4th Orthomyxovirus Research Conference

第四届正粘病毒研究大会将在伍兹霍尔举行， 马萨诸塞州2007年9月21日？24日。这次会议的目的是提供一个 世界各地青年科学家的平台，分享他们的最新发现 正粘病毒研究。前三次会议是在德克萨斯举行的 荷兰，2001年11月；新泽西州弗洛勒姆公园，2003年8月； 和英国剑桥，2005年7月，来自英国的年轻科学家参加了 欧洲、美国、俄罗斯、日本和世界上许多其他地区。今年我们 预计将有大约75名来自不同地区的与会者加入我们在伍兹的行列 与资深员工交流思想、开展协作并培养关系的空档 这一领域的科学家。因为实验者的意图是展示他们自己的 在工作中，我们鼓励研究生、博士后研究员和初级教师 现在时。鼓励资深科学家出席会议，参加 与其他科学家进行讨论和互动。我们欢迎涵盖所有领域的摘要 正粘病毒研究领域。会议主题包括进化和 流行病学、生态学和动物中的流感、结构和复制、禽类与动物之间 传播，包括反向遗传学在内的流感基因操纵， 免疫学，疫苗接种的新方法，包括病毒宿主的发病机制 相互作用和病毒细菌协同作用，诊断方法，抗病毒药物的使用， 大流行防备和新兴研究领域。会议将举行 在一个易于访问但独一无二的网站上，提供一个紧张的周末互动 和思想交流。流感引发的世界性问题包括确定性 大流行初现、禽流感造成的持续经济损失，以及 生物恐怖主义的威胁使其成为当前和未来研究的重要课题。这个 正粘病毒领域当前领军者的老龄化说明了当务之急 需要招募年轻科学家进入流感病毒研究领域。目的 这项提议的目的是提供资金，使有前途的年轻研究人员能够 与他们的同龄人互动，并对这一领域的研究做出承诺。

The 4th Orthomyxoviruses Research Conference will be held in Woods Hole, Massachusetts September 21st ? 24th, 2007. The meeting is intended to provide a platform for young scientists around the world to share their latest discoveries in orthomyxovirus research. The first three conferences were held in Texel, The Netherlands, in November of 2001; Florham Park, New Jersey in August of 2003; and Cambridge, England in July 2005, and were attended by young scientists from Europe, the U.S., Russia, Japan, and many other parts of the world. This year we expect around 75 attendees from a similarly diverse geography to join us in Woods Hole to exchange ideas, initiate collaborations, and foster relationships with senior scientists in the field. Since it is the intention that experimentalists present their own work, we encourage graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty to present. Senior scientists are encouraged to attend the meeting to participate in discussions and interact with other scientists. We welcome abstracts covering all fields of orthomyxovirus research. Session topics include evolution and epidemiology, ecology and influenza in animals, structure and replication, avian-toanimal transmission, genetic manipulation of influenza including reverse genetics, immunology, new approaches to vaccination, pathogenesis including virus host interactions and viral bacterial synergism, diagnostic approaches, use of antivirals, pandemic preparedness, and emerging fields of study. The conference will be held at an easily accessible but exclusive site providing an intense weekend of interaction and exchange of ideas. Worldwide problems due to influenza including the certainty of an incipient pandemic, continuous economic loss from avian influenza, and the threat of bioterrorism make this an important topic for present and future study. The aging of the current leaders in the field of orthomyxoviruses speaks to the urgent need to recruit young scientists to the field of influenza virus research. The purpose of this proposal is to provide funds that will allow promising young investigators to interact with their peers and develop a commitment to this area of research.