8:30 am - 8:35 am
Chair: Dr. Kirk Bergstrom

8:35 am - 8:50 am
Oral Abstract: Nader Al-Nakouzi 
Targeting oncofetal chondroitin sulfate in solid tumors
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8:50 am - 9:05 am
Oral Abstract: Andrea Rodgers Furones
Galectin-9 loss skews dendritic cells towards a tolerogenic phenotype and impairs immune responses
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9:05 am - 9:20 am
Lightning Talks: 
Vanessa Affe
Sogand Makhsous
Mohamed Salik Hasan Rushdy
Giulia Lunghi
Rajindra Aryal

9:20 am - 9:55 am
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Teresa Freire
The Tn Antigen–MGL2 Axis in the Regulation of Immune Responses
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9:55 am - 10:20 am
Invited Speaker: Dr. Paula Videira
Sialylation in Cancer and Rare Diseases: Integrating Mechanisms to Advance Precision Medicine
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