Autumn Immunology Conference

秋季免疫学会议

• 批准号: 10605928
• 负责人: SARAH E. F. D'ORAZIO
• 金额: $ 1.8万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-11-01 至 2024-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10605928
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This proposal requests 2 years of support for the Autumn Immunology Conference (AIC), an annual gathering of immunologists at the Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile hotel in Chicago, IL. Year 1 will support the 50th annual AIC on November 18-21, 2022 and Year 2 will support the 51st annual meeting to be held November 17- 20, 2023. The purpose of AIC is to foster communication and collaboration among immunologists, particularly those located in the upper Midwest region of the US. Chicago is an exciting destination, and within driving distance for many midwestern academic institutions that are home to numerous NIAID-funded investigators. Since its inception in 1972, AIC continues to be very highly regarded and has a fiercely loyal group of regular attendees from the Midwest, but it also attracts immunologists from around the US each year. The Specific Aims of AIC are to: 1) disseminate new immunological research findings from top labs in the field, 2) provide a forum for trainees to hone their presentation skills, and 3) increase interactions between a diverse group of scientists interested in immunology research. The meeting starts with a “Meet the Speakers” event for trainees, a Keynote speaker, and a welcome reception on Friday. Saturday & Sunday have similar structures: morning symposia, then smaller themed workshops, followed by poster sessions. The meeting ends on Monday with just a morning plenary session. Each year, three different topic areas are chosen for the morning symposia. For 2022, 6 female & 6 male invited speakers will present talks on Transplantation, T Cell Development, & Autoimmunity; the 2023 topics will be chosen by the AIC Chair in consultation with the Executive Council (EC) at the spring planning meeting. All accepted abstracts (typically ~250 from postdocs/grad students/undergrads) are invited to give a 10 min. talk during the afternoon workshops, followed by a 1 h poster presentation. AIC is organized by a dedicated all-volunteer group of faculty that serve multi-year terms including the “leadership track” that consists of a 4 year commitment to serve as the Workshop Coordinator, the Secretary, the Chair, and then the Past Chair/Councilor. Since 1992, the EC has strived to maintain a gender balance amongst its members; we typically rotate males and females to enter the leadership track such that the 2022 meeting will be chaired by Dr. Richard DiPaolo (St. Louis Univ) and the 2023 meeting will be led by Dr. Kerry Empey (U. Pitt). Another unique feature of AIC is the Undergraduate Workshop with a Careers in Immunology panel discussion and a table fair of PhD programs in Immunology. AIC is truly a formative experience for trainees and this remains one of the most positively evaluated aspects of the meeting. The volunteer EC works hard to solicit academic and corporate donations so that we can keep the registration fee low, allowing as many trainees as possible to attend this meeting. In fact, the registration fee is waived for any undergrad who presents an abstract. The 50th annual AIC is significant because it also marks the 30th anniversary of the inception of our Wallace Diversity Fellows program, which provides travel awards and networking opportunities to underrepresented minorities.

该提案要求为年度聚会秋季免疫学会议 (AIC) 提供 2 年的支持 伊利诺伊州芝加哥市中心万豪酒店的免疫学家。第一年将支持第 50 个 2022 年 11 月 18-21 日举行的年度 AIC 和第 2 年将支持将于 11 月 17-21 日举行的第 51 届年会 2023 年 2 月 20 日。AIC 的目的是促进免疫学家之间的交流与合作，特别是 那些位于美国中西部上部地区的地区。芝加哥是一个令人兴奋的目的地，驾车即可 对于许多中西部学术机构来说，距离很远，这些机构是众多 NIAID 资助的研究人员的所在地。 自 1972 年成立以来，AIC 一直受到高度重视，并拥有一群非常忠诚的常客。 与会者来自中西部，但每年也吸引来自美国各地的免疫学家。具体目标 AIC 的目标是：1) 传播该领域顶级实验室的新免疫学研究成果，2) 提供论坛 让学员磨练他们的演讲技巧，3) 增加不同科学家群体之间的互动 对免疫学研究感兴趣。会议以受训者的“与演讲者会面”活动开始，并发表主题演讲 演讲者和周五的欢迎招待会。周六和周日有类似的结构：上午的研讨会， 然后是较小的主题研讨会，然后是海报会议。会议于周一结束，仅用了一个上午的时间 全会。每年，上午的研讨会都会选择三个不同的主题领域。 2022 年，6 名女性 & 6 位男性受邀演讲者将就移植、T 细胞发育和自身免疫发表演讲； 2023年 主题将由 AIC 主席在春季规划时与执行理事会 (EC) 协商后选择 会议。所有被接受的摘要（通常来自博士后/研究生/本科生的约 250 篇）都被邀请发表 10分钟下午的研讨会上进行演讲，随后进行 1 小时的海报展示。 AIC 是由 敬业的全志愿者教师团队，服务多年，包括“领导力轨道”，其中包括 为期 4 年的承诺，担任研讨会协调员、秘书、主席，然后是过去 主席/顾问。自 1992 年以来，欧盟委员会一直致力于维持其成员之间的性别平衡；我们通常 男女轮换进入领导轨道，以便 2022 年的会议将由理查德博士主持 DiPaolo（圣路易斯大学）和 2023 年会议将由 Kerry Empey 博士（皮特大学）主持。另一个独特的功能 AIC 的本科生研讨会包括免疫学职业小组讨论和博士生桌展 免疫学课程。 AIC 对于学员来说确实是一种形成性的经历，并且这仍然是最重要的经历之一 对会议的各个方面给予积极评价。 EC志愿者努力招募学术界和企业界人士 捐款，以便我们可以保持较低的注册费，让尽可能多的学员参加 会议。事实上，任何提交摘要的本科生都可以免除注册费。第50届AIC年会 意义重大，因为它也标志着我们华莱士多样性研究员计划启动 30 周年， 该组织为代表性不足的少数群体提供旅行奖励和交流机会。