The 10-year research project of the Systems Glycobiology Group, RIKEN Global Research cluster will end on March 31, 2018. The research group has made many contributions to the field of glycobiology and has been involved in numerous international exchange programs. Based on these accomplishments we feel confident that the funding provided for this project was wisely spent and that our accomplishments will benefit the field for many years to come.

In this symposium, we plan to invite glycoscientists who have been involved in this project over the last ten years, as well as internationally renowned scientists and top leaders in this field. Future perspectives in the area of systems glycobiology and contributions to society based on our research will be discussed.

Organizers: Kohei Tamao
                  Naoyuki Taniguchi
                  Tadashi Suzuki
                  Yoshiki Yamaguchi
                  Shinobu Kitazume