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Glycobiology Research & Training Center GRTC

About GRTC

The Glycobiology Research & Training Center (GRTC) is an internationally recognized research unit with a 19-year track record of facilitating and enhancing research, training and collaboration among researchers who study the molecular and cellular biology of glycans and their roles in health and disease. GRTC members include faculty from academic institutions throughout California, with a vast range of research interests.

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If you’re a trainee and would like to receive updates about upcoming events, programs, courses, and meetings, we’d love to keep you in the loop. To be added to our email list and stay engaged with the GRTC community, please email Tracy Gilstrap at tgilstrap@health.ucsd.edu.

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Some Upcoming Courses

​Current Literature (Journal Club)

Winter 2026

Advances in Glycobiology-Clinical Correlations

Spring 2027

Glycoscience Bootcamp

Summer 2026

Introduction to Glycoscience

Fall 2026

Essentials of Glycobiology, Fourth Edition

The 4th edition of this primary textbook in the field continues the prior tradition to provide a basic overview of Glycobiology, directed toward the advanced undergraduate or the beginning graduate-level student of molecular and cellular biology and biomedicine.

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Essentials of Glycobiology, Fourth Edition