2025 Summer School @ VT Agenda

Program Agenda Outline

DAY ONE – Monday, June 9:
“Opening Events”

Day One Schedule
TimeActivity
3:45 p.m.Arrival, Registration, On-Campus Parking Passes
4:00 p.m.Welcome and Introductions (Linda Caudill)
4:10 p.m.Lecture: Introduction to Glycomaterials (Maren Roman)
4:50 p.m. Tour of GlycoMIP Laboratories (Gustavo Kashiwagi, Saniya Khan, Caylyn McNaul and Hannah Egan)
5:20 p.m.Light Meal and Refreshments

DAY TWO – Tuesday, June 10:
“Macromolecular Properties of Glycomaterials”

Day Two Schedule
TimeActivity
8:30 a.m.Arrival, Parking Passes
9:00 a.m.Lecture: Macromolecular Properties (Gustavo Kashiwagi)
9:40 a.m.Break, Travel to Labs
9:50 a.m.Safety Message (Caylyn McNaul)
10:00 a.m. Lab Session 2-1
(Rheology, Molecular Weight Determination, FTIR, NMR Spectra Interpretation)
10:30 a.m.Lab Session 2-2
11:00 a.m.Lab Session 2-3
11:30 a.m.Lab Session 2-4
12:00 p.m. Morning Review and Wrap Up (Gustavo Kashiwagi)
Looking Ahead to this Afternoon
12:10 p.m.Lunch
12:50 p.m. Kahoot! Glycomaterials Molecular Properties (Hannah Egan, Caylyn McNaul)
1:00 p.m. Terminology and Data Interpretation: Rheology (Hu Young Yoon)
1:45 p.m.Basics of Molecular Weight Determination (Caylyn McNaul)
2:15 p.m.Break
2:30 p.m.Data Interpretation: FTIR (Hannah Egan)
3:00 p.m. Summary of Macromolecular Properties Determination and Interpretation (Gustavo Kashiwagi)
3:30 p.m. Looking Ahead to Day 3 (Linda Caudill)
Adjourn

DAY THREE – Wednesday, June 11:
“Compositional Analysis of Glycomaterials”

Day Three Schedule
TimeActivity
8:45 a.m.Arrival, Parking Passes
9:00 a.m.Lecture: Compositional Analysis (Rich Helm)
9:45 a.m.Group Photo (Em Weddle) and Break
10:00 a.m. Lab Session 3-1
(Dionex, Reducing Sugar Assay, LCMS, LC-UV)
10:30 a.m.Lab Session 3-2
11:00 a.m.Lab Session 3-3
11:30 a.m.Lab Session 3-4
12:00 p.m. Morning Review and Wrap Up (Rich Helm)
Looking Ahead to this Afternoon
12:10 p.m.Lunch
12:50 p.m. Kahoot! Compositional Analysis of Glycomaterials (Hannah Egan, Caylyn McNaul)
1:00 p.m. Basics of Ion Chromatography and Sugar Quantification (Hannah Egan)
1:30 p.m. Data Interpretation: Reducing Sugar Assay (Gustavo Kashiwagi, Saniya Khan)
1:55 p.m.Data Interpretation: LC-UV (Caylyn McNaul)
2:20 p.m.Break
2:30 p.m.Data Interpretation: LCMS (Rich Helm)
3:00 p.m. Data Interpretation: NMR for Day 3 products (Saniya Khan)
3:30 p.m. Summary of Compositional Analysis and Interpretation (Rich Helm and group)
4:00 p.m. Looking Ahead to Day 4 (Linda Caudill)
Adjourn

DAY FOUR – Thursday, June 12:
“The Mystery Products Challenge”

Day Four Schedule
TimeActivity
8:45 a.m. Arrival, Parking Passes
Light Breakfast with GlycoMIP Scholars, Instructors
9:30 a.m. Review of Days 2 and 3; Day 4 Schedule (Rich Helm)
9:40 a.m.The Mystery Products Challenge
11:55 a.m.Course Evaluation
12:15 p.m. Kahoot! Glycomaterials Characterization (Hannah Egan, Caylyn McNaul)
12:25 p.m. Closing Comments (Maren Roman, Linda Caudill)
12:30 p.m.Lunch
1:15 p.m.Adjourn and Depart
GlycoMIP
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