The Cell Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens Symposium

项目摘要/摘要 真核病原体是一些最具破坏性和最难治的疾病的病原体 人类，包括疟疾、阿米巴痢疾、昏睡病、恰加斯病和脑膜炎。 此外，许多这些感染性病原体也被归类为生物恐怖主义病原体和/或原因。 被忽视的热带疾病(NTDS)。同样值得注意的是，由真核病原体引起的感染 由于全球化，在美国的人数不断增加。科学会议的目的是分享知识， 建立多学科协作，并指导初级研究人员(学生、博士后、初级 教职员工)。因此，会议加快了科学的步伐。我们建议继续主办美国国立卫生研究院- 在克莱姆森真核病原体创新中心(EPIC)资助的真核病原体会议 大学(CU)。会议的内容是创新的，因为它将具有同等的代表性 涉及寄生虫和病原真菌的研究，将包括实验室(基础细胞生物学和药物 (发展)和实地(疾病生态学和治疗和控制方案的实施)会议。铜 位于南卡罗来纳州，一个符合IDEA资格的州。这些由NIH资助的会议在EPIC上的继续 对南加州和东南部的研究给予认可，并促进区域合作。两个都是 这些都服务于IDEA计划的目标，以提高生物医学的声誉和竞争力 在NIH-资金处于历史低位的州的研究项目。在本文件中，第四次会议于#年举行 本系列建议(2016年11月)。除了传统的口头和海报演示外，我们还将 主持小组讨论，重点讨论年轻科学家可以选择的不同职业道路。我们还将资助 通过普惠卓越计划确定的青年科学家和学生的旅费和报名费 科技计划(投资)，其目标是提高非传统学生的成功 在科学界代表的少数群体也很少。根据上一次会议与会者的反馈， 我们正在将口头和海报演示的地点转移到新的瓦特家庭创新中心(WFIC)。 这个新建的设施是专门为支持工作协作而设计的，包括一个148- 座椅礼堂，一个可容纳49张传统画架风格海报的露天中庭，配有移动数码设备 用于电子海报的显示器。我们将继续严格和系统地评估 会议并在制定未来的会议时使用这些数据。在EPIC举办定期会议将持续 这一研究中心的势头，对生物医学研究的一个重要领域做出了重大贡献。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Eukaryotic pathogens are the causative agents of some of the most devastating and intractable diseases of humans, including malaria, amebic dysentery, sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and meningitis. Furthermore, many of these infectious agents are also classified as bioterrorism agents and/or cause neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It is also noteworthy that infections caused by eukaryotic pathogens are increasing in the US due to globalization. Scientific meetings serve the purpose of sharing knowledge, establishing multidisciplinary collaboration, and mentoring of junior researchers (students, post-doc, junior faculty). Thus, the pace of science is accelerated by conferences. We propose to continue hosting an NIH- funded conference on eukaryotic pathogens at the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC) at Clemson University (CU). The content of the conference is innovative because it will have equal representation of research involving parasites and pathogenic fungi and will include laboratory (basic cell biology and drug development) and field (disease ecology and implementation of treatment and control programs) sessions. CU is located in South Carolina, an IDeA-eligible state. Continuation of these NIH-funded conferences at EPIC are bringing recognition to research done in SC and the Southeast and promoting regional collaborations. Both of these serve the goal of the IDeA program to enhance the reputation and competiveness of biomedical research programs in states for which NIH-funding is historically low. In this submission, the 4th conference in this series is proposed (November 2016). In addition to the traditional oral and poster presentations, we will host a panel discussion focused on the different career paths available for young scientists. We will also fund the travel and registration fees for young scientists and students identified through the INclusiVe Excellence in Science and Technology Program (INVEST) whose goal is to increase the success of nontraditional students and underrepresented minorities in science. Based on the feedback from participants of the last conference, we are moving the venue for oral and poster presentations to the new Watt Family Innovation Center (WFIC). This newly constructed facility is specifically designed to support working collaborations and includes a 148- seat auditorium, an open-air atrium that accommodates 49 traditional easel-style posters and has mobile digital displays for electronic posters. We will continue to rigorously and systematically assess the impact of the conference and use this data in developing future meetings. Hosting regular conferences at EPIC will sustain the momentum of this research center and contribute significantly to an important area of biomedical research.