Meeting Support for HIV Dynamics and Evolution

描述(由申请人提供)： 艾滋病毒进化和动力学会议是一个有15年历史的小型艾滋病毒年度会议。这次会议为从事数据分析、数学家建模和艾滋病毒进化分析的人提供了一个具体的机会，可以聚集在一起讨论新的研究及其影响，以及可以应用于艾滋病毒的新的分析工具和方法。这项工作的数学和统计方面的讨论可以比较大的艾滋病毒会议更深入地讨论，这些会议主要集中在经验和临床陈述上。从历史上看，这次会议在欧洲和美国之间交替举行，为大西洋两岸的研究人员提供了更多的机会参加会议。对于直接参与数据分析的艾滋病毒科学家来说，这可能是一年中最重要的会议之一。会议吸引了对体内动力学和疾病进展、考虑到流行史、免疫学和疫苗战略的艾滋病毒全球变异进行建模的个人，以及研究耐药性出现的个人。讲座和海报包括重要的新研究，这些研究具有复杂的方面，可能更多地从传统观点提出，但从分析的角度进行讨论；艾滋病毒领域以外的科学家以数学为导向的演讲，他们开发了可能有益于艾滋病毒研究领域的新分析方法。在过去，大约有100到150名科学家参加，这个数字取决于地点。有充足的时间进行讨论和发展联系，以促进和扩大正在进行的研究，并发起新的合作努力。传统上，这次会议得到了OAR和CDC的支持，补充资金来自行业和主要组织者在任何一年的筹款努力。我们请求继续提供过去5年来收到的这笔赠款的宝贵支助，使来自欠发达国家的初级调查人员和参与者得以出席。加州大学圣迭戈分校继续医学教育办公室提出在我们申请资助的3年内支持会议的财务和组织基础设施，并将直接与主要科学组织者合作，而不考虑他或她的家乡机构。艾滋病毒演变和动态会议是一个小型、密集的年度艾滋病毒会议，已有15年的历史。这次会议为进行数据分析、数学建模和艾滋病毒进化分析的人提供了一个机会，可以聚集在一起讨论新的研究及其影响，以及可以应用于艾滋病毒的新的分析工具和方法。本次会议提供和产生的信息对艾滋病毒传播、预防、疾病进展和治疗具有潜在的重要影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The HIV Evolution and Dynamics Meeting is a small annual HIV meeting with a 15 year history. This meeting has given people who perform data analysis, mathematician modeling, and HIV evolutionary analysis a specific opportunity to come together to discuss new research, both in terms of new studies and their implications, and new analysis tools and methods that can be applied to HIV. Mathematical and statistical aspects of the work can be discussed in greater depth than is possible in the larger HIV meetings, which primarily focus on experienial and clinical presentations. Historically this meeting has alternated venues between Europe and the US, to allow greater access to the meeting for researchers on both sides of the Atlantic. It can be one of the most important meetings of the year for HIV Scientists directly involved in the analysis of data. The meeting draws individuals who model in vivo dynamics and disease progression, global variation of HIV with considerations of the epidemic history, immunology and vaccine strategies, and individuals that study the emergence of drug resistance. The talks and posters range from important new studies that have complex aspects that may be presented more from a traditional view, but are discussed from an analysis perspective; mathematical oriented talks from scientists outside the HIV field who develop new analysis methods that might usefully be brought into the sphere of HIV research. On the order of 100 to 150 scientists attend, this number has depended on the venue in the past. There is ample time for discussion and developing contacts to facilitate and extend ongoing studies, and to initiate new collaborative efforts. The meeting has traditionally been supported by the OAR and the CDC with supplemental funding coming in through industry and the fund raising efforts of the primary organizer in any given year. We are requesting a continuation of the invaluable support received this grant for past 5 years which has permitted the attendance of junior investigators and participants from under developed countries. The UCSD Office of Continuing Medical Education has offered to support the financial and organizational infrastructure of the conference for the 3 year period for which we are requesting funding, and will work directly with the primary scientific organizer regardless of his or her home institution. The HIV Evolution and Dynamics Meeting is a small, intensive, annual HIV meeting with a 15 year history. This meeting has given people who perform data analysis, mathematical modeling, and HIV evolutionary analysis an opportunity to come together to discuss new research, both in terms of new studies and their implications, and new analysis tools and methods that can be applied to HIV. The information presented and generated by this meeting has potential important implications regarding HIV transmission, prevention, disease progression and treatment.