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Biochemistry Faculty Elected to Leadership Roles in The Society for Glycobiology

April 25, 2025

Karin Hoffmeister, MDThe Society for Glycobiology has elected Dr. Karin Hoffmeister, Professor of Biochemistry and Senior Investigator and Deputy Director at the Versiti Blood Research Institute, as its President-Elect for 2025. The President serves on many organizational committees, and organizes the annual SFG meeting.

SFG is a nonprofit scholarly society devoted to the pursuit of knowledge of glycan structures and functions, and to the sharing of that knowledge among scientists worldwide. It strives to encourage research, educate young scientists and stimulate personal communication in an inter-disciplinary sense, using as the common meeting ground an interest in the complex carbohydrates of glycoproteins, glycolipids, glycosaminoglycans, and the biological systems in which they are found.

Dr. Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, has also been elected to the Board of Directors of the organization. This is a 4-year term that will be served and will be responsible for making critical decisions about the Society’s future. These elections were announced at the 2024 SFG Annual Meeting held in November in Florida.

Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, PhD

Congratulations to both on their recognition by the membership of SFG!

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