Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Virology Association

描述（由申请人提供）：落基山病毒学俱乐部（RMVC，又名RMVA）成立于2000年，旨在促进有关普通病毒学的科学数据和思想的自由和公开交流，促进来自大学和联邦机构的学生、博士后研究人员和教职员工之间的合作。具体来说，我们每年在科罗拉多州立大学Pingree Park校区举行为期三天的秋季会议，鼓励学生、博士后研究人员和初级教师展示他们的研究成果，并从更成熟的科学家那里获得反馈。其目标是科学交流和培养年轻科学家。参与的一个主要好处是不同学科的科学家之间的新合作，即RNA稳定性和黄病毒生物学。讨论的主题包括医学病毒学（疫苗，流行病学，病毒性人畜共患病），节肢动物传播的疾病（RNA病毒和RNA代谢，病毒载体和载体生物学），宿主防御（病毒免疫学和发病机制），致癌病毒和朊病毒生物学。在过去的会议上，特别讨论了艾滋病毒发病机制、疫苗研制、大流行性流感、朊病毒、病毒发现和病毒性疾病的全球影响。会议的创始人和与会者包括来自科罗拉多州立大学、科罗拉多大学、怀俄明大学、北科罗拉多大学、疾病控制中心（柯林斯堡）和农业部动植物卫生检验局的科学家，以及来自工业界、科罗拉多州、新墨西哥州、犹他州其他大学的科学家，以及来自加利福尼亚州、亚利桑那州、德克萨斯州、北卡罗来纳州、印第安纳州、纽约州、墨西哥和德国的游客。2010年，RVMC被合并为洛基山病毒学协会，公司，一个免税的教育慈善机构(第501（c)(3)条）。我们的董事会负责通过最小化成本来鼓励学生和初级教师参与，同时我们鼓励女性和少数民族参与项目开发的各个阶段。董事会和所有参与项目组织的人都是志愿者。我们的出席人数受场地限制，最多110人。这为所有人提供了积极的参与和互动。类似的普通病毒学会议，如美国病毒学学会年会，参加人数约为1500人，注册费、住宿费和旅费都很高。这些会议上的协作互动往往非常关注单个病毒家族。我们的会议促进病毒和朊病毒的多学科研究。基金被要求提供少数民族助学金和家庭照顾，减少研究生、博士后研究员和早期研究人员的注册费，并支付9月最后一周年度会议受邀演讲者的旅费和住宿费。注册费、公司捐款和个人慈善捐款可支付会议的额外费用。RMVA一直是落基山区沟通和合作的杰出来源。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Rocky Mountain Virology Club (RMVC, aka RMVA) was established in 2000 to facilitate free and open exchange of scientific data and ideas concerning general virology in a venue that promotes collaboration among students, post-doctoral researchers and faculty members from universities and federal institutions. Specifically, our annual three-day autumn meeting on the Pingree Park Campus of Colorado State University encourages students, post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty to present their research and to receive feedback from more established scientists. The goals are scientific interactions and the training of young scientists. A major benefit of participation has been novel collaborations between scientists in different disciplines, i.e. RNA stability and Flavivirus biology. The topics discussed include medical virology (vaccines, epidemiology, viral zoonoses), arthropod-borne diseases (RNA viruses and RNA metabolism, viral vectors and vector biology), host defenses (viral immunology and pathogenesis), oncogenic viruses and prion biology. Special sessions on HIV pathogenesis, vaccine development, pandemic influenza, prions, virus discovery and the global impact of viral diseases have been featured at past meetings. Founders and attendees include scientists from Colorado State University, The University of Colorado, the University of Wyoming, the University of Northern Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control (Fort Collins) and the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service as well as scientists from industry, other universities in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and visitors from California, Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Indiana, New York, Mexico and Germany. In 2010 the RVMC was incorporated as the Rocky Mountain Virology Association, Inc., a tax-exempt educational charity (Section 501(c)(3)). Our board of directors is charged with encouraging student and junior faculty involvement by minimizing costs as we encourage women and minorities to participate in all stages of program development. The board and all involved in program organization are volunteers. Our attendance is limited by venue to a maximum of 110 individuals. This provides active involvement and interaction for all. Comparable general virology meetings such as the annual American Society for Virology meeting have attendance of about 1500, and high registration, housing and travel costs. Collaborative interactions at these meetings tend to be very focused on individual virus families. Our meeting promotes multidisciplinary studies of viruses and prions. Funds are requested to provide minority grants and family care, reduce registration fees for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and early stage investigators, and pay travel and housing for invited speakers for the annual meeting during the last week of September. Registration fees, contributions from corporations, and individual charitable contributions, cover additional costs for the meeting. The RMVA has been an outstanding source of communication and collaboration for the Rocky mountain region.