FASEB Summer Conference on Microbial Polysaccharides

这项多年期提案目的是申请资金，以支持一些尚未完成的 青年研究人员、博士后研究员和研究生参加两年一度的FASB暑期 具有医疗、农业和工业重要性的微生物多糖研究会议“。 下一次会议将于2006年6月17日至22日在亚利桑那州图森市举行，今后的会议建议在2008年和 2010年。这次会议的目的是聚集广泛领域的老牌和新的调查人员 微生物多糖促进微生物发病机制和微生物新概念的交流 免疫、多糖类疫苗和治疗学、细胞生物学、植物生物学、工业 应用、基因调控和结构/功能。目前，几乎没有什么场所可以用来宣传 来自学术界、工业界和政府机构的科学家在这些不同领域的互动，以及这 在1997年、2000年和2004年举行的会议提供了这一独特的背景。两年就过去了 自上次会议以来，许多新的概念和技术从那时起在 这些领域的研究。对于2006年的会议，我们提议了九届会议，这些会议将详细讨论新的 在此期间出现的主题和想法。与上一次关于这一主题的非常成功的会议一样， 将组织会议主题和海报演示，以整合各种主题。另外，这张海报 会议和预定的空闲时间将允许进行非正式互动，以促进未来 年轻调查人员与这些个人的合作和增强的培训机会 在野外站稳脚跟。我们将延续从年轻研究人员中挑选最好的摘要的传统 将在每一次会议计划的两次15分钟的演讲中介绍。这将进一步鼓励这些 重要的互动。9名妇女将在2006年会议上发言或担任会议主席，我们 将积极向少数群体和残疾人宣传这次会议。根据之前的会议，我们 预计将有不同的与会者群体，包括2006年和未来的广泛的国际代表团 开会。这些两年一度的会议将继续为科学交流提供独特的环境 在微生物多糖领域的不同研究小组之间。 通过开发微生物多糖，微生物多糖在公共卫生中发挥了重要作用 耳等疾病的多糖偶联物疫苗、治疗和医学应用 感染、脑膜炎、肺炎、关节炎、关节疼痛、皮肤病和癌症。这些进步带来了 迄今为止，数以百万计的儿童和成人受益，微生物多糖研究的新进展 在未来将继续对社会非常有益。

The purpose of this multi-year proposal is to request funding to support a number of outstanding young investigators, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students to attend the biennial "FASEB Summer Research Conferences on Microbial Polysaccharides of Medical, Agricultural, and Industrial Importance". The next meeting will be held June 17-22, 2006 in Tucson, AZ, with future meetings proposed for 2008 and 2010. This meeting is designed to bring together established and new investigators in the broad field of microbial polysaccharides to facilitate the exchange of new concepts in microbial pathogenesis and immunity, polysaccharide-based vaccines and therapeutics, cell biology, plant biology, industrial applications, gene regulation, and structure/function. Presently, few venues are available to promote the interactions of scientists from academia, industry, and government agencies in these diverse areas, and this meeting has provided this unique setting when held in 1997, 2000 and 2004. Two years will have passed since the last meeting and many new concepts, and techniques have been developed since that time in these areas of research. For the 2006 meeting we have proposed nine sessions that will cover in detail new topics and ideas that have emerged during this time. As at the last highly successful meeting on this topic, session topics and poster presentations will be organized to integrate various topics. In addition, the poster sessions and scheduled free time will allow informal interactions to occur in order to promote future collaborations and enhanced training opportunities for young investigators with those individuals more established in the field. We will continue the tradition of selecting the best abstracts from young investigators to be presented during two 15-minute talks planned for each session. This will further encourage these important interactions. Nine women will be speakers or serve as session chairs for the 2006 meeting, and we will actively promote this meeting to minorities and persons with disabilities. Based on previous meetings we expect a diverse group of attendees, including a broad international contingent at both the 2006 and future meetings. These biennial meetings will continue to provide a unique environment for scientific exchange between diverse groups of investigators in the area of microbial polysaccharides. Microbial polysaccharides have played a significant role in public health through the development of polysaccharide-conjugate vaccines, therapeutics and medical applications for diseases such as ear infections, meningitis, pneumonia, arthritis, joint pain, skin disorders and cancer. These advances have benefited millions of children and adults to date, and new developments in microbial polysaccharide research will continue to be very beneficial to society in the future.