2012 Microbial Toxins & Pathogenicity Gordon Research Conference & Gordon Researc

描述(申请人提供)：关于微生物毒素和致病性的戈登研究会议(GRC)是微生物发病机制方面最受推崇的国际会议之一。自1972年以来，该会议每两年举行一次。2012年会议将于7月8日至13日在新汉普郡的沃特维尔山谷度假村举行，并将与GRC之前由学生举办的关于微生物毒素和致病性的戈登研究研讨会(GRS)相结合。2012年GRC会议旨在介绍细菌毒素的分子作用、微生物病原体对宿主的操纵、病原体和宿主对先天性免疫反应的控制以及正常菌群破坏在调节传染病中的作用等方面的突破性成果。演讲者包括资深调查人员和初级调查人员，他们在该领域取得了一些最令人震惊的最新发现。会议包括九个研讨会。第一次会议将有两个主旨演讲，他们是这一领域两个最重要学科的领导者：分子发病机制和毒理学。每一次会议将由一位首席调查员主持，他将对会议所涵盖的研究领域提出一个具有挑衅性的概述。讨论负责人还将在每次演讲后的问答环节中保持与会者和演讲者之间的高水平互动。除了九个研讨会会议外，两个海报会议在整个会议期间都很活跃。我们鼓励每位与会者发表演讲或张贴海报。在GRC之前，将举行戈登研究研讨会(GRS)。GRS由博士后研究员和研究生计划和参加，并在GRC主席的指导下组织。关于微生物毒素和致病性的GRS允许研究微生物发病机制的受训者之间进行科学互动。2010年GRS有51名博士后研究员和研究生参加，他们参加了十次演讲和两次海报会议，预计拟议中的会议将有类似人数的与会者。两位GRS参与者还将在2010年GRC会议上展示他们的研究成果。 公共卫生相关性：戈登微生物毒素和致病性研究会议是微生物发病机制领域的顶级研究人员两年一次的会议 此外，还将为学员举办戈登研究研讨会。这次会议旨在最大限度地让主要研究人员和受训人员接触到微生物发病机制中最令人兴奋的新研究，在一个高度互动的环境中，鼓励在与毒理学、微生物毒力和先天性免疫反应相关的领域中具有不同兴趣的个人之间形成新的合作。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity is one of the most highly regarded international conferences in microbial pathogenesis. The conference has met biennially since 1972. The 2012 meeting will be held from July 8-13 at the Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire, and will be coupled with the student-run Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity that directly precedes the GRC. The 2012 GRC conference has been designed to allow the presentation of breakthrough results in the molecular action of bacterial toxins, host manipulation by microbial pathogens, control of innate immune responses by both the pathogen and the host, and the role of normal flora disruption in modulating infectious diseases. Speakers include established investigators as well as junior investigators who have made some of the most stunning recent discoveries in the field. The conference includes nine seminar sessions. The first session will have two keynote addresses by workers who are leaders in the two most important disciplines in this field: molecular pathogenesis and toxinology. Each session will be chaired by a leading investigator who will present a provocative overview of the area of research being covered in the session. The Discussion Leader will also serve to maintain a high level of interaction between attendees and speakers during the question and answer session after each talk. In addition to the nine seminar sessions, two poster sessions are active throughout the conference. Each attendee is encouraged to present either a talk or a poster. The GRC will be preceded by the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). The GRS is planned and attended by postdoctoral fellows and graduate students and is organized under the guidance of the GRC chairperson. The GRS on Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity allows scientific interactions among trainees studying microbial pathogenesis. The 2010 GRS was attended by 51 post-doctoral fellows and graduate students who participated in ten talks and two poster sessions, and a similar number of participants is expected for the proposed conference. Two GRS participants will also present their research at the 2010 GRC conference. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity is a biennial meeting of the top investigators in the field of microbial pathogenesis that will be coupled with a Gordon Research Seminar for trainees. The conference has been designed to maximize exposure of both leading investigators and trainees to the most exciting new research in microbial pathogenesis, in a highly interactive environment that encourages the formation of new collaborations between individuals with diverse interests in fields associated with toxinology, microbial virulence and the innate immune response.