Upstate New York Immunology Conference

为了给来自纽约北部地区和周边地区的免疫学家（教师和学员）提供一个论坛，介绍和讨论他们的研究，并建立合作，纽约北部免疫学会议于1998年发起。1998年的会议有来自三个机构的53名与会者。此后，该会议每年举行一次，现已扩大到包括十（10）个机构，2007年的出席人数达到134人。具体目标是：1）为区域上纽约免疫学社区和邻近机构的成员提供一个论坛，以展示他们的工作，交流思想和发展合作; 2）为学生和博士后研究员提供一个机会，以满足其他学员以及来自地区机构的教师; 3）给学生和博士后研究员一个机会，以会议的形式介绍他们的工作，并获得对他们的项目的适当反馈;以及4）提高地方、国家和国际对纽约北部地区正在进行的免疫学研究的认识。下一次会议将于2009年10月25日至28日在纽约博尔顿兰丁萨加莫尔度假村的乔治湖岸边举行。预计2009年会议将有大约115名与会者，他们来自奥尔巴尼医学院、纽约公共卫生实验室沃兹沃斯研究中心、特鲁多研究所、纽约州立大学北部医科大学、罗切斯特大学、康奈尔大学、罗斯韦尔公园癌症中心、纽约大学布法罗分校、宾夕法尼亚州立大学、佛蒙特大学、和达特茅斯医学院。此外，将有两个（2）主题发言人。今年的主题演讲人是Jay Kolls博士（匹兹堡大学）和Jonathan Yewdell博士（国家过敏和传染病研究所，NIH）。所有希望参加的人都将被安排在萨加莫尔度假村的340间客房和广泛的会议设施内。会议的重点每年不同，取决于个别与会者，通常包括一系列主题。今年的主题将是：1）免疫调节，2）对感染的免疫反应，3）免疫调节/干预机制。

In an effort to provide a forum for immunologists (faculty and trainees) from the Upstate New York area and surrounding regions, to present and discuss their research, and build collaborations, the Upstate New York Immunology Conference was initiated in 1998. The 1998 meeting included 53 participants from three (3) institutions. This meeting has since continued on an annual basis and has now grown to include ten (10) institutions with attendance reaching 134 in 2007. The specific objectives are: 1) to provide a forum for members of the regional Upstate New York immunology community and neighboring institutions to present their work, exchange ideas, and develop collaborations; 2) to give students and postdoctoral fellows an opportunity to meet other trainees as well as faculty from area institutions; 3) to give students and postdoctoral fellows an opportunity to present their work in a meeting format, and obtain appropriate feedback on their projects; and 4) to increase local, national, and international awareness of immunology research being conducted in the Upstate New York region. The next meeting will be held October 25-28, 2009, on the shores of Lake George at The Sagamore Resort, Bolton Landing, NY. It is anticipated that for the 2009 meeting, there will be approximately 115 participants from Albany Medical College, the New York Public Health Laboratories Wadsworth Center for Research, the Trudeau Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, the University of Rochester, Cornell University, Roswell Park Cancer Center, the University of New York at Buffalo, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Vermont, and Dartmouth Medical School. In addition, there will be two (2) keynote speakers. This year's keynote speakers are Drs. Jay Kolls (University of Pittsburgh) and Jonathan Yewdell (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH). All those wishing to attend will be accommodated within the Sagamore Resort's 340 rooms and extensive conference facilities. The focus of the meeting varies from year to year depending upon the individual participants and normally includes a range of topics. This year's topics will be: 1) Immune Regulation, 2) The Immune Response to Infection, and 3) Mechanisms of Immune Modulation/Intervention.