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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 worldwide. 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

—–November 2026—–

Banner for the SFG 2026 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, November 8-11, with theme: “Glycobiology at the Crossroads: From Molecular Code to Precision Medicine,” featuring a city skyline.

—– May 2026 —–

Congratulations!

Emeritus Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar GERALD HART is elected Member of the National Academy of the Sciences

Gerald Hart

Click on the link to the UGA Today full article.

—–March 2026—–

Congratulations!

LANCE WELLS – Associate Director of Research for the CCRC, Distinguished Research Professor, and GRA Distinguished Investigator becomes a Fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Lance Wells

—–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

Seminar flyer with details for a talk on glycoproteomics software, scheduled for August 20, 2026, at 12:30 PM, hosted by the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center.

Aug 20 (Thur - Special Day)	From Spectra to Glycobiology: Advances in Glycoproteomics Software with MSFragger-Glyco and Fragpipe	12:30pm	Daniel Polasky, University of Michigan	CCRC Auditorium
Sep 2	Neural Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Entering a Human Clinical Trial for Acute Ischemic Stroke	12:30pm	Steve Stice, UGA Regenerative Bioscience Center	CCRC Auditorium
Sep 30	TBD	12:30pm	James Atwood, Opentrons Labworks, Inc.	CCRC Auditorium
Oct 28	TBD	12:30pm	Wade Abbott, University of Lethbridge, Canada	CCRC Auditorium
Dec 9	TBD	12:30pm	Karin Allenspach Jorn, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine	CCRC Auditorium