| SATURDAY |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Proteoglycans pave the road to success |
| Discussion Leaders: Megan Lord (UNSW, Sydney) and Eloah Suarez (Universidade Federal De São Paulo) |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Jeffrey Esko (University of California, San Diego)
"Heparan sulfate: Light at the end of the chains" |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Stem Cells and Regeneration |
| Discussion Leaders: Tim O'Leary (UNC, Chapel Hill) and Sarah Wilcox-Adelman (Boston Biomedical Research Ins) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Raymond Smith (University of Manchester)
"Structural and functional characterisation of a 3-O-sulphotransferase 1 knock-out mouse embryonic stem cell line" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:15 pm | Jonathan Lee (National University of Singapore)
"Heparan sulfates and cartilage" |
| 8:15 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:40 pm | Donna Tillotson (University of Manchester)
"Glyconanotubes to direct stem cell behaviour" |
| 8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
| 8:50 pm - 9:05 pm | Karolina Kucharova (Sanford-Burnham Medical Research)
"Ablation of NG2 proteoglycan reduces inflammation and recruitment of bone marrow cells during spinal cord demyelination and remyelination" |
| 9:05 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
| 9:10 pm - 9:25 pm | Yasuhiro Katagiri (NIH)
"Signaling by the Non-reducing Terminal Portion of Chondroitin 4-Sulfate in Regulating Axonal Guidance and Growth" |
| 9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| 9.30 pm - 11:00 pm | Social gathering and ideas exchange: want to collaborate? |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Cancer and Development |
| Discussion Leaders: Stefanie Ohlig (University of Muenster) and Bryan Thacker (UCSD) |
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Martin Thelin (Lund University)
"Dermatan Sulfate Is Involved in the Tumorigenic Properties of Esophagus Squamous Cell Carcinoma" |
| 9:15 am - 9:20 am | Discussion |
| 9:20 am - 9:35 am | Mark Stewart (University of Alabama)
"Shed syndecan-1 translocates to the nucleus of myeloma tumor cells" |
| 9:35 am - 9:40 am | Discussion |
| 9:40 am - 9:55 am | Ute Pickhinke (University of Muenster)
"Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans regulate Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) processing and release" |
| 9:55 am - 10:10 am | Discussion |
| 10:10 am - 10:25 am | Weon-Kyoo You (Sanford-Burnham Medical Research)
"The NG2 proteoglycan mediates pericyte interaction with endothelial cells to promote development of functional blood vessels" |
| 10:25 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Tabea Dierker (Uppsala Universitet)
"Enhanced Indian hedgehog signaling disturbs chondrocyte differentiation in Hsepi-/- mice" |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Therapeutic Approaches and Hot Topics |
| Discussion Leaders: Nicole Smits (Dartmouth Medical School) and Leah Colvin Wanshura (University of Minnesota) |
| 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm | Simone Buraschi (Thomas Jefferson University)
"Decorin Affects the Global Gene Expression Profile of the Tumor Microenvironment in a Triple-Negative Orthotopic Breast Carcinoma Xenograft Model" |
| 1:45 pm - 1:50 pm | Discussion |
| 1:50 pm - 2:05 pm | David Hill (Cleveland Clinic)
"Specific-Sized Hyaluronan Fragments Promote Innate Defense Of The Intestinal Epithelium" |
| 2:05 pm - 2:10 pm | Discussion |
| 2:10 pm - 2:25 pm | Karthik Raman (University of Utah)
"Design and development of a novel heparin-based drug delivery vehicle" |
| 2:25 pm - 2:30 pm | Discussion |
| 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm | John Whitelock (University of NSW)
"Hot Topics in PG research: the now and the tomorrow" |
| 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm. |
