Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting

摘要 中大西洋微生物发病机制会议（MAMPM）将于2009年2月8日至10日在 Wintergreen滑雪胜地，弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔附近。中大西洋地区被定义为北卡罗来纳州，弗吉尼亚州， 马里兰州、哥伦比亚特区、特拉华州和新泽西。冬青度假村被选中 因为它的中心位置，一流的设施和专业的会议工作人员。这将是第五次 会议的会议和所有都发生在冬青度假村。在前四届MAMPM期间， 会议，我们吸引了来自大西洋中部地区内外的科学家，平均 每次会议约140人。会议的目的是促进沟通， 从事微生物致病机理研究的科学家之间的合作。此外，我们的一个主要目标是 是为学生和博士后研究员提供一个机会，向知识渊博的 观众，专注于他们的纪律，在一个轻松和合议的环境。提供这样的机会， 青年科学家对他们的科学发展至关重要，也是最吸引人的方面之一 这次会议。 会议将在两天内举行四次会议。每个会议将邀请一个主题演讲 主要研究者、博士后研究员、研究生和本科生的演讲和谈话 从提交的摘要中提取。目前正在挑选四位主旨发言人，过去 多年来，我们成功吸引了来自全国各地的著名科学家。两个海报会议将 为与会者介绍和讨论他们的工作提供了额外的机会。科学家们在所有 微生物发病机理方面的专家预计将出席会议并介绍他们的工作。相当 许多由NIH资助的研究人员研究了多种细菌病原体的毒力机制， 人类的重要性位于这一地理区域，预计这些实验室中有许多 将参加这次会议。这次会议将通过广告宣传， 专业出版物，直接邮寄给学术机构的有关部门，以及政府和 该地区的私人实验室，以及针对当地美国社会成员的电子邮件， 微生物学分支机构服务于这个地区。还设立了一个专门网站（www.ecu.edu/mampm）， 为宣传会议和提供登记所需的必要资料和表格而设立。项目叙述 中大西洋微生物发病机制会议的目的是促进 从事疾病研究的科学家之间的交流与合作- 导致微生物。组织者的目标是建立一个科学的计划， 质量吸引了许多优秀的主要研究者沿着他们的博士后研究员 和学生许多会议的预期参与者都在大西洋中部地区， 指导NIH赞助的研究细菌性疾病发病机制的研究项目。在 此外，这次会议将为本科生和研究生提供一个机会， 博士后研究员介绍他们的工作，以一个轻松， 大学环境这种介绍对青年科学家来说是一种宝贵的经验， 应加强他们的职业发展。

Abstract The Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting (MAMPM) will be held Feb. 8-10, 2009 at the Wintergreen Ski Resort near Charlottesville, VA. The Mid-Atlantic region is defined as North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, The District of Columbia, Delaware, and New Jersey. The Wintergreen Resort was selected because of its central location, its excellent facilities and its professional conference staff. This will be the fifth meeting of the conference and all have taken place at The Wintergreen Resort. During the first four MAMPM conferences, we have attracted scientists from both within and outside the Mid-Atlantic region, averaging approximately 140 attendees per meeting. The purpose of the conference is to foster communication and collaboration between scientists engaged in microbial pathogenesis research. In addition, one of our key goals is to provide students and post-doctoral fellows with an opportunity to present their work to a knowledgeable audience, focused in their discipline, in a relaxed and collegial environment. Providing such opportunities for young scientists is important for their scientific development and has been one of the most appealing aspects of this conference. The meeting will consist of four sessions over two days. Each session will feature an invited keynote speaker and talks by principal investigators, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate and undergraduate students drawn from the submitted abstracts. Selection of the four keynote speakers is currently underway, and in past years we have successfully attracted renowned scientists from across the country. Two poster sessions will provide an additional opportunity for participants to present and discuss their work. Scientists working in all aspects of microbial pathogenesis are expected to attend the meeting and present their work. A considerable number of NIH-funded investigators studying the virulence mechanisms of a variety of bacterial pathogens of human importance are located in this geographic region, and it is anticipated that many of these laboratories will participate in this meeting. The meeting will be publicized through a combination of advertisements in professional publications, direct mailings to relevant departments at academic institutions, and government and private laboratories within the region, and e-mails directed at members of the local American Society for Microbiology branches that serve this region. A dedicated website (www.ecu.edu/mampm) has also been established to publicize the meeting and provide the necessary information and forms required for registration. Project Narrative The purpose of the Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting is to foster communication and collaboration between scientists engaged in research focused on disease- causing microbes. The goal of the organizers is to assemble a scientific program of sufficient quality to attract many outstanding principal investigators along with their post-doctoral fellows and students. Many of the meeting's anticipated participants are in the Mid-Atlantic region and direct NIH-sponsored research programs studying the pathogenesis of bacterial diseases. In addition, this meeting will provide an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to present their work to a knowledgeable audience in a relaxed and collegial environment. Such presentations are a valuable experience for young scientists and should enhance their career development.