International Travel Proposal: Funding to support travel and attendance at the 4th Intl. Symposium on Ranaviruses - Budapest, Hungary.

人们对两栖动物数量下降的日益关注，人类对水产养殖和海产养殖作为食物来源的依赖性越来越大，以及蛙病毒感染不同宿主的能力，都强调了召开一次会议的必要性，该会议将对冷血脊椎动物传染病的各个方面感兴趣的研究人员聚集在一起。因此，本提案的目的是请求资金部分支持 美国研究人员出席将在匈牙利布达佩斯举行的第四届国际Ranaviruses研讨会（4th ISR），以及第十届国际低等脊椎动物病毒研讨会（10 th ISVLV）。在ISVLV（2017年6月4日至7日）和ISR（2017年6月7日至10日）将促进高级和初级教师，博士后研究员和研究生/兽医学生在五大洲工作，其主要重点是针对冷血脊椎动物的病毒之间的沟通。 该奖项的大部分资金将用于支持学员（研究生和博士后研究员）和初级教师的旅行，特别注意支持代表性不足的群体成员。Ranavirus（RV，虹彩病毒科）是一种新兴的病原体，针对生态和商业上重要的鱼类，两栖动物和爬行动物。RV是混杂的病原体，缺乏宿主特异性表明水生或海洋养殖设施中的感染可能会传播到野生动物，反之亦然。鉴于上述情况，本提案的目的是申请资金支持一次国际会议，即第四届Ranaviruses国际研讨会（4th ISR），重点讨论RV及其引起的疾病。会议将汇集各种各样的调查人员（例如，病毒学家，兽医，免疫学家，生态学家，兽医病理学家），并提供了一个论坛，讨论RV及其对冷血脊椎动物的影响。为了进一步提高本次会议的有效性，第四届ISR将与第十届国际低等脊椎动物病毒研讨会（ISVLV）相结合。ISVLV对感染低等脊椎动物的病毒有着长期的兴趣，联合会议将促进对这一研究领域感兴趣的科学家之间的合作。因此，ISR-ISVLV联合会议将汇集一个最大的研究小组，专注于变温脊椎动物病毒，并利用他们的互补技能和专业知识，全面了解不仅影响野生动物，而且影响重要食物物种的病原体。

Growing concerns about amphibian declines, the increasing reliance of humans on aqua- and mari-culture as a food source, and the ability of ranaviruses to infect divergent hosts underscores the need for a conference that brings together investigators interested in various aspects of infectious disease in cold-blooded vertebrates. Hence, the purpose of this proposal is to request funds to partially support the attendance of US investigators at the 4th International Symposium on Ranaviruses (4th ISR) to be held in Budapest, Hungary in conjunction with the 10th International Symposium on Viruses of Lower Vertebrates (10th ISVLV). The ISVLV (June 4 - 7, 2017) and ISR (June 7 - 10, 2017) will facilitate communication between senior and junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate/veterinary students working on five continents whose prime focus is on viruses that target cold-blooded vertebrates. The majority of the funds in this award will be used to support the travel of trainees (graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) and junior faculty, with special attention paid to supporting members of underrepresented groups.Ranaviruses (RVs, family Iridoviridae) are emerging pathogens that target ecologically- and commercially important fish, amphibians, and reptiles. The RVs are promiscuous pathogens and the lack of host specificity suggests that infections in aqua- or mari-culture facilities may spread to wildlife, and vice versa. In view of the above, the purpose of this proposal is to request funding to support an international meeting, the 4th International Symposium on Ranaviruses (4th ISR) focused on RVs and the diseases they cause. The meeting will bring together a diverse array of investigators (e.g., virologists, veterinarians, immunologists, ecologists, veterinary pathologists) and provide a forum for the discussion of RVs and their impact on cold-blooded vertebrates. To further increase the usefulness of this meeting, the 4th ISR will be coupled to the 10th International Symposium on Viruses of Lower Vertebrates (ISVLV). The ISVLV has a long-standing interest in viruses infecting lower vertebrates and the joint meeting will facilitate collaboration among scientists interested in this field of study. Thus, the joint ISR-ISVLV meeting will bring together one of largest groups of investigators focused on viruses of poikilothermic vertebrates and leverage their complementary skills and expertise to produce a comprehensive understanding of pathogens that impact not only wildlife, but also important food species.