Oral Immunology/Microbiology Annual Meeting

描述(申请人提供)：口腔免疫学/微生物学研究小组成立于1991年，旨在促进对口腔免疫学和微生物学感兴趣的个人之间的合作与互动，特别是与口腔疾病(龋齿和牙周病)有关的免疫学和微生物学。人们普遍认为，像IADR/AADR大会这样的大型会议不能提供一个适合亲密讨论和合作的论坛，OIMRG是针对这一普遍看法而成立的，它由来自美国和海外的39所大学、研究中心和商业组织的70多名调查人员组成。该小组每年召开一次年度会议，由三个科学会议组成，每个会议都侧重于口腔免疫学和微生物学的一个不同领域。口腔免疫学/微生物学研究小组的目标主要是通过年会实现的，但不完全是通过年会实现的。 这些目标包括：1.促进对口腔免疫学和微生物学感兴趣的科学家之间的互动和合作。2.促进从事口腔健康和疾病基础和临床研究的院士及其私营部门同事之间的信息交流和合作。3.提供一个论坛，使进入口腔免疫学/微生物学领域的新的研究人员能够开始与更成熟的研究人员建立“网络”，并与联邦和非联邦机构的代表建立联系，这些机构可能是未来研究的一个潜在的资金来源。 口腔免疫学微生物学研究组第13届年会定于2003年1月9日至12日在朗博特岛的朗博特岛希尔顿举行，FL会议的主题将包括：a)宿主对口腔细菌的反应，b)口腔细菌的微生物致病机制，以及c)宿主对口腔组织的损伤机制。将邀请两位客座讲师，一位讨论与宿主免疫的广泛领域有关的主题，另一位讨论与细菌毒力因素有关的主题。OIMRG及其年度会议的持续存在极大地增强了拥有与口腔健康和疾病相关的免疫学和微生物发病机制专业知识的研究人员之间的合作互动/合作精神。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Oral Immunology/Microbiology Research Group was founded in 1991 as a means of promoting collegial interaction and collaboration among individuals interested in the immunology and microbiology of the oral cavity, particularly as related to oral disease (dental caries and periodontal disease). Formed in response to a general perception that large meetings such as the IADR/AADR General Sessions do not provide a forum suitable for intimate discourse and collaboration, the OIMRG is comprised of more than seventy investigators representing thirty-nine universities, research centers, and commercial organizations in the U.S. and abroad. Once each year the group convenes for an annual meeting, which consists of three scientific sessions, each focusing upon a distinct area of oral immunology and microbiology. It is primarily, but not exclusively, through the annual meeting that the objectives of the Oral Immunology/Microbiology Research Group are achieved. These objectives include the following: 1. To foster interaction and collaboration among scientists interested in oral immunology and microbiology. 2. To promote information exchange and collaboration between academicians and their colleagues in the private sector who are engaged in basic and clinical studies pertaining to oral health and disease. 3. To provide a forum through which new investigators entering the fields of oral immunology/microbiology can begin to "network" with more established investigators and to establish contact with representatives of federal and non-federal agencies which may be a potential source of funding for future studies. The 13th annual meeting of the Oral ImmunologylMicrobiology Research Group has been scheduled for January 9-12, 2003, at the Longboat Key Hilton in Longboat Key, FL Session topics will include: a) host responses to oral bacteria, b) mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis employed by oral bacteria, and c) mechanisms of host mediated injury to oral tissues. Two guest lecturers will be invited, one discussing a topic related to the broad area of host immunity, the other pertaining to bacterial virulence factors. Perpetuation of the OIMRG and its annual meetings greatly enhances the spirit of collegial interaction/collaboration among investigators with expertise in immunology and microbial pathogenesis as related to oral health and disease.