9th Annual International Mtg on HIV Dynamics & Evolution

描述(申请人提供)：生物数学和计算 方法为艾滋病毒方面的许多重大进展奠定了基础 这是艾滋病毒基因变异研究工作的关键组成部分。 一年一度的艾滋病毒动态和进化国际讨论会 为这些方法的专家提供了一个论坛，供他们介绍和讨论 他们在非正式场合的最新结果是深入的。主题发表于 最近的会议包括艾滋病毒的病毒库，药物的适合性 抗药性变异，免疫识别的病毒进化，以及 全球流行毒株的起源。将举行系列会议中的第九次会议 加州大学洛杉矶分校会议中心，箭头湖，加利福尼亚州，3月17日- 2002年19日。第九次会议的目标是：1)促进 通报与a)艾滋病毒动态和 发病机制，b)艾滋病毒进化和系统发育，c)免疫反应，T细胞 动态和病毒逃逸；2)提供辩论和讨论的论坛 这些领域的替代假设；3)整合新的生物数学 人类免疫缺陷病毒致病机制和疫苗开发的研究方法。 第9次会议的与会者将包括病毒学领域的领军人物， 生物数学和进化，以及初级工作者积极参与 这些领域的研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Biomathematics and computational approaches provided the foundation for many significant recent advances in HIV pathogenesis and are a critical component of work on genetic variation in HIV. The Annual International Discussion Meeting in HIV Dynamics and Evolution provides a forum for specialists in these approaches to present and discuss their latest results in depth in an informal setting. Topics addressed at recent meetings have included viral reservoirs for HIV, fitness of drug resistant variants, viral evolution in response to immune recognition, and the origin of global epidemic strains. The 9th Meeting in the series will be held at the UCLA Conference Center, Lake Arrowhead, California from March 17th - 19th 2002. The goals of the 9th Meeting will be: 1) To facilitate communication of the most recent results relating to a) HIV dynamics and pathogenesis, b) HIV evolution and phylogenetics, c) Immune responses, T cell dynamics and viral escape; 2) To provide a forum for debate and discussion of alternative hypotheses in these areas; 3) To integrate new biomathematical approaches into research in HIV pathogenesis and vaccine development. Participants in the 9th Meeting will include leading figures in virology, biomathematics, and evolution, as well as junior workers actively involved in research in these areas.