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Program Friday, March 24
Program Saturday, March 25
Registration
Opening remarks (8:55-9:00)
  Naoyuki Taniguchi (The 21st COE Program, Project leader)

A.M.�@Session1 (9:00-10:35)

Chairs
Tomoya Ogawa, Akihiro Kondo
Lecture

Catherine E. Costello�iBoston University, USA�j
�gSample preparation and mass spectral fragmentation methods for use in glycobiology�h
Yoshinao Wada (Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Japan)
�gGlobal Identification of O-glycosylation�h
Jasna Peter-Katalinic�iUniversity of Muenster, Germany�j
�gIdentification of non-carbohydrate modifications on glycans in complex mixtures: application to glycomics of human congenital diseases�h
Claus-Wilhem von der Lieth�iGerman Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, Germany�j
�gThe challenges of informatics for high throughput glycomics analysis of disease-associated sugar chains�h

Break (10:35-10:55)

A.M.�@Session2 (10:55-12:05)

Chairs
Yoshitaka Nagai, Dirk H. Van den Eijnden
Lecture
William J. Lennarz (State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA)
"The birth and death of glycoproteins"
Akemi Suzuki (RIKEN, Japan)
"Straight proximal tubule cell-specific transcriptional regulation"
Harry Schachter (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Null mutations in Drosophila N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I produce defects in locomotion and a reduced lifespan"
Luncheon Seminar by WAKO Corp. (12:20-13:10)
"Real-time" does cover much wider range of functions. What can "End Point" find?

P.M.�@Session3 (13:20-14:35)

Chairs
Akira Kobata, Tatsuro Irimura
Lecture

Sen-itiroh Hakomori�iUniversity of Washington, USA�j
�gReversion of oncogenic to normal cell phenotype by glycosylation change in glycosynaptic microdomain�h
Reiji Kannagi (Aichi Cancer Center, Japan)
�gLymphocyte homing: Role of carbohydrate ligands for selectins�h
James W. Dennis�iMount Sinai Hospital, Canada�j
�gN-glycans and metabolic feedback in development and disease�h

P.M.�@Session4 (14:30-15:35)

Chairs
Kunihiko Suzuki, Takashi Muramatsu
Lecture

Tamao Endo (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Japan)
"Initiation of protein O-mannosylation and congenital muscular dystrophy"
Hudson Freeze (Burnham Institute, USA)
"Carboxylated N-glycans are critical determinants in inflammation and expression of inflammatory cytokines"
Tatsushi Toda (Osaka University, Japan)
"Fukutin and α-dystroglycanopathy as a glycosylation disorder"

Break (15:35-15:55)

P.M.�@Session5 (15:55-16:40)

Chairs
Huili Chen, Takashi Yonetani
Lecture

Yoshihide Tsujimoto (Osaka University, Japan)
"Multiple mechanisms of cell death"
Pierluigi Nicotera (University of Leicester, UK)
"Transduction of cellular and mitochondrial calcium signals to the neuronal death machineries"

P.M.�@Session6 (16:40-17:50)

Chairs
Koichi Furukawa, Harold F. Deutsch
Lecture

Toshisuke Kawasaki (Ritsumeikan University, Japan)
"A multifunctional C-type lectin, mannan-binding protein: Interaction with endogenous ligands"
Michaela Tonetti (University of Genova, Italy)
"The defect of the Golgi GDP-L-fucose Transporter in LAD II/CDG IIc: effects on protein fucosylation and GDP-L-fucose metabolism"
Naoyuki Taniguchi (Osaka University, Japan)
"Biological functions of core fucosylation"

Banquet (18:00-20:00)
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