Aging and Immunity Workshop

说明(由申请者提供)：申请资助五名初级调查员出席2004年10月3日至5日在特鲁多研究所举行的“衰老与免疫”研讨会。这次研讨会的目的是让研究年龄对免疫反应和疫苗效力的影响的著名免疫学家聚集在一起，讨论关键问题。一个重要的目标是确定免疫干预的合理基础，无论是在治疗方面还是疫苗设计方面。讲习班将集中讨论实地选定的关键专题，并将根据对调查问卷的答复，帮助确定讲习班的科学内容。该计划将包括一系列简短(约5分钟)的非正式演讲，共八个1.5小时的课程。这一独特的形式促进了思想的传播，促进了讨论。与会者将被要求在整个会议期间留下来，并将有足够的机会进行非正式互动。不会有议长酬金，但我们希望提供食宿，并大幅支付差旅费用。我们预计这次会议的预算总额约为40000美元。只有通过邀请才能参加，以保持小组足够小，以便于讨论。尽管直接参与将是有选择性的，但研讨会产生的见解将通过在广泛可获得的期刊上发表，如《免疫学趋势》或《自然免疫学》，向整个科学界传播。这次会议的一个优势是将老龄化和免疫学领域的高级研究人员聚集在一起。然而，为了该领域的活力，包括新兴的调查人员是至关重要的。在这项提案中，我们特别要求提供资金，以支付允许五名初级研究人员参加研讨会的基本费用，目的是培养这一领域的下一代免疫学家。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Funds are requested to support attendance of five junior investigators to attend a workshop on "Aging and Immunity" to be held at the Trudeau Institute on October 3-5, 2004. The goal of this workshop is to bring together prominent immunologists who study the effect of age on immune responses and vaccine efficacy to discuss key issues. An important goal is defining a rational basis for immune intervention, both in terms of therapy and vaccine design. The workshop will concentrate on discussion of selected key topics in the field and will be asked to help shape the scientific content of the workshop, based on responses to a questionnaire. The program will consist of a series of short (about 5 minute), informal presentations in eight 1.5 hour sessions. This unique format promotes dissemination of ideas and enhances discussion. Participants will be asked to stay for the entire meeting, and there will be ample opportunity for informal interactions. There will be no speaker honoraria, but we hope to provide food and accommodation and to significantly defray travel costs. We anticipate that the total budget for the meeting will be approximately $40,000. Participation is by invitation only in order to keep the group small enough to facilitate discussions. Although direct participation will be selective, the insights that emerge from the workshop will be disseminated to the entire scientific community by publication in a widely accessible journal, such as Trends in Immunology or Nature Immunology. A strength of the meeting is the bringing together of senior investigators in the fields of aging and immunology. However, it is critical for the vitality of the field to include emerging investigators. In this proposal, we are specifically requesting funds to cover the basic costs to allow five junior investigators to attend the workshop, with the goal of fostering the next generation of immunologists in this field.