6th International gamma delta T-cell conference

简介（申请人提供）：第六届，两年一次？？T细胞会议将于2014年5月16日至18日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥的伊利诺伊大学医学院会议中心举行。会议的目标是将来自世界各地的研究人员聚集在一起。讨论未发表的T细胞生物学成果，为未来的研究开发新的范式和方向，突出和鼓励年轻的研究者，建立合作和促进资源共享。?？ T细胞在组织稳态、感染防御反应、组织修复、炎症和肿瘤杀伤等方面发挥着独特的作用。最近的转化研究和临床试验结果展示了利用？？T细胞用于多种恶性肿瘤患者的免疫治疗。国际？？T细胞会议每两年举行一次，是唯一一个介绍和讨论从基础到转化工作的前沿进展的论坛。T细胞。会议将讨论的主题包括？？TCR的发育和结构，抗原和配体？？T细胞，共受体和共刺激分子？T细胞的功能，特殊的作用？T细胞在组织修复和炎症中的作用？？T细胞在恶性肿瘤、感染性疾病和自身免疫性疾病中的作用，以及用？？T细胞。虽然大多数演讲者将从摘要中选择，但已经获得了组织委员会，会议主席，讨论领导者和主要演讲者的参与承诺，这些演讲者是该领域的领导者，包括妇女，少数民族和初级研究人员。所请经费用于支助受训人员的旅费和会议场地、海报展示、视听设备和技术援助的租金。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The sixth, biennial ?? T Cell Conference will be held on May 16-18, 2014 at the University of Illinois College of Medicine conference center in Chicago, IL. The goals of the conference are to bring together investigators from around the world working in ?? T cell biology to discuss unpublished results, develop new paradigms and directions for future research, highlight and encourage junior investigators, establish collaborations and facilitate sharing of resources. ?? T cells play unique roles in tissue homeostasis, defensive response to infection, tissue repair, inflammation and tumor killing. Recent translational research studies and results from clinical trials demonstrate novel approaches to utilize ?? T cells for immunotherapeutic treatment of patients with a variety of malignancies. The International ?? T Cell Conference is held every 2 years and is the only forum for presentation and discussion of cutting-edge advances in basic to translational work that is focused on ?? T cells. Topics that will be covered in the conference include ?? TCR development and structure, antigens and ligands for ?? T cells, coreceptor and costimulatory molecules for ?? T cell function, specialized roles of ?? T cells in tissue repair and inflammation, function of ?? T cells in malignancy, infectious and autoimmune diseases, and immunotherapy with ?? T cells. Although the majority of the speakers will be selected from abstracts, commitments for participation have been obtained from the organizing committee, session chairs, discussion leaders and key speakers who are leaders in the field including women, minorities, and junior investigators. Funds are requested to provide support for travel awards for trainees and rental fees for conference space, poster displays, audio visual equipment and technical assistance.