Prof. Robert Sackstein, is currently a Professor of Translational Medicine and the Senior Vice-president for Global Medical Affairs at the Florida International University, where he launched the Translational Glycobiology Institute.  He also holds the position of Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Medical School/Harvard University, where, in a career spanning 3 decades, he spearheaded the creation of the Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program of Excellence in Glycoscience, the Harvard University Glycoscience Center, and the Harvard University Career Development Program in Translational Glycobiology.