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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · 14h

It’s #EdmontonStartupWeek! We’re spotlighting GlycoBead, from GlycoNet investigators Drs. West & Anne Halpin (UAlberta). Their diagnostic test will reduce blood-group barriers in organ transplantation & open the door to more life-saving matches.

canadianglycomics.ca/breaking-bou...

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · 1d

Des avancées majeures dans le traitement du cancer, le contrôle des infections, les maladies neurodégénératives et l’agroalimentaire durable sont rendues possibles grâce à la glycomique — l’étude des glucides complexes.

Découvrez-en plus : canadianglycomics.ca/fr/rapport-a...

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · 1d

Innovative advances in cancer care, infection control, neurodegeneration, and sustainable agri-food are being unlocked by #glycomics—the study of complex sugars.

Learn more in our annual report: canadianglycomics.ca/2025-annual-...

#OneHealth #Bioinnovation #glycotime

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · 14d

🎗️ For #WorldCancerResearchDay, explore how GlycoNet researchers are advancing cancer care through glycomics—
🔬 sugar-based drug carriers
🧬 immune-boosting therapies
🧪 better early detection

Learn more about the work being done across Canada: canadianglycomics.ca/revealing-th...

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · 15d

🌍 It’s officially #GlobalBiotechWeek!

We’re proud to be part of Canada’s biotech ecosystem. This week, we’re joining #LifeSciencesWeek and sharing how glycomics research is driving innovation and discovery.
Stay tuned 👀

#GBW2025 #LifeSciencesWeek #Biotech #HealthInnovation

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · 17d

🧠 Alzheimer’s impacts millions of families. On #WorldAlzheimersDay, we’re sharing GlycoNet research that reveals a surprising dual role for CD33—a carbohydrate-binding protein receptor that may increase or reduce risk.

Read more: canadianglycomics.ca/new-study-yi...

#Neuroimmunology

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · 20d

🚀 GlycoNet is at Life Sciences Week!

Catch CEO Dr. Elizabeth Nanak at Next at U of A → luma.com/5e4fmzul?utm...

🤝 Meet our team at the Life Sciences Career Expo → luma.com/wa3x2g7a?utm...

Discover the future of biotech & your place in it.

#LifeSciences #Biotech #HealthInnovation #Glycotime

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · 22d

📢 Join us & the European Glycoscience Community for a joint webinar!
🗓 Sept 25 | 5:30 PM CEST / 9:30 AM MT

Speakers:
🔹 Anna Blakney (UBC) – Next gen RNA vaccines & therapies
🔹 Stephen G. Withers (UBC) – Engineering bacterial glycoside hydrolases

🔗 Register: unibas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · 27d

Reminder that applications are open for the GTA-EC, 2025-26!

Apply today: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#Glycotime #Trainee #TraineeOpportunities #STEMeducation #STEM

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · 29d

📬The September 2025 edition of the GlycoNet newsletter is out now!

This issue features:
✔️ Top research stories
🏅 Awards & recognition
📅 Events and funding opportunities
📰 Members featured in the news

Catch up on what’s happening across the Network: mailchi.mp/bcdeeddd71ea...

GlycoNet News - September 2025

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Sep 8

Congrats to GlycoNet investigator Dr. @siglecdude.bsky.social (UAlberta) named a Member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists! His research on carbohydrates and immunity is uncovering links to Alzheimer’s and cancer.

canadianglycomics.ca/glyconet-inv...

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Sep 7

🧬 For #DuchenneAwarenessDay, hear from GlycoNet Investigator, Dr. Sachiko Sato from Ulaval, exploring how N-acetylglucosamine—a natural sugar—might help reduce muscle damage in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

🎥 Watch now:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KOrKfOSVs4

#RareDisease #Glycomics #Duchenne

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Sep 5

Pleased to have @ualberta.bsky.social President Bill Flanagan visit us and hear from GlycoNet investigators Drs. John Klassen, Lisa Willis, and @siglecdude.bsky.social about their carbohydrate research and how this field is advancing health, agriculture, and biotechnology.

