in Molecular Designs (Moderated by: Abram Axelrod) 

  • Poster talks by Po-Han Lin, Nur-E Alom 
  • Sherif Ramadan (Michigan State University)
  • Cristina De Meo (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
  • Weiping Tang (University of Wisconsin Madison)

5:00 - 5:15 pm: Poster Awards and Concluding Remarks (Co-Chairs)

5:15 - 5:30 pm: Poster Breakdown


Submitted Posters

Presenter

Title of Poster

Poster #

Fei Fan, Michigan State University

Distinguishing Binding to Hyaluronan Receptors via Combinatorial Synthesis of a Hyaluronan Based Polysaccharide Library from Ugi Reactions

001

Xingling Pan,  Michigan State University

Development of a carbohydrate based potential broad spectrum anti-Salmonella vaccine

002

Michael Hotor, Wayne State University

Design and Synthesis of Aminoglycoside-based Heparan Sulfate Mimetics as Heparanase Inhibitors

003

Meenakshi Singh, Indiana University

Automated Continuous Flow for On-Demand Synthesis of N-Phenyl Trifluoroacetimidates of Allyl and Benzyl Protecting Groups and Glycosyl Donors

004

Jose J. Pavarttikaran, Indiana University

Development of Automated Flow Methods for Birch Reduction with Application to the O-Debenzylation of Carbohydrates

005

Tristan Wrong, Wayne State University

Synthesis and Biological Applications of Light-Releasable Sugars to Control Cell Behavior

006

Yogesh Sutar, Saint Louis University

Silver-Assisted Gold-Catalyzed Solid Phase Synthesis of
Linear and Branched Oligosaccharides

007

Ulysses G. Johnson, Central Michigan University

Development of Degradation-Resistant Trehalose Analogues: Leads for Inhibition of Trehalose Metabolism in Microorganisms

008

Robert J. Turner, Midwest Bioprocessing Center

Production of Natural Deoxysugars from their TDP-activated Glycosides

009

Isaac Turan,  Cleveland State University

The Role of Sialidase for Coronavirus Infection

010

Peijing Jia, University of Wisconsin−Madison

Dynamic Kinetic Stereoselective Glycosylation via Rh(II) and Chiral Phosphoric Acid-Cocatalyzed Carbenoid Insertion to Anomeric OH Bond for the Synthesis of Glycoconjugates

011

Caleb Impraim Aboagye, Wayne State University

Inhibition of the OGT-TET1 Protein Interaction to Prevent Cancer Cell Stemness in Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

012

Chloé O. Sebilleau, The University of Toledo

Improved Synthesis of Trisaccharide Fragment of Glycoform I Lipopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

013

Uzoamaka Bokolo, The University of Toledo

Synthesis and Immunological Study of Pentasaccharide Unit of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exopolysaccharide Psl-CRM197 conjugate

014

Gustavo A. Kashiwagi, Saint Louis University

HPLC-Based Automated Sythesis of Glycans in Solution

015

Amr M. El-Araby, University of Notre Dame

Catalytic Process of Anhydro-N-Acetylmuramic Acid Kinase (AnmK) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

016

A. K. M. Atique Ullah, Michigan State University

Surface Enhance Raman Spectroscopy-Based Glycan Biosensor With Enhanced Stability for Ultrasensitive Multimodality Detection of Carbohydrate-Protein Interactions

017

Prashant Kumar, Indiana University

High Throughput UPLC-MS Assay to Screen Aldolases With Non-Natural Substrates

018

Umesha Kumbalathara, The University of Toledo

Synthesis and Evaluation of Chemical Probes Derived From Pks13 Inhibitors and Conjugated With Trehalose for Inhibition of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

019

Jayanta Ghorai, Wayne State University

Protonated Phenanthroline Catalyzed Beta-Selective Glycosylations

020

Mohammad H. El-Dakdouki, Michigan State University

A Novel Chemically Modified Hyaluronan-Based Iron Oxide Nanoparticle for Enhanced Uptake by CD44 Expressing Cells and Selective Magnetic Particle Imaging

021

Naveed Khan, Indiana University

Advances Towards Xyloglucan and Peptidoglycan Fragment Syntheses Using Automated Flow Processes

022

James Pflumm, Indiana University

Automated Flow Systems Using MechWolf Open-Source Software for the Synthesis of Protected Mannose Building Blocks

023

Lalitha Gummidi, Indiana University

Rapid automated synthesis of high demand benzylidene acetal protected Sugars

024

Daniel J. Corey, Wayne State University

Proximity Based Approaches to Study O-GlcNAc Driven Protein-Protein Interactions of the Stem Cell Regulator Sox2’s Intracellular Interactome

