8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请寻求对第8届神经病毒学国际研讨会的支持，该研讨会将于2007年10月29日至11月2日在美国加州圣地亚哥举行，为期3.5天，部分由国际神经病毒学学会（ISNV）赞助。这次专题讨论会将是1997年发起的一系列专题讨论会中的第八次。具体而言，申请要求提供资金以支付以下费用：（1）全体会议发言人，（2）研究生、博士后研究员和临床研究员的旅费赠款，（3）现场注册包材料的准备，（4）海报会议费用，（5）视听设备租金，（6）讲习班和海报会议的房间租金，（7）与注册、程序准备、摘要处理和一般会议准备活动相关的行政工作，以及（8）所有会议活动的基于网络的管理。第八届神经病毒学国际研讨会的具体目标是提供一个论坛，传播与以下方面有关的新信息：（1）神经艾滋病的中枢神经系统反应（2）神经艾滋病的共同病原体（3）神经艾滋病的药物滥用、衰老和其他合并症（4）抗病毒治疗：新出现的模式和对中枢神经系统的影响，（5）非病毒病原体与CNS疾病（6）CNS疾病中的先天性和适应性免疫（7）免疫细胞运输与血脑屏障（8）神经系统感染中的宿主基因表达（9）神经发生和神经保护（10）动物模型和病毒发病机制（11）RNA病毒，CNS疾病和生物防御和（12）干细胞生物学，纳米医学和治疗。第八届研讨会还将（1）加强关于预防和治疗由艾滋病毒和其他一些病毒和非病毒病原体引起的神经系统疾病的基础/临床科学概念的相互促进，（2）促进吸引年轻研究人员进入一个重要和不断发展的多学科研究领域（调查员培训班和网络午餐），（3）促进国际范围的合作，包括促进世界欠发达地区的研究，（4）强调基本科学概念和教条的发展（科学范式建设讲座），（5）强调杰出女性在生物医学科学发展中的重大贡献（女性卓越科学讲座）。总的来说，第八届神经病毒学国际研讨会将寻求更新在神经病毒学和相关学科领域工作的研究人员的前沿信息，以便继续确定重要的知识差距。有了这些信息，与会者将致力于制定新的问题和实验方向，以加强预防，诊断和治疗与朊病毒，艾滋病毒和其他病毒和非病毒病原体相关的神经系统疾病的新策略的发展。预计约有350人将参加第八届神经病毒学国际研讨会，并发表250多篇摘要和50多篇口头报告。在第八届国际神经病毒学研讨会上提出和讨论的研究将集中在预防，诊断和治疗由病毒和其他非病毒感染性疾病因子引起的人类神经系统疾病的新策略的开发上。特别是，在这次会议上开发的演讲，讨论和战略规划和协作科学将致力于确定控制免疫系统的新策略，以优化不同年龄，性别和种族/种族背景的人类神经系统疾病的预防和治疗。研讨会还将概述国际上在神经艾滋病、神经病毒学和其他非病毒性CNS病原体引起的疾病方面正在进行的研究工作。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks support for the 8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology that will be held as a 3.5 day meeting scheduled for October 29 - November 2, 2007 in San Diego, California, USA, and sponsored, in part, by the International Society for NeuroVirology (ISNV). This symposium will be the eight in a series that was initiated in 1997. Specifically, the application requests funding to cover the costs of (1) plenary session speakers, (2) travel grants for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and clinical fellows, (3) preparation of on-site registration packet materials, (4) poster session costs, (5) rental of audiovisual equipment, (6) rental of rooms for workshop and poster sessions, (7) administrative effort associated with registration, program preparation, abstract processing, and general meeting preparation activities, and (8) web-based management of all meeting activities. The specific aims of the 8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology are to provide a forum for the dissemination of new information related to (1) CNS response in NeuroAIDS (2) Co-pathogens in NeuroAIDS (3) Drugs of abuse, aging, and other comorbidities in neuroAIDS (4) Antiviral therapy: Emerging modalities and CNS implications, (5) Non-viral pathogens and CNS disease (6) Innate and adaptive immunity in CNS disease (7) Immune cell trafficking and blood brain barrier (8) Host gene expression in neurologic infections (9) Neurogenesis and neuroprotection (10) Animal models and viral pathogenesis (11) RNA viruses, CNS disease, and biodefense and (12) Stem cell biology, nanomedicine, and therapy. The 8th Symposium will also (1) enhance cross-fertilization of basic/clinical science concepts concerning prevention and treatment of neurologic disease caused by HIV and a number of other viral and non-viral pathogens, (2) facilitate the attraction of young investigators to an important and growing multi-disciplinary field of investigation (Investigators-in-Training sessions and networking lunches), (3) stimulate collaborations with an international scope including the nurturing of research in underdeveloped regions of the world, (4) emphasize the development of basic scientific concepts and dogma (Scientific Paradigm Building Lecture), and (5) emphasize the major contributions of outstanding women in the development of biomedical science (Women's Excellence in Science Lecture). Overall, the 8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology will seek to update investigators working in the field of neurovirology and related disciplines with leading edge information so that important gaps in knowledge can continue to be identified. Armed with this information, attendees will work toward formulating new questions and experimental directions to enhance the development of new strategies to prevent, diagnose, and treat neurologic disease associated with prions, HIV, and other viral and non-viral pathogens. It is anticipated that approximately 350 individuals will attend the 8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology with more than 250 abstracts and greater than 50 oral presentations. The research presented and discussed at the 8th International Symposium on NeuroVirology will focus on the development of new strategies to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases of the human nervous system caused by viral and other non-viral infectious disease agents. In particular, the presentations, discussion, and strategic planning and collaborative science developed at this meeting will be directed at identifying new strategies to control the immune system to optimize the prevention and treatment of neurologic disease in humans of different ages, gender, and ethnic/racial backgrounds. The Symposium will also overview ongoing international research efforts in NeuroAIDS, neurovirology, and diseases caused by other non-viral CNS pathogens.