Sixth International Respiratory Syncytial Virus Symposium

这是一个申请，为一个综合性的国际研讨会提供支持。 关于呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV)。呼吸道合胞病毒是一种重要的人类呼吸道病原体 它会在婴幼儿和老年人中产生严重的急性疾病 免疫功能受损的成年人。这是一种目前没有许可证的病原体 疫苗和只有一种抗病毒药物。研讨会的目的是将 RSV研究和相关主题的国际专家讨论的主题包括 病毒的基本细胞和分子生物学以及宿主对流行病学的反应， 疾病在人类中的表现模式以及当前和未来的预防和 呼吸道合胞病毒感染的治疗方法。研讨会的一个共同目标是 支持和促进博士后和博士后对RSV研究的培训 通过在会议上的口头和海报演示，以及通过初级 参加研讨会的研究人员奖学金。此外，研讨会还 主办方积极支持业界代表和 政府。本次研讨会-RSV 2007-将于10月起举行，为期3.5天 2007年25日至28日在佛罗里达州马可岛举行的，是唯一一次专门讨论 RSV的主题，其独特之处在于它汇集了基础科学家、流行病学家、 临床研究人员和执业医生在一个场地。

This is an application to provide support for a comprehensive international symposium on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). RSV is an important human respiratory pathogen which produces severe acute illness in infants and young children as well as elderly and immunocompromised adults. It is a pathogen for which there are no current licensed vaccines and only one antiviral agent. The symposium is designed to bring together international experts in RSV research and related topics to discuss topics ranging from the basic cell and molecular biology of the virus and the host response to epidemiology, patterns of disease expression in the human and current and future preventative and therapeutic approaches to RSV infection. A companion aim of the symposium is to support and foster training in RSV research by predoctoral and post doctoral fellows through oral and poster presentations at the meeting and through the support of junior investigator fellowships for travel to the symposium. In addition, the symposium organizers actively support the participation of representatives from industry and government. This symposium-RSV 2007-which will be held over 3.5 days from October 25th-28, 2007 at Marco Island Florida, is the only scientific meeting devoted solely to the topic of RSV and is unique in that it brings together basic scientists, epidemiologists, clinical researchers and practicing physicians in a single venue.