#Glycotime #Glycomics

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 Applications are now open for the GlycoNet Trainee Executive Committee (GTA‑EC) 2025–2026!
Make your voice heard. Build your network. Shape trainee programming across the Network.

🔗https://canadianglycomics.ca/training/application/

#Glycotime #Glycomics #Trainees #STEM

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Aug 21

⏰ Reminder: Don’t miss your chance to build your science communication skills at UBC this fall! Apply by Aug 24 — only 12 spots.

Apply Now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#glycotime #sciencecommunication #traineeworkshop #researchtraining

GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Aug 19

Want to share your science with impact?

The GTA-EC is organizing a workshop for GlycoNet trainees at UBC (Oct 31–Nov 2) on Effective Science Communication. Learn to write for audiences, design clear figures & connect with peers. Only 12 spots—apply by Aug 24

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Aug 14

Advance your research with GIS’ Native Mass Spectrometry & Tissue Glycan Imaging node!

Services include:

Intact glycoprotein analysis
Native MS for stoichiometry & affinity
Tissue glycan imaging & Site-specific glycosylation
Glycan library screening

🔗 canadianglycomics.ca/services/

#glycomics

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Aug 14

🎥 Missed our GTA webinar? Watch Dr. Kelly McNagny (UBC) explain how low-dose antibiotics alter gut microbial metabolites, driving allergic asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

▶️ Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdqN...

#glycomics #microbiome #immunology #lunghealth

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚨 Reminder to register for our next GTA webinar tomorrow, hosted by Dr. Kelly McNagny!

Register Now: canadianglycomics.ca/training/web...

#Glycotime #Webinar #Glycomics #Immunology

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Aug 8

⏳ Just one week left!
Don’t miss the next GTA #webinar with Dr. Kelly McNagny (UBC) on how low-dose antibiotics alter SCFA and bile acid production, impacting allergic asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

📅 August 13, 2025 | 🕚 11 AM MST

Register here: canadianglycomics.ca/training/web...

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Aug 5

Join Dr. Kelly McNagny (UBC) for the next GTA webinar as he shares how low-dose antibiotics alter microbial metabolites like SCFAs and bile acids, influencing allergic asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

📅 August 13, 2025 | 11 AM MST
Register canadianglycomics.ca/training/web...

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Jul 31

🧪 Explore disease mechanisms with GIS' Analytical R&D node (@ChuSteJustine)!

Using LC-MS, CE-MS/MS & MALDI imaging, this node analyzes glycosylated metabolites like GAGs (e.g., heparan sulfate).
🔬 Metabolomics
🧠 Spatial mapping
📊 GAG profiling
🔗 canadianglycomics.ca/services/

#Glycomics

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Jul 29

🎥 Missed our GTA-organized webinar? Catch the recording to hear Dr. Matthew Macauley and Dr. Edward Schmidt (University of Alberta) discuss new tools for studying Siglecs and their glycan ligands.

watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsyc...

Stay tuned for our upcoming webinars!

#glycomics

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Jul 25

📢 Don’t forget to register!

Join Dr. @siglecdude.bsky.social and Dr. Edward Schmidt (University of Alberta) for a deep dive into new tools for studying Siglecs and their glycan ligands.

🗓 July 28 | 🕛 12 PM MST
🔗 canadianglycomics.ca/training/web...

#glycomics #Siglecs #glycans #glycoscience

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GlycoNet @glyconet.bsky.social · Jul 21

Join us for the next GTA webinar on Siglecs and their glycan ligands, featuring Dr. @siglecdude.bsky.social (U of A) and Dr. Edward Schmidt. Learn how their team is developing novel tools to uncover the biological roles of Siglecs across systems.

Register: canadianglycomics.ca/training/web...

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