Independent Oral Presentations

“Cyclodextrin: Synthesis of Biologically Significant Derivatives via Novel Secondary Face Perfunctionalization.” *M. Bosch, C.-C. Ling, 2010 Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Calgary, Alberta, August 2010.

“Synthesis of A Thioanalog of αNeuNAc(2,8)bGal for Anti-Viral Treatment of Influenza A and B.” *L. Zhang, C.-C. Ling, 2010 Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Calgary, Alberta, August 2010.

“Characterization of Carbohydrate Binding Site of C. difficile Toxins Using Synthetic Carbohydrates.” *C.-C. Ling, P. Zhang and K. Ng, 93rd CSC Conference 2010, Toronto, May 31, 2010.

“A Synthesis for Tetrazole Functionality from Amide Precursor.” *R. Maillet, C.-C. Ling, Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemsitry Conference 2010, Lethbridge, Alberta, May 2010.

“Cyclodextrin-based Polyvalent Systems.” *C.-C. Ling, AICCS Annual Meeting, Banff, Alberta; May 5, 2010.

“Playing Frankenstein, Pushing the Substrate Specificity of Glycotransferases to Synthesize Natural and Unnatural Carbohydrates.” Sigma Xi Seminar Series, *C.-C. Ling, Department of Biological Science, University of Calgary, March 18, 2010. -Invited talk

“Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of α(2,8)-Linked Oligosialosides.” *C.-C. Ling, P. Zhang, W. Li, A. J. Zuccolo and R. B. Zheng, 92nd CSC Conference; Hamilton; Ontario, May 29-Jun 3, 2009.

"Synthesis and Structural Elucidation of the High Affinity Ligand to Toxin A of Clostridium Diffcile." *C.-C. Ling, AICCS Annual Meeting, Banff, Alberta; May 14-16, 2009.

“A protein receptor-independent, lipid dependent mechanism of Syk kinase activation in dendritic cells.” G. Ng, K. Sharma, S. M. Ward, M. D. Desrosiers, L. A. Stephens, W. M. Schoel, T. Li, C. A. Lowell, C.-C. Ling, M. W. Amrein, and Y. Shi, AAI Immunology 2009 Conference; Seattle, Washington, May 8-12, 2009.

"Synthesis of LeA-LacNAc Pentasaccharide to Probe the Binding Site of Clostridium difficile Toxin A." *K. Ng, C.-C. Ling, AICCS Annual Meeting, Banff, Alberta; Apr 29-May 3, 2008.

"Synthesis of Pentaenes for Use as Fluorescent Probes." *T. Kubik, C.-C. Ling, Undergraduate Research Summer Symposium, Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary. August 2007.