28th Annual Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference (MMPC)

项目摘要/摘要 中西部微生物致病会议(MMPC)是一个高影响力的科学会议，致力于 促进微生物发病机制的优秀研究，培养初级教职员工和 学生和博士后培训，促进多样化和包容性的科学交流环境。 MMPC于1994年在爱荷华大学成立，每年在美国的学术机构举行会议 美国中西部地区。每次会议的大约300名与会者包括 本科生和研究生、博士后研究员、研究人员和教职员工，他们互动 在为期两天的会议期间进行了广泛的讨论。第28届年度MMPC将由威斯康星大学主办- 麦迪逊，威斯康星州麦迪逊，2022年9月30日至10月1日。威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校主办了一场杰出的 微生物学社区，是ASM在微生物领域的里程碑网站，这是第三次 这次享有盛誉的会议将由威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校主办。MMPC大力支持科学家的发展 在生物科学领域代表性不足的人，包括许多种族和族裔群体、残疾人 科学家、经济困难的科学家和女性。MMPC 2022将包括互动职业 论坛，以大大小小的学院、生物技术公司、知识分子的区域专业知识为基础 财产法和科学政策。通过结构化的职业论坛和招待会上的非正式互动， 海报，以及与不同职业阶段的科学家共进晚餐，MMPC提供了一个独特的网络机会 在中西部科学家中。区域可达性、低成本，并为出行和注册提供有力支持 奖项允许MMPC吸引不同的参与者群体。按照以往会议的传统，100%的 被邀请作口头陈述的演讲者(不包括主旨演讲者和开幕式演讲者)将是 研究生、博士后研究员或助理教授。受邀学生的60%(60%) 学院发言人是女性，该小组包括代表个人、地理和主题的发言人 微生物发病机制领域的多样性。会议的其余五个口头陈述将 从研究生和博士后论文中选拔。我们建议选择13个 来自注册豁免摘要提交的额外受训人员，侧重于优点和推广 多样性。我们还计划向至少20名女性和/或来自 代表不足的群体，以促进多样性并为微生物领域的探索提供机会 发病机制。最后，2022年MMPC将由纽约大学医学院的Victor Torres博士发表主旨演讲， 麦克阿瑟研究员和伯罗斯·惠康基金会传染病发病机制研究员， 世卫组织将介绍他在金黄色葡萄球菌毒素生物学、发病机制和疫苗开发方面的工作。 托雷斯博士在初级科学家的指导方面有着良好的记录，他将出席整个会议。 以确保与与会者进行重要的互动。

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT The Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference (MMPC) is a high-impact scientific meeting dedicated to promoting excellent research in microbial pathogenesis, fostering career development for junior faculty and student and postdoctoral trainees, and promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for scientific exchange. Established in 1994 at the University of Iowa, MMPC meetings occur annually at academic institutions in the Midwest Region of the United States. The approximately 300 attendees at each meeting include undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and faculty, who interact extensively during the two-day meeting. The 28th annual MMPC will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin– Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, from September 30-October 1, 2022. UW-Madison is host to an outstanding microbiology community and is an ASM Milestones in Microbiology Site, and this represents the third time that the prestigious meeting will be hosted by UW-Madison. MMPC strongly supports the development of scientists who are underrepresented in the biological sciences, including numerous racial and ethnic groups, disabled scientists, economically disadvantaged scientists, and women. MMPC 2022 will include an interactive career forum, building on the regional expertise in large and small colleges, biotechnology companies, intellectual property law and science policy. Through the structured career forum and informal interactions at receptions, posters, and meals with scientists across career stages, MMPC provides a unique opportunity for networking among Midwestern scientists. Regional accessibility, low cost, and strong support for travel and registration awards allows MMPC to attract a diverse group of participants. In the tradition of past conferences, 100% of speakers (excluding the keynote and opening session speakers) invited to give oral presentations will be graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, or Assistant Professors. Sixty percent (60%) of the invited junior faculty speakers are women, and the group includes speakers representing personal, geographic, and topic diversity across the field of microbial pathogenesis. The remaining five oral presentations for the meeting will be selected from among the graduate student and postdoctoral fellow abstracts. We propose to select 13 additional trainees from abstract submissions for registration waivers, focusing on merit and promoting diversity. We also plan to provide registration fee waivers to at least 20 scholars who are women and/or from underrepresented groups to promote diversity and provide opportunities for exploration of the field of microbial pathogenesis. Finally, MMPC 2022 will feature a keynote address by Dr. Victor Torres (NYU Medical School), a MacArthur Fellow and Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease, who will present on his work on Staphylococcus aureus toxin biology, pathogenesis, and vaccine development. Dr. Torres, who has a strong track record of mentorship of junior scientists, will be present for the full meeting to ensure significant interactions with attendees.