Essentials of Glycobiology Course

Spring Quarter 2012
(MED 225/CHEM 237/BIOM 222/BGGN 236/CMM 225)

Mondays and Thursdays, 10:30am - 12:00pm
CMM-East, Room 1079

The primary aim of the course is to provide an overview of fundamental facts, concepts, and methods in glycobiology. The course is structured around major themes in the field, supported by selected readings from the textbook, "Essentials of Glycobiology" and original literature. This is a course based on active participatory discussion guided by the instructors.

Credit: 4 units of credit. Letter grade and S/U grading options available.

Grading is based on regular attendance, class participation, and a take-home written essay on a topical issue in glycobiology.

Textbook: Essentials of Glycobiology, 2nd edition, Varki A, Cummings R, Esko J, Freeze H, Stanley P, Bertozzi C, Hart G, and Etzler M (editors). 2009 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York. Full text also available online.

Links

Course Schedule Spring 2012
Course Textbook
Symbol Nomenclature for Glycans

Contacts

Course Director Jeff Esko Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine University of California, San Diego Office: 1055 Cellular & Molecular Medicine, East (858) 822-1100 jesko@ucsd.edu		Course Administrator Peili Hsu peili@ucsd.edu (858) 822-1101 Fax: (858) 534-5611
Discussion Leaders
Lars Bode Assistant Professor, Pediatrics University of California, San Diego (619) 543-7545 lbode@ucsd.edu		Hudson Freeze Professor, Glycobiology Program The Sanford-Burnham Institute (858) 646-3142 hudson@sanfordburnham.org
Pascal Gagneux Associate Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine University of California, San Diego (858) 822-4030 pgagneux@ucsd.edu		Victor Nizet Professor, Pediatrics University of California, San Diego (858) 534-7408 vnizet@ucsd.edu
James Paulson Professor, Molecular Biology The Scripps Research Institute (858) 784-9634 jpaulson@scripps.edu		Ajit Varki Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine University of California, San Diego (858) 534-2214 a1varki@ucsd.edu