18th-22nd Conferences: Drug Abuse, Immune Modulation and AIDS

这是一个有竞争力的续期申请，为学会第18 - 22届会议寻求资金支持 神经免疫药理学（SNIP）第18届SNIP大会将于4月起在夏威夷的檀香山举行 2012年24-28日。后续会议将于2013-2016年春季举行。本次会议的目的是 确定滥用物质（a）调节神经免疫轴（B）促进 HIV病毒侵入中枢神经系统，和（c）有助于神经艾滋病和相关疾病的发展 神经病专题讨论会将讨论各种滥用药物和艾滋病毒相关药物之间的相互作用， 病理学，包括影响免疫受损宿主的机会性病原体。专题介绍 由SNIP会议委员会选择将解决基础，临床， 神经免疫药理学和滥用物质方面的流行病学研究， 关于翻译相关性。第18届会议的主题将包括： 后HAART时代;酒精、药物滥用和神经艾滋病;药物滥用和HIV相关的啮齿动物模型 神经认知障碍（HAND）;神经免疫和神经退行性疾病;以及 新出现的健康风险所造成的设计药物，如香料和浴盐在美国。培训 年轻的研究人员是特别感兴趣的社会和会议将包括一个年轻的 研究人员海报会议，一个年轻的研究人员研讨会，和旅行奖，将给予 杰出的年轻调查员这些会议的结构是为了促进种族和性别多样性 此外，亦会为有特别需要的人士提供住宿。 关于即将举行的会议、与会者登记和旅行安排的信息将在 社会的网站。与科学界和公众分享在会议上介绍的信息， 大型会议摘要将发表在《神经免疫杂志》的特刊上。 药理学，SNIP的官方杂志，和会议的重点将通过传播 社会的网站，小册子邮寄，和个人联系。

This is a competitive renewal application seeking funding support for the 18th-22nd Conferences of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology (SNIP). The 18th SNIP Conference will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from April 24-28, 2012. Subsequent conferences will be held in the Spring of 2013-2016. The aim of this conference is to identify the mechanisms by which substances of abuse (a) modulate the neuroimmune axis, (b) promote invasion by the HIV virus into the CNS, and (c) contribute to the development of neuroAIDS and related neuropathies. Symposia will address the interaction of a broad range of substances of abuse and HIV-related pathologies, including opportunistic pathogens, that affect the immune compromised host. Presentations selected by the SNIP Conference Committee will address the most recent advances in basic, clinical, and epidemiological research in neuroimmune pharmacology and substances of abuse, with particular emphasis on translational relevance. Topics at the 18th Conference will include: HIV latency and HIV reservoirs in the post-HAART era; alcohol, substance abuse, and neuroAIDS; rodent models of substance abuse and HIVassociated neurocognitive disorders (HAND); neuroimmunity and neurodegenerative diseases; and the emerging health risk posed by designer drugs, such as ¿spice¿ and bath salts in the United States. Training of young investigators is of particular interest to the Society and the Conferences will include a young investigator poster session, a young investigator symposium, and traveling awards that will be given to exceptional young investigators. The Conferences are structured to promote ethnic and gender diversity among the speakers and participants, and accommodations for attendees with special needs will be provided. Information on upcoming Conferences, participant registration, and travel arrangements will be provided on the Society¿s website. To share information presented at the Conference with the scientific community and publicat- large, meeting abstracts will be published in a Special Edition of the Journal of NeuroImmune Pharmacology, the official journal of SNIP, and highlights of the meeting will be disseminated through the Society¿s website, brochure mailings, and personal contacts.