FOCIS 2009 - 2013: The 9th through 13th Annual Meetings of the Federation of Clin

描述(申请人提供)：Focis 2009-Focis 2013：了解免疫系统的功能和调节对许多疾病至关重要，包括自身免疫性疾病、癌症、过敏/哮喘、传染病、免疫缺陷和移植排斥。为了迅速利用这一领域的科学进展，需要克服两大障碍：第一，将基本发现转化为临床和医学相关背景；第二，交流免疫科学的相关发现，通过跨越传统临床边界的多学科方法，将这些不同的疾病统一起来。Focis是临床免疫学会联合会，是为满足这些需求而存在的领先国际组织。将代表40,000名专业人员的20多个主要专业协会与这一共同愿景联系起来，将确保朝着通过免疫学改善人类健康的目标取得进展。FOCIS年会提供了一个科学论坛，促进了解和治疗基于免疫的疾病所需的跨学科方法。免疫学领域的演变反映了许多疾病的共同病理生理学，包括：自身免疫性疾病、癌症、过敏/哮喘、传染病、免疫缺陷和移植排斥。虽然临床医生必须与与他们自己的专业相关的疾病保持联系，但最近在诊断和治疗这些不同疾病方面取得的进展背后的免疫学科学是多学科的，跨越了标准的临床边界。FOCIS年会的最终目标是更好地了解临床免疫学的共同病理生理学基础，以及这些新的关系所建议的新的治疗方法，包括在治疗中越来越广泛地使用生物制剂。FOCIS年会为研究人员和临床医生提供了一个机会，以了解和转化来自各种不同领域的基础科学和临床应用方面的突破。除了突出最好的科学之外，FOCIS年会还为培养科学家和从业人员以及相关生物技术和制药行业的代表提供了一个孵化器。每天包括海报和口头摘要演示，让年轻的研究人员有机会展示和批评他们的工作。FOCIS对年轻调查人员的发展特别感兴趣，并向他们提供旅行奖励，以补充他们参加会议的费用。通过相互分享发现，代表们获得了研究和应用科学的新想法，这些学科本来不会在疾病或器官专题会议上接触到。FOCIS年会是一个理想的论坛，让新的研究人员了解在临床实践中连接基础免疫学实验室的不同翻译方法。除了鼓励新调查人员的参与外，FOCIS还认识到广泛人口统计参与的重要性。尽一切努力在FOCIS组织委员会和年度会议的科学计划中包括不同的代表。以前所有八次焦点会议的成功都证明了这一努力。现在请求提供支持，以支持2009-2013年的专题讨论小组会议，特别是教育方案和旅行研究金，这将继续这一宝贵的努力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): FOCIS 2009 - FOCIS 2013: Understanding function and regulation of the immune system is critical for many diseases, including autoimmune diseases, cancer, allergy/asthma, infectious diseases, immune deficiency, and transplant rejection. To rapidly exploit scientific advances in this area, two major barriers need to be overcome: First, the translation of basic findings into clinically and medically relevant contexts, and second, the exchange of relevant findings in immunological sciences which unify these diverse diseases through multidisciplinary approaches which cut across traditional clinical boundaries. FOCIS, the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies, is the leading international organization which exists to meet these needs. Linking more than 20 major professional societies representing 40,000 professionals with this common vision is a service that will ensure progress towards the goal of improving human health through immunology. The FOCIS Annual Meeting provides a scientific forum that fosters a cross-disciplinary approach required to understand and treat immune-based diseases. The evolution of the immunology field is a reflection of the shared pathophysiology of many diseases, including: autoimmune diseases, cancer, allergy/asthma, infectious diseases, immune deficiency and transplant rejection. While clinicians necessarily remain linked to diseases associated with their own specialty, the immunological sciences underlying recent advances in diagnosing and treating these diverse diseases are multidisciplinary and cut across standard clinical boundaries. The ultimate goal of the FOCIS annual meeting is to create a better understanding of the shared pathophysiological underpinnings of clinical immunology and the new therapeutic approaches suggested by these novel relationships, including the increasingly widespread use of biologics in therapy. The FOCIS Annual Meeting offers investigators and clinicians an opportunity to understand and translate breakthroughs in basic science and clinical applications from a variety of different fields. In addition to highlighting the best science, the FOCIS Annual Meeting is an incubator for developing scientists and practitioners alike to meet with one another along with representatives of relevant biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Each day includes poster and oral abstract presentations to give young investigators the chance to have their work presented and critiqued. FOCIS takes a specific interest in the development of young investigators and provide travel awards to them to supplement their costs to attend the meeting. By sharing discoveries with one another, delegates acquire new ideas for research and applied science from disciplines to which they would otherwise not be exposed at disease- or organ-specific meetings. The FOCIS Annual Meeting is an ideal forum for new investigators to learn about the different translational approaches that are bridging the basic immunology laboratories within clinical practice. In addition to encouraging the participation of new investigators, FOCIS recognizes the importance of participation from a wide range of demographics. Every effort is made to include a diverse representation within the FOCIS Organizing Committee and the Annual Meeting's scientific program. The success of all eight of the previous FOCIS meetings attests to this effort. Support is now requested to support the 2009- 2013 FOCIS meetings, specifically the educational programs and travel fellowships, which will continue this valuable effort.