Conference Description
The Glycolipid and Sphingolipid Biology GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by October 21, 2023. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Session in Memory of Mark Kester: Sphingolipids and Glycosphingolipids in Physiology and Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Charles Chalfant (University of Virginia-School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Todd Fox (University of Virginia, United States)
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Julie Saba (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
Analysis of Sphingolipids and Glycosphingolipids: Problems and Solutions
Discussion Leaders
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Alfred Merrill (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
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Liana Silva (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Speakers
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Michal Holcapek (University of Pardubice, Czech Republic)
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Rosário Domingues (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
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Anthony Don (University of Sydney, Australia)
The Biosynthesis of Sphingolipids and Glycosphingolipids
Discussion Leaders
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Kentaro Hanada (National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan)
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Annarita Di Lorenzo (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Alessandro Prinetti (University of Milan, Italy)
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Mariana Nikolova-Karakashian (University of Kentucky, United States)
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Tilla Worgall (Columbia University, United States)
The Metabolism and Trafficking of Sphingolipids and Glycosphingolipids
Discussion Leaders
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Hans Aerts (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
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Sarah Spiegel (Virginia Commonwealth University, United States)
Speakers
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Long Nguyen (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
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Maria Antonietta De Matteis (Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Italy)
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Leah Siskind (University of Louisville, United States)
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L. Ashley Cowart (Virginia Commonwealth University, United States)
Function of Sphingolipids and Glycosphingolipids
Discussion Leaders
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L. Ashley Cowart (Virginia Commonwealth University, United States)
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Yusuf Hannun (Stony Brook University, United States)
Speakers
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Annarita Di Lorenzo (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
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Saranna Fanning (Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital, United States)
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Emery Bresnick (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, United States)
Sphingolipids and Diseases
Discussion Leaders
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Richard Kolesnick (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, United States)
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Sara Grassi (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
Speakers
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Besim Ogretmen (Medical University of South Carolina, United States)
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Daniela Salvemini (Saint Louis University, United States)
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Simonetta Sipione (University of Alberta, Canada)
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Christian Metallo (The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States)
Glycosphingolipids and Diseases
Discussion Leaders
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Sandro Sonnino (University of Milan, Italy)
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Michela Deleidi (Imagine Institute, France)
Speakers
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Frances Platt (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Yosihikazu Uchida (Hallym University, South Korea)
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Silke Nuber (ARCND, Brigham and Women's Hospital-Harvard Medical School, United States)
Late-Breaking Topics and “The Poster Previews”
Discussion Leaders
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Giovanni D'Angelo (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
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Gerhild Van Echten-Deckert (Universität Bonn, Germany)
Speakers
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Giovanni D'Angelo (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
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Gerhild Van Echten-Deckert (Universität Bonn, Germany)
Sphingolipids and Glycosphingolipids in Yeasts, Bacteria and Parasites
Discussion Leaders
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Eric Klein (Rutgers University-Camden, United States)
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Takashi Watanabe (Kawasaki Medical School, Japan)
Speakers
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Fumika Mi-ichi (Central Laboratory, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University,, Japan)
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Rajendra Prasad (Amity University Haryana, India)
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Mary Ellen Davey (Forsyth Institute, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Liana Silva (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
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Frances Platt (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
