2005 Immunochemistry and Immunobiology Gordon Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请为将于 2005 年 8 月 7 日至 12 日在英国牛津皇后学院举行的戈登研究会议“免疫化学和免疫生物学”寻求部分资助。这一特殊的戈登研究会议自 1966 年以来一直存在。它被认为是最重要的国际科学大会之一 (1)，汇集了来自广泛分支学科的杰出免疫学家。免疫化学和免疫生物学戈登研究会议的一个显着特点是，这是一个展示最新未发表数据的论坛。在过去的几十年里，免疫学领域许多最重要的发现 在本次戈登会议上首次提出。戈登会议的第二个关键特征是会议规模小而私密，允许初级研究人员与更资深的同事进行互动。在这方面，我们还致力于在即将举行的会议上吸引更多各级女性和代表性不足的少数族裔科学家。 2005 年会议将涵盖一系列主题，广泛涵盖免疫学研究的关键领域。会议的主要目标是激发讨论和互动，以帮助将免疫学进步推向新的复杂水平。我们会议的三 (3) 个主要目标是： 1) 对免疫学主题的现状提供批判性和深入的概述； 2) 将资深科​​学家和更多初级同事聚集在一起，在愉快的演讲气氛中以及更多非正式的海报讨论中进行。预计这种环境将有助于通过与更成熟的科学家的互动来培养学生和年轻研究人员的研究技能和热情； 3）为初级研究者提供平台演讲的机会。这些演讲将从提交的摘要中选出。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks partial funding for a Gordon Research Conference on "Immunochemistry and Immunobiology", to be held at Queens College, Oxford UK, from August 7-12, 2005. This particular Gordon Research Conference has been in existence since 1966. It is recognized as one (1) of the premier international scientific congresses which brings together outstanding immunologists from a broad range of subdisciplines. A notable feature of the Immunochemistry and Immunobiology Gordon Research Conference is the fact that this is a forum at which the latest unpublished data are presented. Over the past several decades many of the most important discoveries in immunology have been presented first at this Gordon Conference. The second critical feature of the Gordon Conference is that the meeting is small and intimate, allowing junior investigators to interact with their more senior colleagues. In this regard, we are also committed for this coming meeting to attract more women and underrepresented minority scientists at all levels. The 2005 meeting will cover a spectrum of topics which will broadly cover critical areas of immunologic investigation. A primary goal of the meeting will be to stimulate discussion and interaction to help push immunological advances to the next level of sophistication. The three (3) major objectives of our meeting are: 1) To provide a critical and intensive overview of the current status of immunologic topics; 2) To bring together senior scientists and more junior colleagues in a congenial atmosphere of presentations as well as more informal poster discussions. It is anticipated that this environment will help to develop the investigative skills and enthusiasm of students and young investigators through their interactions with more established scientists; 3) To provide an opportunity for junior investigators to present platform talks. These talks will be selected from among the submitted abstracts.