PLENARY LECTURES

 

Strategies for the Synthesis of Clavams and 5-Dethia-5-oxacephams from Carbohydrates

Marek Chmielewski, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland                    

 

The Glycoconjugates of Protozoan Parasites: Towards the Exploitation of their Structure and Biosynthesis

Michael Ferguson, University of Dundee, United Kingdom                      

 

Stereoselective Synthesis of Bioactive Cyclobutane Derivatives from Carbohydrates

Josep Font, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain             

 

Half of Sugar Chemistry Resides at the Anomeric Carbon

Stephen Hanessian, Université de Montréal, Canada                 

 

Synthesis and Screening of Carbohydrate-Based Libraries

Ole Hindsgaul, University of Alberta, Canada                           

 

Sialylated Extended Helical Epitopes and their Role in Glycoconjugate Vaccines against Meningitis and Cancer

Harold Jennings, National Research Council, Canada                

 

Surface Plasmon Resonance for Monitoring Interactions with Carbohydrates

Hans Kamerling, Utrecht University, The Netherlands                       

 

Glycoconjugates as Components of Cell Adhesion Processes and Carbohydrate -Based Combinatorial Synthesis

Horst Kunz, Universität Mainz, Germany                     

 

Approach to the Synthesis of Glycodendrimers and Glycopolymers

Fraser Stoddart, University of California, USA                         

 

Synergistic Chemical and Enzymatic Approaches for Bioactive Glycostructures

Joachim Thiem, Universität Hamburg, Germany                       

 

Enzymatic Engineering of Fibre Carbohydrates for Pulp and Paper Industry

Lisa Viikari, VTT Biotechnology, Finland                                             

                                                                                                                     

Synthesis and Properties of Monosaccharide and Disaccharide Mimics

Pierre Vogel, University of Lausanne, Switzerland                               

 

News from Pharmacologically Active Plant Polysaccharides
Hildebert Wagner, University of Munich, Germany       

           

Carbohydrates in Medicinal Chemistry Projects

Hans-Peter Wessel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Switzerland