11th Biennial Congress - Anaerobe

描述（由申请人提供）：厌氧菌是一种在缺氧条件下茁壮成长的细菌，现在被认为是导致疾病的主要原因，对人类健康至关重要。虽然专注于厌氧菌科学的区域性学会存在于国外的特定地区（例如，英国，日本），但美洲厌氧菌学会是唯一一个致力于厌氧菌基础和临床科学的美国学会。此外，美洲厌氧菌协会长期以来一直拥有活跃的国际会员，在2010年两年一次的大会上有来自30多个国家的代表。美洲厌氧菌学会及其两年一次的会议（成立于1992年）的长期目标是通过对厌氧菌及其环境的研究来促进健康和推进科学。本R13是为了支持将于2012年6月举行的第11届美洲厌氧菌学会双年大会而提交的，该会议将介绍与厌氧菌相关的前沿科学。第11届双年会议的具体目标是：1)促进来自所有学科（医学、牙科、兽医、微生物学和基础科学）的厌氧菌生物学家之间的交流；2)评估目前对人类微生物群及其在疾病中的作用的认识；3)讨论梭状芽胞杆菌（包括艰难梭状芽胞杆菌）诱导疾病的争议和进展；4)探讨益生菌开发和临床应用中的作用机制、健康益处和监管问题。第11届大会将通过26位国内外科学专家的演讲和各种形式的演讲来实现这一目标。会议的一个房间，亲密的性质促进了科学家之间的热烈的，个人对个人的，跨学科的交流，这些科学家不一定要在另一个地点聚集在一起。与NIH和NIAID的目标一致，第11届美洲厌氧菌学会两年一次的大会提供了一个独特的机会，汇集了厌氧菌科学及其转化方面世界领先的基础和临床研究人员，以推进对人类健康产生持久影响的研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Anaerobes, bacteria that thrive in the absence of oxygen, are now known to be major contributors to disease as well as critical to human health. While regional societies focused on anaerobe bacterial science exist in select locales abroad (e.g., Britain, Japan), the Anaerobe Society of the Americas is the only United States-based Society devoted to the basic and clinical science of anaerobes. Further, the Anaerobe Society of the Americas has long had an active international membership with representation from more than 30 countries at the 2010 Biennial Congress. The long term goal of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas and its biennial conference (founded in 1992) is to promote health and advance science through the study of anaerobic bacteria and their environments. This R13 is submitted to provide support for the 11th Biennial Congress of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas to be held in June, 2012, where cutting edge science relevant to anaerobic bacteria will be presented. The specific aims of the 11th Biennial Conference are: 1) to stimulate interchange among anaerobe biologists from all disciplines (medical, dental, veterinary, microbiology and basic sciences); 2) to assess the current understanding of the human microbiota and its role in disease; 3) to discuss controversies and advances in disease induction by Clostridium spp. (including Clostridium difficile); and 4) to probe emerging mechanisms of action, health benefits and regulatory issues in probiotic development and clinical use. The 11th Biennial Congress will accomplish this goal through presentations by 26 domestic and international expert scientific speakers and a variety of presentation formats. The one-room, intimate nature of the conference fosters a hearty, person-to-person, interdisciplinary exchange between scientists who do not necessarily come together in another venue. Consistent with the goals of the NIH and NIAID, the 11th Biennial Congress of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas provides a unique opportunity to bring together the world's leading basic and clinical investigators in anaerobe bacterial science and its translation to advance studies with lasting impact on human health. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Anaerobes, bacteria that thrive in the absence of oxygen, are now known to be major contributors to disease as well as critical to human health. The Anaerobe Society of the Americas is the only domestic and international society devoted to the basic and clinical science of anaerobes. This conference provides a unique opportunity to bring together basic and clinical investigators in anaerobe bacterial science to advance studies with lasting impact on human health.