18th South Central Medical Mycology Annual Conference, 2021

摘要 正在申请资金，以提供部分支持第18届年度中南医学真菌学 （SCMM）会议将于2021年11月19日至20日在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的门格尔酒店举行。SCMM骄傲 它本身将来自美国中南部地区的医学真菌学研究人员聚集在一起， 美国分享在各个实验室进行的最新研究， 合作，并促进参与实验室的初级学员的发展。会议现场 在中南部地区以大学为中心的地点之间轮换，以真菌为中心的实验室 所在来自约15个实验室的主要研究者和学生/博士后通常每年参加（包括 实验室在城市）。总共有20多个实验室参加了一个或多个 会议取决于地点。因此，一个强大的和不断增长的临界质量的医学真菌学家 在过去的19年里，我们一直支持这次会议，并使它经久不衰，意义重大。虽然 多年来，会议形式不断演变，目前的形式侧重于学员的口头介绍 他们最激动人心和最有影响力的未发表数据。小团体设置提供了一个欢迎 这是一个成功地促进讨论和为学员提供建设性反馈的环境。因此，我们认为， 会议的主要目标是：1）将区域医学真菌学家聚集在一起， 研究，发起合作，并为学员提供一个展示他们最新工作的场所，以及2）促进 培养青年/初级科学家，作为一种指导工具，以促进他们向学术界过渡; 科学家或他们选择的职业道路。申请的资金用于培训生旅行奖励（n=10），并涵盖 主旨发言人的差旅费。

Abstract Funds are being requested to provide partial support for the 18th Annual South Central Medical Mycology (SCMM) meeting to be held in the hotel Menger at San Antonio, TX on November 19-20, 2021. SCMM prides itself on bringing a critical mass of medical mycology researchers together from the south central region of the United States to share the latest research being conducted in the various labs, provide opportunities for collaboration, and promote the development of junior trainees in participating laboratories. The meeting site rotates between university-centered locations in the south central region where fungal-centric laboratories are located. Principal Investigators and students/postdocs from ~15 laboratories usually attend annually (including laboratories in the host city). In total there are upwards of 20 laboratories that have attended one or more of the meetings depending on the location site. Hence, a strong and growing critical mass of medical mycologists have supported this meeting and led to its longevity and significance over the past 19 years. Although the meeting format has evolved over the years, the current format has focused on oral presentations by trainees regarding their most exciting and impactful unpublished data. The small group setting provides a welcoming environment that has been successful in promoting discussion and constructive feedback for trainees. Hence, the primary objectives of the meeting are to 1) bring regionally-based medical mycologists together to share research, initiate collaborations, and provide a venue for trainees to present their latest work, and 2) promote the development of young/junior scientists as a mentoring tool to facilitate their transition into academic scientists or their chosen career path. The funding requested is for trainee travel awards (n=10) and to cover travel costs for the keynote speaker.