43rd Midwinter Conference of Immunologists

描述（由申请人提供）：仲冬免疫学家会议的主要目标是提供一个年度科学会议，有利于资深科学家与新研究者、博士后和研究生之间的互动。会议的目的是交流免疫学领域的最新发展。仲冬免疫学家会议在成功组织会议方面有着悠久的历史。免疫系统发育和功能是定于2004年1月举行的第43届免疫学家仲冬会议的总主题。在了解免疫系统如何开启和关闭方面的重要进展将在两个单独的会议上介绍。将探索先天免疫系统在识别和控制对微生物的免疫反应中的作用的新见解。宿主防御和生物防御以及分析和增强对感染因子的反应的方法将被解决。将讨论有关自身免疫性疾病的识别和分析的新信息。第43届仲冬会议的演讲者都是优秀的，代表着著名的科学家和即将到来的年轻研究者。该计划将为讨论、交流思想和建立合作提供充足的时间。2004年的会议有望像以前的仲冬会议一样成功，以探索免疫系统的新方法。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The major objective of the Midwinter Conference of Immunologists is to provide an annual scientific meeting conducive to interaction among established senior scientists with new investigators, postdoctoral and graduate students. The goal of the conference is to communicate the most recent developments in the field of immunology. The Midwinter Conference of Immunologists has a long track record of organizing successful meetings. Immune System Development and Function is the general theme of the 43rd Midwinter Conference of Immunologists scheduled for January 2004. Important developments in understanding how the immune system is turned on and off will be presented in two separate sessions. New insights in the role of the innate immune system in the recognition and control of the immune responses to microbes will be explored. Host defense and biodefense and ways to analyze and augment responses to infectious agents will be addressed. Novel information on the identification and analysis of autoimmune disorders will be discussed. The speakers selected for the 43rd Midwinter Conference are excellent and represent well-known scientists as well as upcoming young investigators. The program will allow ample time for discussion, exchange of ideas and establishment of collaborations. The 2004 conference promises to be as successful as previous Midwinter Conferences to generate novel ways to explore the immune system.