The Upstate New York Immunology Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：上州纽约免疫学会议（NYIC）为来自上州纽约研究界的免疫学家提供了一个论坛，每年进行互动。本次会议的目标是为纽约北部免疫学社区的成员提供一个机会，包括教师，博士后研究员和学生，介绍和讨论他们的研究，交流思想，并发展合作。这个会议已经存在了六（6）年，开始于1998年在纽约州北河石榴石山小屋举行的“北方纽约免疫学务虚会”。1998年的会议有来自三个机构的53名与会者。下次会议将于2004年11月14日至16日在纽约州博尔顿兰丁的萨加莫尔度假村的乔治湖岸边举行。预计2004年会议将有大约125名与会者，他们来自奥尔巴尼医学院、纽约公共卫生实验室沃兹沃斯研究中心、特鲁多研究所、纽约州立大学北部医科大学、罗切斯特大学、康奈尔大学、罗斯韦尔公园癌症中心、纽约大学布法罗分校、纽约州立大学斯托尼布鲁克分校、佛蒙特大学、和达特茅斯医学院。此外，将有两个（2）主题发言人。今年的主旨发言人是康涅狄格大学的Leo Lefrancois博士和布朗大学的克莉丝汀比龙博士。所有希望参加的人 将在萨加莫尔度假村的340间客房和广泛的会议设施。会议的重点每年不同，取决于个别与会者，通常包括一系列主题。今年的主题将是：生物技术的进展，免疫调节，生物防御和新出现的疾病，对感染的免疫反应和免疫治疗策略。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Upstate New York Immunology Conference (NYIC) provides a forum for immunologists from the Upstate New York research community to interact on an annual basis. The goal of this meeting is to provide an opportunity for members of the Upstate New York immunology community, including faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and students, to present and discuss their research, exchange ideas, and develop collaborations. This conference has been in existence for six (6) years, beginning modestly in 1998 as "The Northern New York Immunology Retreat" at Garnet Hill Lodge, North River, NY. The 1998 meeting included 53 participants from three (3) institutions. The next meeting will be held November 14-16, 2004, on the shores of Lake George at The Sagamore Resort, Bolton Landing, NY. It is anticipated that for the 2004 meeting, there will be approximately 125 participants from Albany Medical College, the New York Public Health Laboratories Wadsworth Center for Research, the Trudeau Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, the University of Rochester, Cornell University, Roswell Park Cancer Center, the University of New York at Buffalo, SUNY Stony Brook, the University of Vermont, and Dartmouth Medical School. In addition, there will be two (2) keynote speakers. This year's keynote speakers are Dr. Leo Lefrancois from the University of Connecticut, and Dr. Christine Biron, from Brown University. All those wishing to attend will be accommodated within the Sagamore Resort's 340 rooms and extensive conference facilities. The focus of the meeting varies from year to year depending upon the individual participants and normally includes a range of topics. This year's topics will be: Advances in Biotechnology, Immune Regulation, Biodefense and Emerging Diseases, The Immune Response to Infection, and Strategies in Immunotherapy.