22st Annual Rocky Mountain Virology Association Conference

项目摘要/摘要 落基山脉病毒学协会(RMVA)将于9月30日至10月举行第22届年会 2022年2号。这次会议聚集了病毒学和普里恩生物学的区域和国家研究人员，进行了3- 具有广泛互动和协作的日休养式会议。最初的会议是由 科罗拉多州和怀俄明州的研究人员对自由和公开交换科学数据和想法感兴趣 病毒学在一个促进学生、博士后和教职员工之间合作的场所。具体来说，我们的年度 在科罗拉多州立大学山区校区举行的会议鼓励年轻科学家展示他们的 研究并接受知名科学家的反馈。目标是促进科学互动 和训练。参与的一个主要好处是科学家之间在 不同的学科。讨论的主题包括医学病毒学(疫苗、流行病学、人畜共患病)、 节肢动物传播的疾病(RNA病毒、RNA新陈代谢、病毒载体和媒介生物学)、宿主防御(病毒 免疫学和发病机制)、病毒生物学、癌症生物学和系统生物学。特别会议疫苗 发展、大流行病毒、病毒发现和病毒性疾病的全球影响都很普遍。 功能。2021年会议对新冠肺炎大流行进行了回顾，讨论了成功的 应对未来挑战的方法和系统的建立。下一次会议将讨论以下问题 诺如病毒，冠状病毒，病毒的先天免疫逃避，病毒对宿主基因表达的控制，人畜共患病 传播和科学传播。这次会议提供了绝佳的协作机会。出席者 包括来自科罗拉多州立大学、科罗拉多大学、怀俄明大学、 北科罗拉多大学、疾病控制中心(柯林斯堡)和农业部 动植物卫生检验局、地区性生物技术公司和爱达荷州爱荷华州的大学， 内布拉斯加州、堪萨斯州、蒙大拿州、新墨西哥州和犹他州。RMVA于2010年成立，作为一项教育 慈善(501(C)(3))我们的志愿者董事会负责鼓励学生和初级教职员工 通过将成本降至最低来参与，因为我们鼓励妇女和少数族裔参与方案的所有阶段 展示和发展。我们的出席人数限制为最多124人，而 能力会议表明了区域科学家参与的愿望。这项提议的资金是 要求提供少数民族助学金和托儿服务，降低研究生、博士后注册费 研究人员和早期调查人员，以及七名受邀演讲者的旅费和住宿费。注册费， 慈善捐款和赞助支付了会议的基本费用。RMVA一直是一个消息来源 在落基山地区的沟通和合作，在全国范围内推广，20- 一年来，NIAID的支持使人们对这次会议的兴趣扩大到国家和国际两级。

Project Summary / Abstract The Rocky Mountain Virology Association (RMVA) will hold its 22nd annual meeting September 30th-October 2nd, 2022. The meeting brings together regional and national investigators in virology and prion biology for a 3- day retreat-style conference with extensive interaction and collaboration. The original meeting was organized by investigators in Colorado and Wyoming interested in free and open exchange of scientific data and ideas in virology in a venue that promotes collaboration among students, post-docs and faculty. Specifically, our annual meeting at the Mountain Campus of Colorado State University encourages young scientists to present their research and receive feedback from established scientists. The goals are promotion of scientific interactions and training. A major benefit of participation has been the novel collaborations that arise between scientists in different disciplines. Topics discussed include medical virology (vaccines, epidemiology, viral zoonoses), arthropod-borne diseases (RNA viruses, RNA metabolism, viral vectors and vector biology), host defenses (viral immunology and pathogenesis), prion biology, cancer biology and systems biology. Special sessions vaccine development, pandemic viruses, virus discovery and the global impact of viral diseases have been common features. The 2021 meeting had a retrospective on the COVID-19 pandemic with discussions on successful approaches and establishment of systems for future challenges. The next meeting will feature discussions on noroviruses, coronaviruses, innate immune evasion by viruses, virus control of host gene expression, zoonotic transmission and science communication. The meeting offers excellent collaborative opportunities. Attendees include scientists from Colorado State University, The University of Colorado, the University of Wyoming, the University of Northern Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control (Fort Collins) and the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, regional biotech companies, and universities in Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico and Utah. The RMVA was incorporated in 2010 as an educational charity (501(c)(3)). Our volunteer board of directors is charged with encouraging student and junior faculty involvement by minimizing costs as we encourage women and minorities to participate in all stages of program presentation and development. Our attendance is limited to a maximum of 124 individuals, and the growth of the meeting to capacity illustrates the desire of regional scientists to participate. Funds for this proposal are requested to provide minority grants and childcare, reduced registration fees for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and early-stage investigators, and for travel and housing for seven invited speakers. Registration fees, charitable contributions, and sponsorships cover the base costs for the meeting. The RMVA has been a source of communication and collaboration in the Rocky Mountain region, with outreach across the nation, for twenty- one years, and NIAID support has expanded interest in this meeting to national and international levels.