025

Ke Wang, University of Wisconsin−Madison

Development of First-in-Class OGA Exosite Modulators

026

Alessandra Damico, Saint Louis University

SFOX Imidates As Versatile Glycosyl Donors For
Chemical Glycosylation

027

Kingsley Bortey, Indiana University

The Development of a Reagent for the Automated Continuous Flow Modification of Carbohydrates With Pyruvate Ketals

028

Reza Sahebjam-Atabaki, Cleveland State University

Profiling and Manipulating Sialidase Activity of A549 Cells

029

Nicholas Forsythe, Saint Louis University

Expedient Synthesis of Differentially Protected
Building Blocks for the Synthesis of Glycopharmaceuticals

030

Faranak Pooladian, Saint Louis University

Application of Copper(II) Bromide Mediated Activation
of Thioglycosides in Synthesis

031

Vindula Alwis & Momota Akter, Michigan State University

Synthesis of CP5 of S. aureus and ECA of Enterobacteriaceae for Vaccine Development

032

Kartikey Singh & April Sweet Tapayan, Wayne State University

Effects of Heparan Sulfate Trisaccharide Containing Oleanolic Acid in Attenuating Hyperphosphorylated Tau-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Apoptosis and Pro-inflammation Associated Alzheimer’s Disease

033

Charles Enlow, Purdue University

Organocatalytic Stereoselective Koenigs-Knorr Glycosylations and applications to Fucoidan Synthesis

034

Boddu S. Ramakrishna,  Wayne State University

Phenanthroline Catalyzed Stereoselective Synthesis of 1,2-Cis-S-Linked Furanosides

035

Tyler Smith, Indiana University

Diversity of Mannose-Based Building Block Syntheses By Automated Continuous Flow Reactions

036

Athar Nakisa,  Michigan State University

Sialyl Lewis Antigen as a Target for Anti-Pancreatic Cancer Vaccination

037

Chia-Wei Yang,  Michigan State University

Indocyanine Green and Hyaluronan Conjugated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle for Multimodality Breast Cancer Primary Tumor and Lung Metastasis Imaging

038

Steven Balboa, Wayne State University

Synthesis and Characterization of Light and Chemically Controllable O-GlcNAc Precursors

039

Leila Almounajed, Wayne State University

Abstract received. Poster title not provided.

040

Lei Gao, Michigan State University

Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of OAc-GD2 Antigen for Anticancer Conjugate Vaccine Development

041

Madhav Poudel, The University of Toledo

Synthesis of a Trisaccharide Antigen of the Secondary Cell Wall Polysaccharide of Bacillus anthracis

042

Oseni Kadiri, Wayne State University

Development of Spatiotemporal Proximity Labeling Tools to Track O-GlcNAc Glycoproteins in Live Cell Functions

043

Upasana Mukherjee, Purdue University

Site Selective C1 & C2-Ketonylation of Carbohydrates via Excited-State Palladium Catalysis

044

Nur-E Alom, Wayne State University

Phenanthroline-Catalyzed Stereoselective Synthesis of α-Glycosyl Ester

045

Majdi Aljohani, Cleveland State University

Desialylation Profiles of Monocytes and Macrophages Upon LPS Stimulation

046

Po-Han Lin, Michigan State University

Facile Synthesis of Glycopeptide Bearing Tetrasaccharide Linkage Region and Chondroitin Sulfate

047

Foroogh Bahrami, Iowa State University

Electron Donor-Acceptor Glycosidase

048

Morgan Mayieka, Michigan State University

Development of Novel Heparan Sulfate Mimetics as Sulfatase Inhibitors

049

Babatunde S. Obadawo, The University of Toledo

Synthesis of α-1,4 Linked Galactosamine and N-Acetylgalactosamine Repeating Unit of Pel Exopolysaccharide

050

Anupama Das, Saint Louis University

The Chemical Synthesis of Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Disialyllacto-N-tetraose (DSLNT) and Sialyllacto-N-tetraos a (LSTa)

051

Hawau Abdulsalam and Livia Philip,

Wayne State University

Design and Synthesis of Sulfated Paromomycin Analogs for Heparanase Inhibition

052

Ashley Dent,  Saint Louis University

Cooperatively-Catalyzed Activation of Thioglycosides that Bypasses Intermediacy of Glycosyl Halides

053

Prem Gurung, The University of Toledo

Chemical Synthesis of Salmonella enterica Tetrasaccharide Antigens via Gold(I)-Catalyzed Glycosylation

054

Mathieu Geremia, The University of Toledo

Synthesis of an Antifungal Compound Against Candida albicans

055