Cytokines in Health and Disease: 15th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokin

摘要 国际细胞因子学会(ICS)第15届年会将在加利福尼亚州旧金山举行 2007年10月26日至30日。这场名为《健康与疾病中的细胞因子》的国际会议将带来 共同领导细胞因子信号和生物学、免疫学、癌症研究和 传染病。会议由斯蒂芬·斯梅尔博士、理查德·弗拉维尔博士、劳丽·格里姆彻博士、 克里斯托弗·亨特和阿布·阿巴斯，他们从广泛的角度研究细胞因子。的一个主要目标 这次会议将促进进行分子尖端研究的科学家之间的互动 细胞因子功能、信号转导和基因表达的机制，以及那些致力于翻译这些机制的人 将知识转化为治疗人类疾病的新疗法。细胞因子及其调节因子的治疗潜力 细胞因子的信号和表达现在受到重视，增加了增强相互作用的需要 在这一激动人心的领域，基础、翻译和临床研究人员。除了邀请了大约48人 计划在全体会议和研讨会上发言的人，注册者提交的一些摘要将 被选为专题会议的口头报告，其他注册者将有机会 在海报会议上讨论他们的工作。来自学术机构和生物技术的科学家 制药行业已被邀请并鼓励参与其中。杰出少年 研究人员、博士后研究人员和研究生/医学生也将被鼓励参与， 并将在每个类别中向三到四名年轻研究人员颁发奖项。一项特别努力将是 旨在支持任职人数不足的少数群体和妇女的职业发展。尽管我们压倒一切 目标是将从不同角度研究细胞因子的研究人员聚集在一起，这是 会议将是关于T辅助17(Th17)细胞发育和功能的最新研究 正常生理和各种疾病，一次全体会议专门讨论这一重要和 令人振奋的新研究领域。其他全体会议和座谈会的标题是“先天免疫” 识别和反应，“T细胞亚群”，“细胞因子，趋化因子和炎症”，“抑制性” 受体和细胞因子，基因调控，炎症和癌症，信号转导，调控 巨噬细胞的活动和功能，和临床进展。这是组委会的坚定信念 委员会和ICS领导层，通过将这些领域的领导人、初级调查人员和受训人员聚集在一起 细胞因子研究的不同领域，这次会议将启发重要的新的研究途径，并将 对细胞因子领域有前途的年轻研究人员和实习生的职业发展大有裨益。

Summary The 15th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine Society (ICS) will be held in San Francisco, California from October 26-30, 2007. This international conference, titled "Cytokines in Health and Disease," will bring together leading investigators in the fields of cytokine signaling and biology, immunology, cancer research, and infectious diseases. The meeting is organized by Drs. Stephen Smale, Richard Flavell, Laurie Glimcher, Christopher Hunter, and Abul Abbas, who study cytokines from a broad range of perspectives. A major goal of the meeting will be to promote interactions between scientists performing cutting-edge studies of the molecular mechanisms of cytokine function, signal transduction, and gene expression, and those working to translate this knowledge into novel therapies for human disease. The therapeutic potential of cytokines and of modulators of cytokine signaling and expression are now appreciated, raising the need for enhanced interactions between basic, translational, and clinical researchers in this exciting field. In addition to approximately 48 invited speakers scheduled for Plenary Sessions and Symposia, a number of abstracts submitted by registrants will be selected for oral presentations in Special Topics Sessions, with other registrants given the opportunity to discuss their work at poster sessions. Scientists from academic institutions as well as from the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries have been invited and encouraged to participate. Outstanding junior investigators, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate/medical students will also be encouraged to participate, and awards will be given to three or four young researchers in each of these categories. A special effort will be made to support the career development of under-represented minorities and women. Although our overriding objective is to bring together researchers studying cytokines from diverse perspectives, one major theme of the meeting will be recent studies of the emerging field of T helper 17 (Th17) cell development and functions in normal physiology and a variety of diseases, with one Plenary Session devoted entirely to this important and exciting new research area. The titles of other Plenary Sessions and Symposia are "Innate Immune Recognition and Responses," "T-Cell Subsets," "Cytokines, Chemokines, and Inflammation," "Inhibitory Receptors and Cytokines," "Gene Regulation," "Inflammation and Cancer," "Signal Transduction," "Regulation of Macrophage Activities and Functions," and "Clinical Progress." It is the firm belief of the Organizing Committee and ICS Leadership that, by bringing together leaders, junior investigators, and trainees in these diverse areas of cytokine research, this meeting will inspire important new avenues of investigation and will be of great benefit to the career development of promising young investigators and trainees in the cytokine field.