Glycoscience Workshop

Glycoscience at the Interface Workshop

This monthly workshop is designed to foster collaboration and feedback across all levels of training. Trainees, including undergraduates, PhD students, and postdocs are encouraged to present their research. Each session will feature presentations from one or two trainees from different labs providing an opportunity to share work and receive input from both peers and faculty.

*If you are interested in attending or signing up to give a talk, please sign up here or contact Tracy Gilstrap at tgilstrap@health.ucsd.edu.

Day: Last Wednesday of each month (except June, July, August) from 3:00-4:00pm. Meetings will resume on September 30, 2026
Location: UCSD Campus, Tata Hall, Room 3301
Workshop Director: Dr. Kamil Godula kgodula@ucsd.edu
Units: n/a

DATE	TIME/LOCATION	PRESENTER / TOPIC
August 27, 2025	3:00-4:00pm Tata Hall 3301 4:00-5:00pm Tata Hall Terrace	Introduction by Kamil Godula Networking reception
September 24, 2025	3:00-4:00pm Tata Hall 3301	Presenter:Rebecca Kirby (Biering lab) Talk title: Human Astrovirus spike protein induces endothelial dysfunction reflecting viral tropism
October 29, 2025	3:00-4:00pm Tata Hall 3301	Presenter 1: Stephanie Leal (Esko lab) Talk title: Syndecan-1, a novel regulator of hepcidin expression Presenter 2: Juston Jaco (Gagneux lab) Talk Title: Pathophysiology of Metabolic Incorporation of the Dietary Non-Human Monosaccharide Neu5Gc
November 26, 2025	NO WORKSHOP
December 31, 2025	NO WORKSHOP
January 28, 2026	3:00-4:00pm Tata Hall 3301	Presenter: Lucy Gordon (Biering Lab) Talk Title: Respiratory syncytial virus attachment glycoprotein G causes epithelial and endothelial barrier dysfunction
February 25, 2026	3:00-4:00pm Tata Hall 3301	Presenter: Dani Berman (A. Lewis Lab) Talk Title: Analysis of N-glycans Shows Degradation beyond Sialic Acid Removal in BV-positive Individuals
March 25, 2026	NO WORKSHOP Spring Break
April 29, 2026	3:00-4:00pm Tata Hall 3301	Presenter 1: Cameron Pormir (Esko Lab) Talk Title: Presenter 2: Emerson Hall (Guseman Lab) Talk Title: Glycan Targeting Lectins as Broad Antivirals Against Flavivirus NS1
May 27, 2026	3:00-4:00pm Tata Hall 3301	Presenter: Marc Kawada (Godula Lab) Talk Title:
June 24, 2026	NO WORKSHOP (summer break)
July 29, 2026	NO WORKSHOP (summer break)
August 26, 2026	NO WORKSHOP (summer break)
September 30, 2026	3:00-4:00pm Tata Hall 3301	Presenter 1: Melina Brunelli (Myers Lab, LJI) Talk Title: Understanding how the O-GlcNAc transferase targets its substrates
October 28, 2026	3:00-4:00pm Tata Hall 3301
November 25, 2026	NO WORKSHOP (holiday week)
December 30, 2026	NO WORKSHOP (campus closed)

Contact

Please contact Tracy with any questions:

Tracy Gilstrap
Education Program Specialist
(858) 882-1378
tgilstrap@health.ucsd.edu