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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. CostelloiBoston University, USAj
gSample preparation and mass spectral fragmentation methods for use in glycobiologyh
Yoshinao Wada (Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Japan)
gGlobal Identification of O-glycosylationh
Jasna Peter-KataliniciUniversity of Muenster, Germanyj
gIdentification of non-carbohydrate modifications on glycans in complex mixtures: application to glycomics of human congenital diseasesh
Claus-Wilhem von der LiethiGerman Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, Germanyj
gThe challenges of informatics for high throughput glycomics analysis of disease-associated sugar chainsh

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 HakomoriiUniversity of Washington, USAj
gReversion of oncogenic to normal cell phenotype by glycosylation change in glycosynaptic microdomainh
Reiji Kannagi (Aichi Cancer Center, Japan)
gLymphocyte homing: Role of carbohydrate ligands for selectinsh
James W. DennisiMount Sinai Hospital, Canadaj
gN-glycans and metabolic feedback in development and diseaseh

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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