6th Orthomyxovirus Research Conference

第六届正粘病毒研究会议

• 批准号: 8400105
• 负责人: Stacey L Schultz-Cherry
• 金额: $ 0.8万
• 依托单位: ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-01 至 2013-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8400105
• 关键词: Aging; Animal Structures; Animals; Antiviral Agents; Area; Avian Influenza; Avian Influenza A Virus; Award; Bioterrorism; Birds; Blood Circulation; Canada; Collaborations; Communication; Country; Data; Development; Diagnostic; Ecology; Economics; England; Environment; Epidemiology; Europe; Evolution; Faculty; Family suidae; Ferrets; Financial Support; Fostering; Funding; Future; Genome; Geography; Germany; Goals; Hour; Human; Immunology; Infectious salmon anemia virus; Influenza; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype; Intention; Japan; Mammals; Massachusetts; Mentors; Microbiology; Molecular Biology; Netherlands; New Jersey; Occupations; Oral; Orthomyxoviridae; Outcome; Pathogenesis; Postdoctoral Fellow; Public Health; Quebec; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Personnel; Resources; Russia; Scientist; Senior Scientist; Site; Structure-Activity Relationship; Students; Techniques; Thogoto virus; Training; Travel; Vaccination; Variant; Viral; Wood material; Work; abstracting; experience; field study; flu; genetic manipulation; graduate student; influenzavirus; interest; meetings; next generation; novel strategies; novel vaccines; pandemic disease; pandemic preparedness; peer; positional cloning; posters; programs; public health relevance; symposium; synergism; transmission process; virology; virus host interaction

Description (as provided by the applicant): Worldwide problems due to influenza including the concern of an incipient pandemic, continuous economic loss from avian influenza, and the threat of bioterrorism and dual-use issues make this an important topic for present and future study. The purpose of this proposal is to provide funds to support travel awards for young scientists to present at the 6th Orthomyxoviruses Research Conference (affectionately termed the "Young Flu" meeting), which will be held outside Montreal, Canada September 19th - 22nd, 2012. The meeting provides a platform for young scientists to share their latest discoveries in orthomyxovirus research. The first five conferences were attended by young scientists from around the world and this year we expect around 150 attendees from a similarly diverse geography to join us in Montreal 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, but not present. Although there are a number of meetings dedicated to influenza virus, this is the only meeting focused on young investigators making it unique. If successful, we will be able to provide financial support to one of our most important resources; our next generation of influenza virologists. Public Health Relevance: The 6th Orthomyxoviruses Research Conference (affectionately termed the "Young Flu" meeting) will be held at the Hotel Chateau Bromont in Bromont, Quebec, Canada (1 hour outside Montreal) September 19th - 22nd, 2012. The meeting is intended to provide a platform for young scientists around the world to share their latest discoveries in orthomyxovirus research. The first five conferences were held in Texel, The Netherlands, in November of 2001; Florham Park, New Jersey in August of 2003; Cambridge, England in July 2005; Woods Hole, Massachusetts in 2007; and Freiberg, Germany in 2009 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 150 attendees from a similarly diverse geography to join us in Montreal to exchange ideas, initiate collaborations, and foster relationships with senio 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-to-animal transmission, genetic manipulation of influenza including reverse genetics, immunology, and 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 and dual-use issues 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.

描述（由申请人提供）：流感引起的全球问题，包括对初发大流行的担忧、禽流感造成的持续经济损失、生物恐怖主义的威胁和双重用途问题，使其成为当前和未来研究的重要课题。本提案的目的是为参加第六届正黏液病毒研究会议（被亲切地称为“青年流感”会议）的年轻科学家提供旅费奖励，该会议将于2012年9月19日至22日在加拿大蒙特利尔郊外举行。会议为青年科学家提供了一个分享他们在正粘病毒研究方面的最新发现的平台。来自世界各地的年轻科学家参加了前五次会议，今年我们预计将有大约150名来自同样不同地理位置的与会者加入我们在蒙特利尔交流思想，发起合作，并促进与该领域资深科学家的关系。由于实验人员的目的是展示他们自己的工作，我们鼓励研究生，博士后研究员和初级教师展示。鼓励资深科学家参加会议，参与讨论并与其他科学家互动，但不在场。虽然有许多会议专门讨论流感病毒，但这是唯一一个专注于年轻研究人员的会议，使其与众不同。如果成功，我们将能够为我们最重要的资源之一提供财政支持；我们的下一代流感病毒学家。