Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting 2022

摘要 第11届中大西洋微生物发病机制会议（MAMPM）将于2022年2月13日至15日在 Wintergreen Resort and Conference Center附近的夏洛茨维尔，弗吉尼亚州. MAMPM的目的是 促进中大西洋微生物发病机理研究人员之间的交流和合作（NC， VA，MD，DC，WV和DE，尽管来自12个州的研究人员现在正在参加）。许多FDA资助的 研究对人类健康具有重要意义的病原体的毒力机制的研究人员在这 地理区域，并参加了多个MAMPM。MAMPM的主要目标之一是提供 学生，博士后研究员和初级教师有机会向知识渊博的 观众，专注于这一学科，在一个学院，但科学严谨的环境。会议 MAMPM是青年科学家专业发展的形成经验， 仍然是本次会议最吸引人和得到积极评价的方面之一。前十名 会议在冬青度假村会议中心举行，该中心位于市中心， 一流的设施和专业的会议工作人员。在我们的最后一次会议上（2019年），我们实现了最大限度的 第一次报名（201人）。 MAMPM 2022由组委会安排，由当前，未来和过去两个组成 会议椅绝大多数演讲者是研究生、博士后和大三学生。 由四位国际知名的主讲人介绍每一节课。Tod默克尔博士（FDA 工作人员科学家），弗吉尼亚米勒（弗吉尼亚州），利诺德勒（华盛顿州立大学）和马丁Wiedmann（康奈尔大学）是MAMPM 2022主题演讲此外，还将举办两次参与人数众多的互动海报会议， 让所有与会者有机会面对面地介绍和讨论他们的工作。MAMPM 2022将是 通过专业出版物、社交媒体帖子和直接邮寄广告进行宣传 （实物和电子邮件）发送给学术机构、政府和私人实验室的相关部门 在该地区和当地的美国微生物学学会分支机构的成员， 地区一个专门的网站（http：//mampm.org/）对会议进行宣传，并提供必要的信息。 注册所需的信息和表格。MAMPM还大力支持性/性别多样性， 种族/民族、年龄和残疾状况。阿什利海恩斯和卡莱塔佩奇-安德森博士将担任 多样性大使，以加强代表性不足的群体的参与。MAMPM 2022将展出 MAMPM推进多样性倡议，由不同组成的小组讨论职业转型。 最后，在MAMPM上展示的研究与FDA的使命高度相关，特别是在开发 新型疫苗、人类疾病的诊断和治疗平台，以及保护公众 抵御新出现的传染病的威胁。

ABSTRACT The 11th Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting (MAMPM) will be held February 13-15, 2022 at Wintergreen Resort and Conference Center near Charlottesville, Virginia. The purpose of the MAMPM is to foster communication and collaboration among microbial pathogenesis researchers in the Mid-Atlantic (NC, VA, MD, DC, WV, and DE, though researchers from 12 states are now attending). Numerous FDA-funded investigators studying the virulence mechanisms of pathogens of importance to human health are in this geographic region and have participated in multiple MAMPMs. One of MAMPM’s key goals is to provide students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty with the opportunity to present their work to a knowledgeable audience, focused on this discipline, in a collegial yet scientifically rigorous environment. Conference evaluations consistently MAMPM is a formative experience for young scientists’ professional development and remains one of the most appealing, and positively evaluated, aspects of this conference. All ten previous meetings have been held at Wintergreen Resort Conference Center, which features a central location, excellent facilities, and a professional conference staff. At our last meeting (2019), we achieved maximum registration (201 attendees) for the first time. MAMPM 2022 is arranged by the Organizing Committee, comprised of the current, future, and past two conference chairs. The vast majority of the presenters are graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty with four internationally renowned keynote speakers introduce each session. Drs. Tod Merkel (FDA staff scientist), Virginia Miller (UNC), Leigh Knodler (WSU), and Martin Wiedmann (Cornell) are the MAMPM 2022 keynote speakers. In addition, two highly attended and interactive poster sessions will be provided to allow the opportunity for all participants to present and discuss their work face-to-face. MAMPM 2022 will be publicized through advertisements in professional publications, social media posts, and direct mailings (physical and email) to relevant departments at academic institutions, government and private laboratories within the region and to members of the local American Society for Microbiology branches that serve this region. A dedicated website (http://mampm.org/) publicizes the meeting and provides the necessary information and forms required for registration. MAMPM also strongly supports diversity in sex/gender, race/ethnicity, age, and disability status. Drs. Ashley Haines and Carleitta Paige-Anderson will serve as Diversity Ambassadors to enhance participation from underrepresented groups. MAMPM 2022 will feature the MAMPM Advancing Diversity Initiative, with panels of diverse composition to discuss career transitions. Finally, research presented at MAMPM is highly relevant to FDA's mission, particularly in the development of novel vaccines, diagnostic and treatment platforms for the human diseases, and protection the public against the threats of emerging infectious diseases.