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Cancer Glyco-X 2026: Intersections of Cancer and Glycoscience

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Students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and research staff are welcome to submit an abstract. If the number of submitted poster abstracts exceeds the space, the organizers will select the abstracts that are most relevant to the conference theme.

Abstract format

Submitted abstracts should represent original research. The title should be brief and descriptive, and the body should include rationale, methods and results. Please prepare abstracts using the below template.

Abstract submission

Poster abstracts should be submitted during the registration process.

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Questions regarding abstract submission, posters or the poster session can be directed to Courtney Zirkle.


TITLE OF ABSTRACT IN ALL CAPS (STYLE = TITLE)

Presenting Author1,2, Other Author1, and Last Author1,3(Style = Authors)

1First Dept., Institution, City, State, Country, 2Second Dept., Institution, City, State, Country, and 3Last Dept., Institution, City, State, Country (Style = Affiliations)

Body of abstract using 300 words or less. Define each abbreviation at first use. All fonts should be Arial, 11 pt. and text should be single spaced. Once you have filled in this template, choose File>Save As and save your file as a Word document (.doc or .docx) with the filename lastname_abstract. (Style = Body)

EXAMPLE

GLYCANS AS BIOMARKERS FOR PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA

Anna Smith1

1 Department of Cell Biology, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for approximately 85% of cases. It remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer with a five-year survival rate of only 13% ...

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