Eighth International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists

描述(由申请人提供)：第八届机会主义原生动物国际研讨会(IWOP 8)将与厌氧原生动物国际会议(ICAP)一起于2003年7月25-29日在夏威夷希洛举行。本系列研讨会重点介绍与艾滋病有关的机会性原生生物、肺孢子虫、隐孢子虫、弓形虫、微孢子虫以及自由生活的阿米巴。由原生动物学家协会赞助的研讨会的目标最初是在1988年在英国布里斯托尔举行的第一次研讨会上确定的，大体上保持不变：通过开放会议准入和迅速公布会议记录来促进信息的自由交流。这些科学会议上讨论的生物是免疫受损个体的大部分发病率和死亡率的罪魁祸首。尽管其他组织主办的会议曾就其中一种或几种机会性病原体举行过特别会议，但关于机会性原生生物的讲习班已成为许多研究人员收集仅侧重于这些真核病原体的综合信息的主要机制。这是大多数致力于这些生物体的主要研究小组参加的一次跨学科会议。这些讲习班的会议记录迅速发表在《真核微生物学杂志》上，确保有效地传播有关这些病原体及其引起的疾病的最新信息。讲习班的突出特点之一是，希望介绍其调查结果的任何人都可以参加(通过讲台或海报进行介绍)；唯一的要求是登记和出席。另一个是利用研讨会作为一个论坛，就基因和物种命名等问题作出社区决定。国立卫生研究院以前为这些讲习班提供的资金用于通过发放旅行奖励来促进青年调查人员、少数族裔和学生的参与，这仍然是本提案的主要预算项目。需要为确保高质量会议所需的租金和用品提供额外支助。在讲习班历史上，将第一次针对学生和青年调查人员实施具体和广泛的少数群体旅行奖励广告。我们希望不仅以这种方式增加多样性，而且还能促进年轻研究人员进入这些领域。会议的地点，希洛夏威夷国际酒店，是无障碍的，并遵守所有关于残疾人无障碍的规定和指导方针。联合赞助商是夏威夷希洛大学。IWOP 8的组织者反映了美国人口的多样性和与会者：垫子、金城县、马尔恰诺-卡布拉尔和米德是女性；林赛和韦斯是男性。米德和垫子的祖先包括美洲原住民；马西亚诺-卡布拉尔是西班牙裔；金城县有太平洋亚洲血统；林赛和韦斯是白人。林赛是一个身体残疾的人。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 8th meeting of the International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists (IWOP 8) will be held with the International Conference on Anaerobic Protozoa (ICAP) in Hilo, Hawaii July 25-29, 2003. This Workshop series focuses on the AIDS-related opportunistic protists, Pneumocystis, Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma, microsporidia as well as the free living amoebae. The goals of the Workshops, sponsored by The Society of Protozoologists, were first set at the initial Workshop held in Bristol, U.K., 1988 and remain generally the same: a free exchange of information facilitated by open admission to the meeting and rapid publication of the proceedings. The organisms discussed at these scientific meetings are responsible for much of the morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals. Although meetings sponsored by other organizations have had special sessions on one or several of these opportunistic pathogens, the Workshops on Opportunistic Protists have become the primary mechanism by which many investigators gather to obtain comprehensive information that focuses only on these eukaryotic pathogens. This is the one cross-disciplinary meeting in which most major research groups working on these organisms participate. The rapid publication of the proceedings resulting from these workshops in The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology ensures efficient dissemination of up to date information on these pathogens and the diseases they cause. One of the outstanding features of the Workshops is that participation (presentations by platform or poster) is open to anyone wishing to present their findings; the only requirement being registration and attendance. Another is the use of the Workshops as a forum to make community decisions on matters such as gene and species nomenclature. Previous NIH-funding of these Workshops has been used to promote participation by young investigators, minorities, and students by issuance of travel awards and remains a primary budgetary item in the present proposal. Additional support is requested for the rentals and supplies necessary to ensure a high quality meeting. For the first time in the history of the Workshops, specific and widespread advertisements for minority travel awards targeting students and young investigators will be implemented. We hope to not only increase diversity in this manner, but also foster the entrance of young investigators into these fields. The site of the meeting, Hilo Hawaiian International Hotel, is handicap accessible and adheres to all regulations and guidelines governing handicap access. The joint sponsor is the University of Hilo, Hawaii. The organizers of IWOP 8 reflect the population diversity of the USA and the meeting attendees: Cushion, Kaneshiro, Marciano-Cabral, and Mead are females; Lindsay and Weiss are males. Mead's and Cushion's ancestors include native Americans; Marciano-Cabral is Hispanic; Kaneshiro has Pacific-Asian ancestry; Lindsay, Weiss are white. Lindsay is a physically handicapped individual.