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Services and Training

Analytical Services and Training courses attracted over 500 virtual participants this year

Molecular models show the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein with highlighted mutations and binding to the ACE2 receptor, annotated with colored labels for key amino acids.

Glycomics and Glycoproteomics

Glycomics-directed glycoproteomics highlights essential role of glycans in SARS-CoV-2 Spike interactions with human ACE2 receptor

faculty working with student in laboratory

Graduate Training

NIH Graduate Training Program in Glycoscience supports 21 graduate students in over 15 different laboratories

NMR Spectroscopy

Advanced NMR instrumentation facilitates structural analysis of glycans, glycoconjugates, and metabolomic profiling

Welcome to the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (CCRC) at the University of Georgia.

The CCRC occupies an ~140,000 sq.ft. building specifically designed for the interdisciplinary and equipment-intensive nature of carbohydrate science. The Center is organized to optimize cooperation and collaboration among disciplines (biomedical glycoscience, plant and microbial glycoscience, synthetic and analytical chemistry), and to provide analytical services and training, both within the CCRC and to university, government, and industrial laboratories world-wide. Our faculty have research programs that span multiple research domains, which provide our students with a breadth of opportunities in their professional training and research.

News

—–February 2026—–

Cover of ACS Chemical Biology journal with abstract models of molecules and text summarizing research on N-glycans interacting with protein surfaces, authored by Eletsky et al. —–November 2025—–

Nathan Lewis received a nod from the Office of Research

Nathan Lewis, a man with glasses, a beard, and short hair, is wearing a light blue collared shirt and standing outdoors in front of a blurred building.

Click to read the interview.

—– April 2025 —–

HAPPY 40TH, CCRC

A modern building entrance with large glass doors, wooden beams, and brick walls, surrounded by greenery under a cloudy sky. A bicycle and red newspaper box are near the entrance.

The Complex Carbohydrate Research Center has been an institution of glycoscience research in the Southeast US since its beginning in 1985. The close-knit scientific community keeps it going.

Upcoming Seminars

Flyer for the CCRC Seminar Series 2026 featuring Geert-Jan Boons, detailing a talk on February 25 at 12:30pm in the CCRC Auditorium, 315 Riverbend Rd, University of Georgia.

Feb 25	Chemo-Enzymatic Synthesis of Complex Glycans to Probe Host-Pathogen Interactions	12:30pm	Geert-Jan Boons	CCRC Auditorium
Feb 27	Making and Breaking Muscles from Health to Heart Failure	11:30am	Scott Bowen, University of Leeds	CCRC Auditorium
Mar 4	TBD	12:30pm	Yana Zavros, UGA Medical School	CCRC Auditorium
Mar 18	TBD	12:30pm	Jonathan Arnold	CCRC Auditorium
Apr 1	TBD	12:30pm	Steve Stice, UGA Regenerative Biosciences	CCRC Auditorium
Apr 10	TBD	11:30am	Nigel Calcutt, University of California San Diego	CCRC Auditorium
Apr 15	TBD	12:30pm	Sriram Neelamegham, University of Buffalo	CCRC Auditorium
Apr 29	TBD	12:30pm	Christopher Zdyrski, UGA POH Core	CCRC Auditorium
May 13	TBD	12:30pm	Nadja Zeltner, CMM	CCRC Auditorium