SIXTH BASIC SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM OF TRANSPLANTATION

第六届移植学会基础科学研讨会将于1999年8月25日至29日在蒙特雷半岛的Asilomar会议中心举行。自成立以来，基础科学研讨会每两年召开一次，与学会国际大会交替举行。这次研讨会是独一无二的，因为它是唯一专门讨论移植基础科学方面的会议。在某种程度上，临床移植的所有进展都依赖于基础科学的进展，这是一次重要的会议，可以初步介绍和讨论移植领域的开创性科学信息。基础科学研讨会的目的是促进影响临床和实验移植的科学学科研究人员之间的科学互动和移植免疫学最新发展的非正式交流。此外，会议的一个重要目标是为青年研究人员提供教育作用。为了促进这些目标的实现，会议在一种类似撤退的气氛中举行，并尽一切努力将费用保持在合理的水平。当地组织委员会由来自斯坦福大学医学院六个系的教师组成，是一个在移植基础和临床方面具有丰富经验的高素质人才的综合团体。该委员会制定了一个令人兴奋的研讨会计划，特别关注移植生物学中取得快速进展的领域。与会者将来自美国、加拿大、欧洲、南美、澳大利亚和远东的所有地区。重要的是，这个研讨会一直吸引着大量的青年科学家。事实上，在第五届基础科学研讨会上，近一半（49.2%）的注册人是年轻的研究人员。这次会议为移植领域的未来领导者提供了一个与已建立的研究人员互动的独特机会。此外，青年研究人员的充分参与对基础科学专题讨论会的持续成功至关重要。

The Sixth Basic Sciences Symposium of The Transplantation Society will be held at Asilomar Conference Center on the Monterey Peninsula, August 25-29,1999. Since its inception the Basic Sciences Symposium has convened biennially in years that alternate with the International Congress of the Society. The Symposium is unique because it is the only meeting devoted exclusively to basic science aspects of transplantation. To the extent that all advances in clinical transplantation depend upon progress in basic science, this is an essential meeting for the initial presentation and discussion of seminal scientific information in transplantation. The objective of the Basic Sciences Symposium is to promote scientific interaction and the informal exchange of recent developments in transplantation immunology among investigators in scientific disciplines that impact clinical and experimental transplantation. In addition, an important goal of the meeting is to serve an educational role for young investigators. To foster achievement of these objectives the meeting is held in a retreat- like atmosphere and every effort is made to keep costs to a reasonable level. The Local Organizing Committee, comprised of Faculty members from six departments at Stanford University School of Medicine, is an integrated group of highly qualified individuals with extensive combined experience in Basic and Clinical aspects of Transplantation. This committee has developed an exciting Symposium program giving special attention to areas in Transplantation Biology in which rapid progress is being made. Symposium participants will come from all regions of the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Australia, and the Far East. Importantly, this Symposium has always attracted a large number of young scientists. In fact, nearly half (49.2%) of the registrants at the Fifth Basic Sciences Symposium were young investigators. This meeting provides future leaders in the field of Transplantation with a unique opportunity to interact with established investigators. Moreover, the full participation of young investigators is essential to the continued success of the Basic Sciences Symposium.