8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请为第八届国际神经病毒学研讨会寻求支持，该会议将于2007年10月29日至11月2日在美国加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥举行，为期3.5天，部分由国际神经病毒学学会（ISNV）赞助。这次专题讨论会将是1997年开始的系列讨论会中的第八次。具体来说，申请要求资金用于支付以下费用：(1)全体会议发言人，(2)研究生，博士后和临床研究员的差旅费，(3)准备现场注册包材料，(4)海报会议费用，(5)租用视听设备，(6)租用研讨会和海报会议的房间，(7)与注册，计划准备，抽象处理相关的行政工作。(8)所有会议活动的网络管理。第八届国际神经病毒学研讨会的具体目的是提供一个论坛，传播有关以下方面的新信息：(1)神经艾滋病的中枢神经系统反应(2)神经艾滋病的共同病原体(3)滥用药物、衰老和其他神经艾滋病的共病(4)抗病毒治疗：新兴模式和对中枢神经系统的影响，(5)非病毒性病原体和中枢神经系统疾病(6)中枢神经系统疾病的先天和适应性免疫(7)免疫细胞运输和血脑屏障(8)神经系统感染中的宿主基因表达(9)神经发生和神经保护（10）动物模型和病毒发病机制（11）RNA病毒、中枢神经系统疾病和生物防御以及（12）干细胞生物学、纳米医学和治疗。第八届研讨会还将(1)加强关于预防和治疗由艾滋病毒和其他一些病毒和非病毒病原体引起的神经系统疾病的基础/临床科学概念的交流，(2)促进年轻研究人员对一个重要和不断发展的多学科研究领域的吸引力（研究人员培训会议和网络午餐）。(3)促进国际范围内的合作，包括培育世界欠发达地区的研究；(4)强调基本科学概念和教条的发展（科学范式建设讲座）；(5)强调杰出女性在生物医学科学发展中的主要贡献（杰出女性科学讲座）。总的来说，第八届国际神经病毒学研讨会将寻求更新神经病毒学和相关学科领域的研究人员的前沿信息，以便继续确定知识上的重要空白。有了这些信息，与会者将努力制定新的问题和实验方向，以加强新策略的发展，以预防、诊断和治疗与朊病毒、HIV和其他病毒和非病毒病原体相关的神经系统疾病。预计将有大约350人参加第八届国际神经病毒学研讨会，其中有250多篇摘要和50多篇口头报告。在第八届国际神经病毒学研讨会上提出和讨论的研究将集中在预防、诊断和治疗由病毒和其他非病毒传染病引起的人类神经系统疾病的新策略的发展。特别是，本次会议上的演讲、讨论、战略规划和合作科学将针对确定控制免疫系统的新策略，以优化不同年龄、性别和民族/种族背景的人类神经系统疾病的预防和治疗。研讨会还将概述在神经艾滋病、神经病毒学和其他非病毒性中枢神经系统病原体引起的疾病方面正在进行的国际研究工作。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks support for the 8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology that will be held as a 3.5 day meeting scheduled for October 29 - November 2, 2007 in San Diego, California, USA, and sponsored, in part, by the International Society for NeuroVirology (ISNV). This symposium will be the eight in a series that was initiated in 1997. Specifically, the application requests funding to cover the costs of (1) plenary session speakers, (2) travel grants for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and clinical fellows, (3) preparation of on-site registration packet materials, (4) poster session costs, (5) rental of audiovisual equipment, (6) rental of rooms for workshop and poster sessions, (7) administrative effort associated with registration, program preparation, abstract processing, and general meeting preparation activities, and (8) web-based management of all meeting activities. The specific aims of the 8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology are to provide a forum for the dissemination of new information related to (1) CNS response in NeuroAIDS (2) Co-pathogens in NeuroAIDS (3) Drugs of abuse, aging, and other comorbidities in neuroAIDS (4) Antiviral therapy: Emerging modalities and CNS implications, (5) Non-viral pathogens and CNS disease (6) Innate and adaptive immunity in CNS disease (7) Immune cell trafficking and blood brain barrier (8) Host gene expression in neurologic infections (9) Neurogenesis and neuroprotection (10) Animal models and viral pathogenesis (11) RNA viruses, CNS disease, and biodefense and (12) Stem cell biology, nanomedicine, and therapy. The 8th Symposium will also (1) enhance cross-fertilization of basic/clinical science concepts concerning prevention and treatment of neurologic disease caused by HIV and a number of other viral and non-viral pathogens, (2) facilitate the attraction of young investigators to an important and growing multi-disciplinary field of investigation (Investigators-in-Training sessions and networking lunches), (3) stimulate collaborations with an international scope including the nurturing of research in underdeveloped regions of the world, (4) emphasize the development of basic scientific concepts and dogma (Scientific Paradigm Building Lecture), and (5) emphasize the major contributions of outstanding women in the development of biomedical science (Women's Excellence in Science Lecture). Overall, the 8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology will seek to update investigators working in the field of neurovirology and related disciplines with leading edge information so that important gaps in knowledge can continue to be identified. Armed with this information, attendees will work toward formulating new questions and experimental directions to enhance the development of new strategies to prevent, diagnose, and treat neurologic disease associated with prions, HIV, and other viral and non-viral pathogens. It is anticipated that approximately 350 individuals will attend the 8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology with more than 250 abstracts and greater than 50 oral presentations. The research presented and discussed at the 8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology will focus on the development of new strategies to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases of the human nervous system caused by viral and other non-viral infectious disease agents. In particular, the presentations, discussion, and strategic planning and collaborative science developed at this meeting will be directed at identifying new strategies to control the immune system to optimize the prevention and treatment of neurologic disease in humans of different ages, gender, and ethnic/racial backgrounds. The Symposium will also overview ongoing international research efforts in NeuroAIDS, neurovirology, and diseases caused by other non-viral CNS pathogens.