Summer Course Glycosciences - open for registration

The 14th Summer Course Glycosciences will take place in Groningen, June 12-16, 2016. This broad course in glycosciences combines general introductions in the field of carbohydrates and glycoproteins with in-depth parallel sessions. This gives participants the opportunity to focus on specific interests without losing a broad education. Prior to the start of the summer course detailed hand-outs will be available. All lecturers will be present for further discussion with participants. The programme is set up in such a way that about 20 t0 25 % of the time is for discussions with experts and participants.

Target group

The course is at graduate level. The course is a must for those working in academia, research institutes or industry that want to refresh their knowledge on carbohydrates and for graduate students working on a PhD project related to carbohydrate chemistry, biochemistry, biology, chemical technology or food science. All participants are encouraged to bring a poster in which they introduce themselves and their work.

Course contents

Programme topics

(Bio)synthesis

Enzymology

Food and Non-food Applications

Functional Properties

Glycomics

Glycobioinformatics

Biorefinery

Structure and Analyses

More information can be found at the VLAG website