Periodontal Host-Pathogen Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请的目的是为了获得资助，以支持学生参加一个研讨会，该研讨会将表彰最杰出和最有成就的牙周病研究人员之一罗伯特·j·金科。很明显，很少有人对我们目前的牙周病知识做出了比Genco博士更多的贡献，他最近辞去了布法罗大学口腔生物学系主任的职务。本次会议的目的有三个方面：1)表彰Robert Genco博士在牙周病学领域的成就和影响，并表彰他管理了超过25年的Buffalo口腔生物学培训计划的成功；2)召集牙周病学领域的专家，回顾该领域的最新进展，重点是牙周感染和炎症对全体性疾病的病因、发病机制和影响；3)收集与会者的报告概述，发表在《牙科研究进展》上。这些会议将作为总结到2004年牙周发病机制、风险评估和牙周医学最新进展的权威性文件。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of the present application is to secure funding to support student travel to, and for publication of the proceedings of, a symposium that will honor one of the most prominent and accomplished periodontal researchers, Robert J. Genco. It is clear that few individuals have made more numerous contributions to our present knowledge of periodontology than Dr. Genco, who has recently stepped down as chair of the Department of Oral Biology at the University at Buffalo. The objectives of this meeting are three-fold: 1) to honor the accomplishments and influence of Dr. Robert Genco in the field of periodontology and to acknowledge the success of the Buffalo Oral Biology Training Program that he administered for over 25 years; 2) to bring together experts in the field of periodontology to review the state-of-the-art of the field, with emphasis on the etiology, pathogenesis and impact of periodontal infection and inflammation on systemic disease: 3) to assemble overviews of the participant's presentations for publication in Advances in Dental Research. These proceedings will serve as the definitive document to summarize the state-of-the-art of periodontal pathogenesis, risk assessment and periodontal medicine through 2004. This meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Buffalo, N.Y. from September 10-12, 2004. It will be organized as 6 sessions, each with 3 to 4 speakers who will give presentations of 25 to 30 minutes each. The major topics covered by this symposium are periodontal pathogenesis, risk factors for periodontal disease, systemic effects of periodontal disease as it effects diabetes, cardiovascular disease, women's health, respiratory disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Several sessions will also include a physician "responder" who will provide reaction to the talks given during the session. In addition, posters that will be viewed during coffee breaks, meals and receptions. We will offer a limited number of travel grants to several graduate student or post-doctoral fellow poster presenters who have need for such support.