37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology

白细胞生物学学会第37届年会

• 批准号: 6837501
• 负责人: Joshua Fierer
• 金额: $ 0.3万
• 依托单位: SOCIETY FOR LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-30 至 2005-09-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6837501
• 关键词: cell biology; host organism interaction; leukocytes; meeting /conference /symposium; microbiology

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Society for Leukocyte Biology (SLB) annual meeting from October 21-23, 2004 will be devoted to host-pathogen interactions on the cellular level. This important subject is at the interface between microbiology and cell biology, and the two disciplines are converging in this scientific arena. The recognition of microbes by host cells and the mechanisms employed by pathogens to escape from host defenses are two aspects of pathogenesis that are revolutionizing biology. SLB is made up primarily of cell biologists who focus on antigen presenting cells and the effector cells of innate immunity. In this meeting we aim to provide the latest information about how host cells combat infection and how microbial pathogens subvert these responses. David Russell and Brett Finlay, who are among the leading investigators in bacterial pathogenesis, have agreed to give the plenary talks, and the other invited speakers have made important contributions to our knowledge of antimicrobial host defenses. There will be 28 invited speakers (27 have been confirmed) and an additional 16 speakers will be selected, by a committee, from the abstracts that are submitted. The topics to be covered are mechanisms of phagocytosis and genetic defects in host cells that are predisposed to infections, type III secretion systems in pathogenic bacteria, the effect of M. tuberculosis on intracellular organelles, and antimicrobial effector mechanisms in phagocytes. We expect 300-400 registrants, mostly active researchers from academics and industry. We expect to attract a large number of Canadian scientists and students because the meeting is in Toronto and we have invited several prominent Canadian scientists to speak, including one of the keynote speakers. The venue is a large hotel that is wheel-chair accessible. Six of the confirmed speakers are women, all leading investigators in field, and the meeting co-chair is a woman. We encourage students and other trainees to submit abstracts; the SLB gives awards for the best abstracts submitted by students. One of the main purposes of the meeting is to encourage young scientists.

描述（由申请人提供）：2004年10月21日至23日召开的白细胞生物学学会（SLB）年会将专门讨论宿主-病原体在细胞水平上的相互作用。这门重要的学科是微生物学和细胞生物学的交汇处，这两门学科在这个科学领域正在融合。宿主细胞对微生物的识别和病原体逃避宿主防御的机制是引起生物学革命的两个发病机制。SLB主要由细胞生物学家组成，他们专注于抗原提呈细胞和先天免疫效应细胞。在这次会议上，我们的目标是提供关于宿主细胞如何对抗感染以及微生物病原体如何破坏这些反应的最新信息。David Russell和Brett Finlay是细菌发病机制的主要研究人员之一，他们同意进行全体会议的演讲，其他受邀演讲者对我们对抗菌宿主防御的认识做出了重要贡献。将有28位受邀发言者（27位已确定），另外16位发言者将由一个委员会从提交的摘要中选出。主题包括吞噬机制和宿主细胞中易感染的遗传缺陷，致病菌的III型分泌系统，结核分枝杆菌对细胞内细胞器的影响，以及吞噬细胞中的抗菌效应机制。我们预计将有300-400名注册者，其中大部分是来自学术界和工业界的活跃研究人员。我们预计将吸引大量的加拿大科学家和学生，因为会议在多伦多举行，我们已经邀请了几位杰出的加拿大科学家发言，其中包括一位主讲人。会场是一家大型酒店，方便轮椅进出。已确认的发言者中有六位是女性，都是该领域的主要调查人员，会议共同主席是一名女性。我们鼓励学生和其他学员提交摘要；SLB为学生提交的最佳摘要颁发奖项。会议的主要目的之一是鼓励青年科学家。