50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology (SLB). Leukocyte Memory: Health and Disease

这项建议的目的是为了寻求对第50届白细胞学会年会的支持 生物学(SLB)，将于10月5日至7日在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华的威斯汀海湾举行， 2017年。2017年会议的中心主题是“白细胞记忆：健康与疾病”。SLB是领先的 科学学会，专注于促进对白细胞及其在糖尿病病理生理学中的作用的研究 急慢性疾病。据我们所知，没有其他会议或协会专门 关注白细胞和免疫这一重要主题。由SLB主办的年度会议填补了这一点 空虚。补充劳工及福利局及其年会的长远目标，是吸引来自不同专业的人士出席 学术界、产业界和医疗保健组织，以最大限度地交流思想并促进 研究协作，总体目标是加快多学科和跨学科基础研究的进展 和翻译研究。考虑到这一长期目标，与一位生物医学专家同时举行特别会议 工程焦点已经被规划为将生物学家和工程师聚集在一起，并将我们的触角伸向 更广泛的科学受众。第50届SLB年会的总体目标有三个方面。首先， 提供杰出的科学计划，由著名的全体会议、主旨演讲和研讨会演讲者组成，他们 具有突出的国家和国际认知度。第二，为有前途的新事物提供机会 调查人员在平台和海报会议期间展示他们的工作。第三，培育包容的 支持妇女、少数民族、学生和受训人员的环境。2017年会议将继续 通过将所有级别的科学研究人员聚集在一个环境中来实现社会的卓越传统 旨在促进在科学、网络和职业发展方面的卓越表现。我们将实现这些目标 通过以下具体目标实现目标。目标1：提供创新和科学进步的 在一个大学论坛上的计划，以解决与“白细胞记忆在健康和 疾病“。该计划将包括5次全体会议和7次并发会议，邀请22名发言者。5. 全体会议将包括一)组织位置和微环境的记忆，二)表观遗传机制 先天免疫细胞的记忆，III)淋巴细胞的表观遗传记忆，IV)慢性白细胞的记忆 疾病，以及V)感染和损伤中的白细胞记忆。在NIH的支持下，我们希望支持2 这22位受邀的演讲者。目标2：为新的调查人员和学员提供互动的机会 与老牌科学家密切合作。为了促进这一点，2个海报会议和许多网络会议是 已经安排好了。在美国国立卫生研究院的支持下，我们希望能够资助18个旅行奖项给最有价值的人 见习申请者。目标3：促进女性、少数民族和弱势科学家的参与。 计划将包括一次成员培训和过渡会议，一次专业发展研讨会 关于准备工作面试、妇女与多样性讲习班和其他网络会议。

This purpose of this proposal is to seek support for the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology (SLB), to be held at The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from October 5-7, 2017. The central theme of the 2017 meeting is “Leukocyte Memory: Health and Disease”. SLB is the leading scientific society with a focus on facilitating research on leukocytes and their roles in the pathophysiology of acute and chronic diseases. As far as we are aware there are no other meetings or societies that specifically hone in on this important theme of the leukocyte and immunity. The annual meetings sponsored by SLB fill this void. The long term goal of the SLB and its annual meetings is to attract multi-disciplinary attendees from academia, industry, and health care organizations so as to maximize the exchange of ideas and foster research collaborations, with the overarching goal of accelerating progress in multi- and inter-disciplinary basic and translational research. With this long-term goal in mind a special concurrent session with a biomedical engineering focus has been programmed to bring together biologists with engineers and expand our reach to a wider scientific audience. The overall objectives of the 50th Annual SLB meeting are three-fold. Firstly, to provide an outstanding scientific program consisting of notable plenary, keynote and symposium speakers who have prominent national and international recognition. Secondly, to provide opportunities for promising new investigators to present their work during platform and poster sessions. Thirdly, to foster an inclusive environment for support of women, minorities, students, and trainees. The 2017 meeting will continue the Society's tradition of excellence by bringing together scientific researchers of all levels in an environment created to facilitate excellence in science, networking, and career advancement. We will achieve these objectives through the following specific aims. Aim 1: To provide an innovative and scientifically progressive program in a collegial forum to address the latest developments relating to “leukocyte memory in health and disease”. The program will feature 5 plenary and 7 concurrent sessions with 22 invited speakers. The 5 Plenary sessions will include I) Memory of Tissue Location and Micro-environment, II) Epigenetic Mechanisms of Memory in Innate Immune cells, III) Epigenetic Memory in Lymphocytes, IV) Leukocyte Memory in Chronic Disease, and V) Leukocyte Memory in Infection and Injury. With the support of the NIH we hope to support 2 of the 22 invited speakers. Aim 2: To provide an opportunity for new investigators and student trainees to interact closely with established scientists. To facilitate this, 2 poster sessions and numerous networking sessions are scheduled. With the support of the NIH, we hope to be able to fund 18 travel awards to the most meritorious trainee applicants. Aim 3: To foster the participation of women, minority, and disadvantaged scientists. Programming will include a Members in Training & Transition session, a Professional Development workshop on preparation for a job interview, a Women and Diversity Workshop, and other networking sessions.