20th Midwest Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposium (MCGS 2025)
Friday, October 3 - Saturday October 4, 2025
Wolfe Hall, UToledo Main Campus, Toledo, OH
We are pleased to announce the 20th Annual Midwest Carbohydrate & Glycobiology Symposium (MCGS 2025) will be organized and hosted by Peter Andreana, Steve Sucheck and Jianglong Zhu from The University of Toledo, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
The symposium will feature an exciting lineup of invited speakers and events highlighting advances across the fields of carbohydrates and glycobiology.
Registration is now open!
The deadline to submit a poster abstract is September 19, 2025.
Please register and submit abstract here: MCGS 2025 registration form
Current list of confirmed speakers
We are pleased to announce the following confirmed speakers:
- Brian Cobb, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
- Zhongwu Guo, Ph.D. (University of Florida)
- Michael Held, Ph.D. (Ohio University)
- James W. Janetka, Ph.D. (Washington University School of Medicine)
- Pavel Nagorny, Ph.D. (University of Michigan)
- Hien M. Nguyen, Ph.D. (Wayne State University)
- Nikki Pohl, Ph.D. (Indiana University)
- Anthony S. Serianni, Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame)
- Xue-Long Sun, Ph.D. (Cleveland State University)
- Katherine A. Wall (UToledo)
Additional speakers will be announced soon.
History
The MCGS was started in 2005 by Xuefei Huang (Michigan State) and Steven Sucheck (UToledo). Since then, the symposium has been hosted by numerous institutions across the Midwest, including:
Central Michigan University, Cleveland State University, Michigan State University, The Ohio State University, Purdue, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, University of Cincinnati, University of Michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Wisconsin, Washington University in St. Louis and Wayne State University.
Contact the Organizers
For questions or additional information, please contact via email:
Jianglong Zhu at jianglong.zhu@utoledo.edu or
Peter Andreana at peter.andreana@utoledo.edu
Location/Parking
Symposium Venue
The symposium will take place in:
Wolfe Hall, Room WO1201
Campus Map (PDF)
Address: 3100 W Towerview Blvd, Toledo, OH 43606
Parking
Upon arrival, please utilize Lot 13, adjacent to Wolfe Hall and Bowman-Oddy (3100 W Towerview Blvd, Toledo, OH 43606).
- Daily Rate: $5.95 for a "C" permit (Lot 13 is a “C” lot).
- Hourly Rates: $1.30–$2.40 per hour, payable via the ParkMobile app or at the kiosk in the lot.
- Advance Purchase: Daily "C" lot passes may be purchased through the ParkUToledo Visitor Parking Portal.
Important: Your license plate is your parking permit. Plates are scanned by drive-by scanners. License plates must face the drive aisle or vehicles will be ticketed.
Accommodations
Several hotels are within a short drive of the UToledo's Main Campus. Discounted rates for University visitors are available (at some hotels):
View Preferred Hotels and Discount Codes
Symposium Program
Friday, October 3, 2025
- 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Registration & Welcome
Lobby outside WO1201 - 5:30 – 9:30 PM
Technical Program – Details TBD
Saturday, October 4, 2025
- 7:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Technical Program – Details TBD
