11th International Symposium on dsRNA Viruses

描述（由申请人提供）：第11届双链RNA病毒国际研讨会每三年举行一次，是唯一一次涵盖整个dsRNA病毒范围的会议。这些病毒在其自然宿主（从细菌到人类）中是重要的病原体。会议涵盖了这些病毒的各个方面，从病毒结构到通过复制和组装进入细胞，揭示发病机制的分子基础，到预防和治疗。2012年会议将于2012年11月27日至12月1日在波多黎各圣胡安的加勒比希尔顿酒店举行。特邀演讲者将介绍有关dsRNA病毒与其感染的细胞和生物体的动态相互作用以及病毒多样性，宿主对抗感染的对策，疫苗和生物疗法的最新发现。受邀的主题和全体会议发言人将根据他们在每届会议所涵盖的主题方面的专业知识，介绍他们最近和未发表的研究成果以及该领域的最新进展。大部分的报告将是口头和提交摘要的海报报告。口头报告的选择将突出dsRNA病毒研究中令人兴奋的新发展，重点是年轻的科学家，包括新的研究者，博士后研究员和研究生。晚上的海报会议是研讨会的一个重要和突出的方面，为与会者提供了一个展示和讨论他们的研究的机会。与会者将包括在该领域做出开创性贡献的知名知名研究人员、开展独立研究事业的年轻研究人员、博士后研究员和研究生，以及来自工业和公共卫生部门的研究人员。请拨经费部分支助16名受训人员和青年调查人员、4名来自发展中国家的调查人员和两名申请旅行奖的波多黎各当地研究生的会议费和旅费。来自发展中国家的博士后、研究生和研究人员将获得奖励，他们将发表简短的演讲或海报，介绍他们的工作，重点是通过选择有资格的妇女、代表性不足的少数民族和有资格且合格的受训者来加强多样性。本次会议的成果将是：（一）促进包括妇女、代表性不足的少数民族、波多黎各当地学生和来自发展中国家的研究人员在内的不同群体的年轻研究人员的参与和职业发展；（二）刺激自由交流dsRNA病毒生物学方面的新发现和新思想；（三）促进新的科学合作和新的研究途径。

Description (as provided by the applicant): The 11th International Symposium on Double-Stranded RNA Viruses is held triennially and is the sole meeting that encompasses the entire breadth of dsRNA viruses. These viruses are significant pathogens in their natural hosts that range from bacteria to humans. The conference covers all aspects of these viruses, from virus structure to entry into the cell through replication and assembly, to uncovering the molecular basis of pathogenesis, to prevention and therapy. The 2012 meeting will be held at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan Puerto Rico from November 27 to December 1, 2012. Invited speakers will present cutting-edge findings about the dynamic interactions of dsRNA viruses with the cells and organisms they infect as well as viral diversity, host counter-measures to combat infection, vaccines and biotherapies. Invited keynote and plenary speakers, chosen for their expertise in the topics covered in each session, will present their recent and unpublished research findings and latest advances in the field. The majority of the presentations will be oral and poster presentations of submitted abstracts. Selections for oral presentations will be made to highlight exciting new developments in dsRNA virus research with an emphasis on younger scientists, including new investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. The evening poster sessions are an important and prominent aspect of the Symposium, providing an opportunity for participants to present and discuss their research. Meeting participants will include well-known established investigators who have made seminal contributions to the field, young investigators launching independent research careers, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, and investigators from industry and public health sectors. Funding is requested to provide partial support for conference fees and travel costs for sixteen trainees and young investigators, four investigators from developing countries, and two local Puerto Rican graduate students who apply for travel awards. Awards will be made to postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and investigators from developing nations who will present short talks or posters on their work with an emphasis on enhancing diversity by selecting deserving women, underrepresented minorities, and deserving and well qualified trainees. The outcome of this meeting will be the (i) promotion of the participation and career development of a diverse group of young investigators, including women, underrepresented minorities, local Puerto Rican students and investigators from developing nations, (ii) stimulation of the free exchange of new findings and ideas in dsRNA virus biology, and (iii) fostering of new scientific collaborations and novel avenues of research. Public Health Relevance: Double-stranded RNA viruses are an important cause of infectious diseases of humans, animals, and plants and these viruses present significant challenges to prevention and therapy. The Eleventh International Symposium on Double-Stranded RNA Viruses will provide a venue for the exchange of new insights into all aspects of these viruses. This is the sole conference that focuses on dsRNA viruses and it encompasses a wide range of topics and approaches to cultivate interdisciplinary research.