Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions 2008 Gordon Research Conference

描述(由申请人提供)： 戈登研究会议“宿主-寄生虫相互作用的生物学”Salve Regina University，Newport RI，2008年6月22-27日。2008年宿主-寄生虫相互作用GRC会议将集中讨论原生动物有机体分子方面的最新发现，以及这些发现与疟疾、弓形虫病、非洲和美洲锥虫病、利什曼病、滴虫病、贾第鞭毛虫病和内阿米巴病等人类疾病的关系。会议的目的是确定这一动态和令人兴奋的领域的现状，并讨论和制定未来的研究议程。对人类疾病和新治疗靶点的识别、确认和特征的关注显然将这次会议置于NIH和NIAID的任务范围之内。特别鼓励研究生和博士后参与，三分之一的演讲将从摘要中挑选出来。将提供一些研究生/博士后入学奖学金，并鼓励少数群体的个人申请。本次会议承诺将秉承戈登研究会议的精神，促进信息和思想的自由和友好交流。要涵盖的关键领域是：媒介生物学(讨论领袖：Jose‘Ribeiro(NIH)寄生虫开发(讨论领袖：Stephen Beverley，Washington U，St.Louis))表观遗传调控和基因表达(讨论领袖：Gloria Rudenko，英国牛津)入侵和细胞器生物发生(讨论领袖；《OMICS》：连接功能和基因组学(David Roos，U-Penn)寄生虫RNA世界(讨论者：)舒拉米特·米凯利(以色列巴伊兰大学)生物化学和药物发现(讨论者：玛格丽特·菲利普斯，德克萨斯大学西南)劫持宿主细胞(讨论者：David Sibley，华盛顿大学，圣路易斯)寄生虫成像的前沿(讨论者：Markus Engstler，德国慕尼黑)2008年宿主-寄生虫相互作用GRC会议将集中讨论原生动物有机体的分子方面的最新发现，以及这些发现与人类疾病，如(但不限于)疟疾、疟疾和人类疾病的关系弓形虫病、非洲和美洲锥虫病、利什曼病、滴虫病、贾第鞭毛虫病和内阿米巴病。会议的目的是确定这一动态和令人兴奋的领域的现状，并讨论和制定未来的研究议程。对人类疾病的关注以及对新的治疗目标的确认、确认和表征显然将会议置于NIH，特别是NIAID的任务范围之内。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Gordon Research Conference on 'Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions' Salve Regina University, Newport RI, June 22 - 27, 2008. The 2008 Host-parasite Interactions GRC conference will focus on the latest findings on molecular aspects of protozoan organisms and how these relate to human diseases such as (but not limited to) malaria, toxoplasmosis, African and American trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, trichomoniasis, giardiasis and entamoebiasis. The aim of the meeting is to define current state of this dynamic and exciting field and to discuss and set future research agendas. The focus on human diseases and the identification, validation and characterisation of new therapeutic targets clearly places the conference within the mission of the NIH and particulalry of the NIAID. Participation by graduate students and post-docs is particularly encouraged and a third of the talks will be selected from the abstracts. Some sholarships for graduate student/post-doc attendance will be made available and individuals from minority groups are encouraged to apply. This conference promises to adhere to the spirit of the Gordon Research Conferences by promoting the free and friendly exchange of information and ideas. The key areas to be covered are: Vector Biology (Discussion Leader: Jose' Ribeiro (NIH) Parasite Development (Discussion Leader: Stephen Beverley, WASHU, St. Louis) Epigenetic Regulation and gene expression (Discussion Leader: Gloria Rudenko, Oxford, UK) Invasion and Organelle Biogenesis (Discussion Leader; Dominique Soldati, Geneva, Switzerland) The "OMICS": Interfacing function and genomics (David Roos, U-Penn) The Parasite RNA World (Discussion Leader:) Shulamit Michaeli (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) Biochemistry and Drug Discovery (Discussion Leader: Margaret Phillips, UT-Southwestern) Hijacking the Host Cell (Discussion Leader: David Sibley,WASHU, St. Louis) Frontiers in parasite imaging (Discussion Leader: Markus Engstler, Munich, Germany) The 2008 Host-parasite Interactions GRC conference will focus on the latest findings on molecular aspects of protozoan organisms and how these relate to human diseases such as (but not limited to) malaria, toxoplasmosis, African and American trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, trichomoniasis, giardiasis and entamoebiasis. The aim of the meeting is to define current state of this dynamic and exciting field and to discuss and set future research agendas. The focus on human diseases and the identification, validation and characterization of new therapeutic targets clearly places the conference within the mission of the NIH and particularly of the NIAID.