Upcoming Cafés

Dear Café Goers,

Our second and final Spring 2026 Café:

• Where: Clyde's Gastropub (on the UCCS campus)
• When: Tuesday, Apr. 21, 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Featuring: Crystal M. Vander Zanden, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCCS
• Title: The “Sugar Code” in Cell Signaling
• Abstract: The "Sugar Code" is an emerging idea that cells display sugar molecules on their surface to communicate with other cells. These sugar patterns change when a cancer cell breaks away from a tumor, and there are at least 14 new drugs in clinical trials aiming to target the sugar code to control cancer cell behavior. We'll discuss the historical perspective of sugars in biochemistry and explore the new role of sugars as coding molecules that are emerging targets in cancer treatment.  

Funding for the Colorado Springs Café Scientifique provided by the LAS Dean's Office and the UCCS Administration and Finance Team.