4th Orthomyxovirus Research Conference

第四届正粘病毒研究会议将在伍兹霍尔举行， 马萨诸塞州9月21日？2007年24日会议旨在提供一个 为世界各地的年轻科学家提供一个平台，分享他们的最新发现， 正粘病毒研究。前三次会议在特塞尔举行， 2001年11月在荷兰; 2003年8月在新泽西的弗洛勒姆公园; 和剑桥，来自下列国家的青年科学家参加了会议： 欧洲，美国，俄罗斯、日本和世界其他许多地方。今年我们 预计大约有75名来自不同地区的与会者将加入我们的伍兹会议 交流思想，发起合作，并与高级管理人员建立关系 科学家在现场。既然实验主义者提出他们自己的 工作，我们鼓励研究生，博士后研究员和初级教师， 礼物鼓励资深科学家出席会议， 与其他科学家进行讨论和互动。我们欢迎涵盖所有内容的摘要 正粘病毒研究领域。会议主题包括发展和 流行病学，生态学和动物流感，结构和复制，禽流感 包括反向遗传学在内的基因操作， 免疫学、疫苗接种新方法、发病机理（包括病毒宿主） 相互作用和病毒细菌协同作用，诊断方法，抗病毒药物的使用， 大流行的准备，和新兴的研究领域。举行这次会议 在一个容易访问但独家网站提供了一个激烈的周末互动 和思想交流。流感带来的全球性问题， 大流行病的初期阶段、禽流感造成的持续经济损失以及 生物恐怖主义威胁使其成为当前和未来研究的一个重要课题。的 目前正粘病毒领域的领导者的老龄化说明了迫切需要 需要招募年轻科学家到流感病毒研究领域。目的 这项提议的一个重要目的是提供资金，使有前途的年轻调查人员能够 与同龄人互动，并致力于这一研究领域。

The 4th Orthomyxoviruses Research Conference will be held in Woods Hole, Massachusetts September 21st ? 24th, 2007. The meeting is intended to provide a platform for young scientists around the world to share their latest discoveries in orthomyxovirus research. The first three conferences were held in Texel, The Netherlands, in November of 2001; Florham Park, New Jersey in August of 2003; and Cambridge, England in July 2005, and were attended by young scientists from Europe, the U.S., Russia, Japan, and many other parts of the world. This year we expect around 75 attendees from a similarly diverse geography to join us in Woods Hole to exchange ideas, initiate collaborations, and foster relationships with senior scientists in the field. Since it is the intention that experimentalists present their own work, we encourage graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty to present. Senior scientists are encouraged to attend the meeting to participate in discussions and interact with other scientists. We welcome abstracts covering all fields of orthomyxovirus research. Session topics include evolution and epidemiology, ecology and influenza in animals, structure and replication, avian-toanimal transmission, genetic manipulation of influenza including reverse genetics, immunology, new approaches to vaccination, pathogenesis including virus host interactions and viral bacterial synergism, diagnostic approaches, use of antivirals, pandemic preparedness, and emerging fields of study. The conference will be held at an easily accessible but exclusive site providing an intense weekend of interaction and exchange of ideas. Worldwide problems due to influenza including the certainty of an incipient pandemic, continuous economic loss from avian influenza, and the threat of bioterrorism make this an important topic for present and future study. The aging of the current leaders in the field of orthomyxoviruses speaks to the urgent need to recruit young scientists to the field of influenza virus research. The purpose of this proposal is to provide funds that will allow promising young investigators to interact with their peers and develop a commitment to this area of research.