Workshop on Antigen Processing and Presentation

说明（由申请人提供）：本申请是为了支持将于2004年9月16日至19日在缅因州巴尔港杰克逊实验室（TJL）举行的“第四届国际抗原加工和呈递研讨会”。本次会议的总体目标是将对免疫识别相关抗原加工和递呈研究有共同兴趣的主要研究人员聚集在一起。本次会议为已建立的研究人员和学生提供了一个独特的机会，可以互动和分享他们未发表的结果并交换意见。来自欧洲、澳大利亚和北美的科学家将参加，这将为科学交流创造一个独特的机会，以跟上发现过程的步伐，并促进新的研究合作和伙伴关系。会议将包括6个平台会议，特别强调抗原加工和呈递的结构和生化基础，以及参与先天和适应性免疫识别的受体。特别会议将专门讨论免疫系统和病原体的相互作用。此外，还有两场会议将涵盖抗原提呈细胞的生理学，重点是它们在体内的功能，以及T细胞对抗原刺激反应的生理学。预计这次会议的形式和规模将促进一定程度的互动，这在大型会议上是很少见到的。根据我们在前三次研讨会上的经验，最终的结果是，这种项目产生了令人印象深刻的新想法和合作。鼓励博士后和研究生参加，并将提供资金鼓励学生、妇女和代表性不足的少数民族参加。该会议自1994年以来每两年举行一次，一直是独特和富有成效的。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is for support of the "4th International Workshop on Antigen Processing and Presentation" to be held at The Jackson Laboratory (TJL) in Bar Harbor Maine on September 16-19, 2004. The overall objective of this conference is to bring together leading investigators who have a common interest in the studies of antigen processing and presentation in relation to immune recognition. This conference provides a unique opportunity for established investigators and students to interact and share their unpublished results and exchange ideas. Researchers from Europe, Australia and North America will participate, creating a unique opportunity for scientific communication to keep pace with the discovery process and for fostering new research collaborations and partnerships. The meeting will include 6 platform sessions with particular emphasis on the structural and biochemical basis for antigen processing and presentation, as well as on the receptors involved in innate and adaptive immune recognition. A special session will be dedicated to interactions of the immune system and pathogens. In addition two sessions will cover the topics of physiology of the antigen presenting cells with an emphasis on their function in vivo, and on the physiology of the T cell responses to antigen stimulation. The format and size of this meeting is expected to promote a degree of interaction rarely found at larger conferences. The end result, based on our experience in the previous three Workshops, is that this kind of program gives rise to an impressive number of new ideas and collaborations. Postdoctoral and graduate students are encouraged to attend, and funds will be available to encourage students as well as women and underrepresented minorities to participate. This meeting has been held every two years since 1994 and continues to be unique and productive.