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Confirmed speakers


... and members of the DFG FOR2953


Preliminary program

Day 1 | Mon, Oct 09

The registration desk will be open for check-in from 2 pm



16:00 – 16:05

Opening of the Symposium
16:05 – 16:20  

Introduction & FOR2953 Overview
16:20 – 16:55
Invited Lecture
Adrian Erlebacher, San Francisco, USA


An unexpected role for antigen glycosylation in fetomaternal tolerance
16:55 – 17:30
Invited Lecture
Matthew Macauley, Alberta, Canada


New roles for Siglecs in health and disease
17:30 – 17:55
FOR2953 Talk
Lars Nitschke, Erlangen, Germany


The importance of sialoglycans for lymphocyte survival 
17:55 – 18:20
FOR2953 Talk
Anja Münster-Kühnel, Hannover, Germany


The impact of sialylation on kidney development and function: Lessons from mouse models
18:30 – 21:00

Welcome Reception (Wine, beer, soft drinks and finger food)



Day 2 | Tue, Oct 10





08:55 – 09:00

Opening day 2
09:00 – 09:35
Invited Lecture
Salomé Pinho, Porto, Portugal


N-glycans as key checkpoints in immunity: from development to autoimmune diseases
09:35 – 10:10
Invited Lecture
Jeffrey V. Ravetch, New York, USA


IgG Fc sialylation modulates innate and adaptive immune responses
10:10 – 10:45  
Invited Lecture
Yvette van Kooyk, Amsterdam, Netherlands


Sialic acid-Siglec interactions in the tumor microenvironment, novel immune checkpoints
10:45 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 12:05
Invited Lecture
Heinz Läubli, Basel, Switzerland


Targeting cancer-associated sialylation for cancer immunotherapy 
12:05 – 12:30FOR2953 Talk
Herbert Hildebrandt, Hannover, Germany


Polysialic acid-Siglec immune checkpoints in glioblastoma and myelin repair
12:30 – 12:55
FOR2953 Talk
Thilo Stehle, Tübingen, Germany


Structural analyses of polysialic acid-binding proteins
13:00 – 14:00

Lunch
14:00 – 16:30

Poster Session
16:30 – 17:05     Invited Lecture
Vered Padler-Karavani, Tel Aviv, Israel


Sialoglycans immunity in human diseases
17:05 – 17:40 Invited Lecture
Dirk Lefeber, Nijmegen, Netherlands


Cell-specific mechanisms in sialic acid metabolism
17:40 – 18:05  
FOR2953 Talk
Martina Mühlenhoff, Hannover, Germany


Decoding the sialic acid O-acetylome
18:05 – 18:30
FOR2953 Talk
Falk Büttner, Hannover, Germany


Advances in glycosphingolipid-analytics fostering biomedical research
19:00

Conference Dinner 



Day 3 | Wed, Oct 11





08:30 – 08:35  

Opening day 3
08:35 – 09:10
Invited LectureChristoph Schmidt, Ulm, Germany


Sialic acids unlock the complement regulator Factor H from its less active conformation
09:10 – 09:35 FOR2953 Talk
Markus Abeln, Hannover, Germany


Placental inflammation in sialoglycan-deficient pregnancies
09:35 – 10:10  
Invited Lecture
Simonetta Sipione, Alberta, Canada


Novel roles of gangliosides in extracellular vesicles secretion and in microglia
10:10 – 10:35
FOR2953 Talk
Harald Neumann, Bonn, Germany


Therapeutic potential of low molecular weight polysialic acid for neuroinflammatory diseases
10:35 – 11:10    

Coffee break
11:10 – 11:45
Invited Lecture
René E. M. Toes, Leiden, Netherlands


Bitter sweet symphony; the impact of sugars on autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis
11:55 – 12:20 FOR2953 Talk
Anja Werner, Erlangen, Germany


The role of α2,6-sialylation on B cell development  
12:20 – 12:55Invited Lecture
Herta Steinkellner, Vienna, Austria


Engineering of complex glycosylation in plants 
12:55 – 13:00

Closing remarks    
13:00  

Lunch Snack & farewell