Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting
Learn more about our annual meeting and ways you can get involved.
Annual Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting
Our growing appreciation of glycoscience and the role of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates in various biological processes and biomedical applications is quickly changing our research fields. The complexity and fast-moving nature of the field make it necessary for glycoscientists to come together and share new developments in the field, as well as to help introduce researchers to the field who have come across questions of glycoscience in their research.
The Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting is dedicated to bringing together researchers from diverse disciplines across the Mid-South region and beyond to discuss issues in glycoscience, foster collaborations, and learn new techniques and technologies. Featuring research highlights from regional researchers, distinguished external speakers, and experts in the field, the event is designed to be an accessible venue for researchers and trainees to share their work, network, and foster collaborations.
The meeting is sponsored by the Glycoscience Center of Research Excellence (GlyCORE), the only dedicated glycoscience research center in the Mid-South region. Established in 2020, GlyCORE seeks to support and foster glycoscience within the Mid-South region, providing specialized instrumentation and expertise to support both dedicated glycoscientists and biomedical researchers whose research happens to intersect with glycoscience.
2025 Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting
Meeting Venue: The registration desk opens at 7:45 a.m. CST in the Thad Cochran Research Center's atrium. All presentations will be in Room 1000.
Hotels: The Inn at Ole Miss is a short walk across the Grove from the meeting venue, and Visit Oxford, Mississippi has an extensive list of local hotels.
Welcome,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, Prof. Josh Sharp, the investigators, and the Core Directors of the Glycoscience Center of Research Excellence, I look forward to welcoming you to the annual Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting at the University of Mississippi, scheduled for Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Oxford, Mississippi. This conference will offer both in-person and virtual attendance options.
The Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting is intended to bring together glycoscientists from across the region to share their work, learn more about our broad and rapidly growing field, and start new ties and collaborations across disciplines. The Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting features research from investigators across our region and brings exciting scientists from across the country to share their work and insights. This meeting is hosted and sponsored by the Glycoscience Center of Research Excellence (GlyCORE), the region’s only dedicated glycoscience research center. Established in 2020, GlyCORE houses staffed Research Cores with specialized instrumentation to support our group of glycoscience investigators at the University of Mississippi and glycoscientists across the Mid-South region.
The Organizing Committee intends for the Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting to be a collegial and welcoming event that supports existing glycoscientists across the region and serves as a useful introduction to the field for researchers and trainees. This year’s program will include researchers from many facets of glycoscience, from synthetic chemistry and glycomaterials to glycobiology.
We hope you find this year's program exciting, and we look forward to welcoming you in person or virtually to the Glycoscience Center of Research Excellence on the beautiful University of Mississippi campus.
Thomas Werfel, Associate Director
Glycoscience Center of Research Excellence (GlyCORE)
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/dz7JG4dx1i6MndP58
Subission deadline: Monday, June 30, 2025
Submission eligibility: Submission must be glycoscience-related. All abstracts are subject to anonymous peer review and are selected solely based on academic quality.
• The presenting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the content of the abstract before submission.
• The presenting author must be listed as the first author and be a registered participant (free registration).
• The submitting author will receive all correspondence regarding the abstract, so we advise that the submitting author details entered are the same as those of the presenting author.
• The abstract should be submitted as a PDF file and uploaded via the link at the bottom of this page.
• The abstract text is limited to no more than 400 words and contain the following sections: Introduction, Methods, and Results. Abstracts should include no images.
• Abstracts accepted will be published in a booklet and made available for viewing through the GlyCORE website.
• Your abstract is not successfully submitted until you receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive an email within 24 hours, please contact us: kkballer@olemiss.edu
• Abstract alteration is not permitted after the abstract deadline of 6/30/2025.