16th International Congress on Toxoplasmosis

项目概要：第16届国际弓形虫病和弓形虫大会主办方 Gondii Research请求为这次会议提供支持，这次会议将于2022年5月举行，此前一年大流行-重新- 迟来的延误。弓形虫是一种普遍存在的原生动物寄生虫，通过受污染的 食物和水。亚临床弓形虫病感染了多达三分之一的世界人口。在 免疫抑制，这种寄生虫可能是致命的，并导致脑炎和失明。本次两年一度的会议 将临床医生和首席研究员、研究生和博士后研究员聚集在一起- 托利党在全球范围内从事弓形虫研究。主程序将由非并发的Short组成 演讲，从提交的摘要中挑选出来，并以晚上的海报会议为主题进行组织。优势所在 这次会议的重要之处在于，它汇集了来自不同学科的研究人员，他们很少参加同一次会议- 英格斯。这些组织包括寄生虫细胞和分子生物学家、免疫学家、临床研究人员、工业界 研究人员以及政府监管和公共卫生机构的代表。这些东西的广度 主题将涵盖以下五个类别：寄生虫细胞生物学；流行病学、临床和环境- 精神病学；免疫学；宿主-寄生虫相互作用；基因组学和种群生物学。与前面的相同 会议，与会者将被鼓励展示未发表的作品，并将特别注意 确保突出早期职业科学家。本次会议的目的是：传播创业精神 向外地提供研究和技术，以增加跨学科合作(目标1)，并支持 STEM受训人员和初级调查员，包括历史上被边缘化社区的受训者和初级调查员 (目标2)。目标1将通过一系列不同的连续会议来实现，这些会议鼓励讨论- Sion；通过讲座和海报会议跨学科共享未发表的数据；网络活动； 和两个会前研讨会。此外，向那些不能参加的人传播科学内容 在这次会议上，mSphere将发布会议亮点的摘要，并将在线发布演讲。目标2将 通过从提交的涵盖所有科学水平的摘要中选择演讲来完成(毕业生 学生、博士后研究员(PI)；通过选择初级PI作为会议来提高他们的知名度 主席；为实习生举办的职业发展研讨会，将突出Availa- 对于那些受过高级科学培训的人来说，这是第一次在这次会议上为 美联社生物高中学生来自当地学区，小学生比例较高。 这笔拨款要求的资金将1)便利来自地球物理研究所的新调查员的旅行和注册。 图形表示不足的地区，2)为研究生和博士后研究员提供旅行补贴(~30% 会议出席者)，以及3)支持儿童保育/家属补助金；所有这些都对最大限度地提高我们的 能够使我们的与会者多样化，并使我们的会议完全包容。

PROJECT SUMMARY: The organizers of the 16th International Congress on Toxoplasmosis and Toxoplasma gondii Research request support for this meeting, which will occur in May 2022, after a 1 year pandemic-re- lated delay. Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous, protozoan parasite that is transmitted through contaminated food and water. Subclinical toxoplasmosis infects up to 1/3 of the world’s population. In the immunosuppressed, the parasite can be fatal and causes encephalitis and blindness. This biennial meeting brings together clinicians and principal investigators, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows from labora- tories engaged in Toxoplasma research worldwide. The main program will consist of non-concurrent short talks, selected from submitted abstracts and organized thematically with evening poster sessions. The strength of this meeting is that it brings together researchers from different disciplines who rarely attend the same meet- ings. These groups include parasite cell and molecular biologists, immunologists, clinical investigators, industry researchers, and representatives of governmental regulatory and public health agencies. The breadth of these topics will be covered by the following five categories: Parasite Cell Biology; Epidemiology, Clinical, and Envi- ronmental Science; Immunology; Host-Parasite Interactions; and Genomics and Population Biology. As in prior meetings, attendees will be encouraged to present unpublished work, and particular attention will be paid to ensuring that early career scientists are highlighted. The aims of this meeting are to: disseminate pioneering research and technology to the field to increase cross-disciplinary collaborations (Aim 1) and support the ca- reers of trainees and junior investigators in STEM, including those from historically marginalized communities (Aim 2). Aim 1 will be accomplished through a diverse range of sequential sessions that encourages discus- sion; the sharing of unpublished data across disciplines through talks and poster sessions; networking events; and two pre-meeting workshops. In addition, to disseminate the scientific content to those who could not attend the meeting, mSphere will publish a summary of meeting highlights, and talks will be posted online. Aim 2 will be accomplished by selecting talks from submitted abstracts which encompass all scientific levels (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, PIs); increasing the visibility of Junior PIs through their selection as session chairs; a Career Development Workshop for trainees that will highlight the vast array of career options availa- ble to those with advanced scientific training; and, for the first time at this conference, an Outreach Event for AP Biology High School students from a local school district with a high percentage of minoritized students. The funds requested in this grant will 1) facilitate travel and registration for new investigators from geo- graphically underrepresented regions, 2) subsidize travel for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows (~30% of meeting attendees), and 3) support childcare/dependents grants; all of which are critical to maximize our ability to diversify our attendees and make our conference fully inclusive.