2013/2015 Glycobiology Gordon Research Conference & Gordon Research Seminar

描述(由申请者提供)：这是一份多年申请，申请部分资助两年一度的糖生物学戈登研究会议(GRC)和首届戈登研究研讨会(GRS)，会议将于2013年3月2-8日在加利福尼亚州文图拉的文图拉海滩万豪酒店举行，并于2015年春季在欧洲GRC场地举行。之前的所有17只糖生物GRC都已接近或全部认购。糖生物学GRC是最负盛名的论坛之一，用于展示该领域最新和最重要的研究成果。2013年和2015年的会议将延续强调大分子糖共轭化合物的结构、功能和生物学的传统。口头会议将包括：多糖多样性(主旨会议)，糖基化和质量控制，蛋白质糖基化的结构和机制，分析方法，多糖合成化学，病毒糖生物学，微生物和寄生虫模式系统，多糖生物合成和分解代谢，O-GlcNAc修饰的作用，免疫学与癌症，宿主-微生物相互作用，以及遗传疾病和脊椎动物病理学。招贴会将在四个全天的下午晚些时候举行，并将在晚间会议结束后继续宣传。这次会议的独特之处包括：a)每次口头陈述后5-7分钟的讨论；b)所有与会者在会外一起用餐和社交的闭塞会议场所；c)计划在下午举行的社交活动，以促进联网；d)海报展示，全天和随后的晚间会议都可以使用，以最大限度地增加曝光率。简短的口头报告将从优秀的海报摘要中挑选出来，以带来该领域的最新发展，顶尖研究生、博士后和非常初级的教师海报报告将在主要会议环节中进行评判和认可。糖生物学GRS前期会议将集中于研究生和博士后的陈述、海报和指导会议，以吸引年轻的研究人员，并提供培训、网络和指导的机会。在这个高度多学科的领域中，主题的广度和所采用的技术的多样性将吸引对糖共轭化合物及其功能有共同兴趣的不同类别的科学家。所有申请者都将 鼓励大家展示一张海报。演讲者和参与者还将包括年轻的科学家、女性和少数族裔。有适当的设施来容纳残疾人，他们在挑选与会者和演讲者时也将得到平等的考虑。会议将聚焦生物医学研究前沿的最新热点研究领域，汇聚该领域的领先和发展中的科学家。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a multi-year application for partial support of the biennial Glycobiology Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and inaugural Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) to be held on March 2-8, 2013 at the Ventura Beach Marriott in Ventura, CA and in the spring of 2015 in a European GRC venue. All 17 prior Glycobiology GRCs have been nearly or fully subscribed. The Glycobiology GRC is one of the most prestigious forums for the presentation of the latest and most significant research in the field. The 2013 and 2015 conferences will continue a tradition of emphasis on the structure, function, and biology of macromolecular glycoconjugates. Oral sessions will include: glycan diversity (keynote session), glycosylation and quality control, structure and mechanisms of protein glycosylation, analytical methodologies, glycan synthetic chemistry, viral glycobiology, microbial and parasite model systems, glycan biosynthesis and catabolism, roles of O-GlcNAc modification, immunology and cancer, host-microbe interactions, and genetic disorders and vertebrate pathology. Poster sessions will be held each of the four full days in the late afternoon, and will continue informall after the evening sessions. Unique features of this conference include: a) a 5-7-minute discussion following each oral presentation, b) the cloistered meeting venue where all participants dine and socialize together outside of the sessions, c) afternoon social activities planned to promote networking, and d) poster displays accessible throughout the day and following evening sessions to maximize exposure. Short oral presentations will be selected from outstanding poster abstracts to bring forth the latest developments in the field and top graduate student, post-doc, and very junior faculty poster presentations will be judged and recognized in the main meeting session. A Glycobiology GRS pre-meeting will focus on graduate student and postdoc presentations, posters, and a mentoring session, to attract young investigators and provide opportunities for training, networking and mentoring. The breadth of topics and the diversity of techniques employed in this highly multidisciplinary field will attract a diverse grou of scientists with a common interest in glycoconjugates and their functions. All applicants will be encouraged to present a poster. Speakers and participants will also include young scientists, women, and minorities. Proper facilities are available to accommodate handicapped individuals who will also be considered equally in the selection of attendees and speakers. The meeting will focus on the latest hot-topic research areas at the frontiers of biomedical research and bring together the leading and developing scientists in the field.