Conference on Positive-Strand RNA Viruses

描述(由申请人提供)：本建议书申请资金，以实现 美国科学家，特别是年轻的研究人员，博士后研究员，以及 博士生将参加第六届国际正链RNA 2001年5月28日至6月2日在法国巴黎举行的病毒研讨会。座谈会 共同组织者是巴斯德研究所的文森特·杜贝尔和佐治亚州的马戈·布林顿 州立大学。当地组委会成员包括米歇尔·布拉希奇博士， 安妮-丽丝·海尼和休伯特·劳德。科学顾问委员会的成员 委员会，Paul Ahlquist博士，Andy Borman，Jean Dubuisson，Diane Griffin， 弗朗茨·X·海因茨、肯·理查兹、威利·斯潘和弗兰克·A·恩尼斯将与 组织者为科学计划挑选演讲者。一个 由Brinton、Griffin和Ahlquist博士组成的小组委员会将选出 年轻的美国科学家将获得旅行基金。中所涵盖的主题 八次全体会议(30分钟会谈)和一次短谈会议将 包括：病毒进入、病毒组装、基因组表达和复制， 病毒-宿主相互作用，宿主细胞对病毒感染的反应，策略 控制病毒感染、病毒进化和基因组学。正链 RNA病毒包括动物病毒的7个科，18个科 植物病毒，一个昆虫病毒家族和一个噬菌体家族。 由正链RNA病毒引起的疾病是医学、农业的 和经济意义。人类脑炎、小儿麻痹症、心脏病、 肝炎、普通感冒、胃肠炎、出血热、眼睛 感染和出生缺陷都是由正链RNA病毒引起的。 前几届国际正链RNA病毒研讨会于1986年举行， 1989年、1992年、1995年和1998年。因为广泛的国际参会 这次研讨会的会议地点在美国和欧洲之间轮流举行。 之前的五次会议都非常成功地实现了 促进科学家之间的话语，传播新研究的目标 信息，并在动物、植物和 昆虫病毒研究人员。支持这些会议的资金来自 注册费、赠款和行业捐款。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests funds to enable U.S. scientists, particularly young investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and predoctoral students to attend the Sixth International Positive-Strand RNA Virus Symposium in Paris, France, May 28 to June 2, 2001. The symposium co-organizers are Vincent Deubel, Institut Pasteur, and Margo Brinton, Georgia State University. The local organizing committee includes Drs. Michel Brahic, Anne-Lise Haenni, and Hubert Laude. The members of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Drs. Paul Ahlquist, Andy Borman, Jean Dubuisson, Diane Griffin, Franz X. Heinz, Ken Richards, Willy Spaan and Frank A. Ennis will work with the organizers to select the speakers for the scientific program. A subcommittee composed of Drs. Brinton, Griffin and Ahlquist will select the young US scientists who will be awarded travel funds. Topics covered in the eight plenary sessions (30 min. talks) and one short-talk session will include: virus entry, viral assembly, genome expression and replication, virus-host interactions, host cell response to viral infection, strategies for control of viral infections and viral evolution and genomics. Positive-strand RNA viruses comprise seven families of animal viruses, eighteen families of plant viruses, one family of insect viruses and one family of bacteriophages. Diseases caused by positive strand RNA viruses are of medical, agricultural and economic significance. Human encephalitis, poliomyelitis, heart disease, hepatitis, the common cold, gastroenteritis, haemorrhagic fever, eye infections, and birth defects are caused by positive-strand RNA viruses. Previous International Positive-Strand RNA Virus Symposiums were held in 1986, 1989, 1992, 1995 and 1998. Because of the broad-based international attendance of this symposium, the conference site alternates between the USA and Europe. All five of the previous meetings were extremely successful in achieving the goal of promoting discourse among scientists, disseminating new research information, and initiating new collaborations between animal, plant and insect virus researchers. Funds to support these meetings are obtained from registration fees, grants and industry donations.