2012 Gamma Delta T Cell Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：第五届，双年展？T细胞会议将于2012年5月23-25日在意大利罗马的Hotel dei congress酒店和会议中心举行。会议的目标是将来自世界各地的研究人员聚集在一起。讨论未发表的T细胞生物学成果，为未来的研究开发新的范例和方向，强调和鼓励年轻的研究者，建立合作和促进资源共享。？T细胞在组织稳态、对感染的反应、组织修复、炎症和肿瘤杀伤等方面发挥着独特的作用。最近的转化研究和临床试验的结果展示了利用？T细胞用于多种恶性肿瘤患者的免疫治疗。国际？T细胞会议每两年举行一次，是唯一一个展示和讨论基础到转化工作前沿进展的论坛。T细胞。会议将讨论的议题包括？TCR的发育和结构，抗原和配体？T细胞，共受体和共刺激分子？T细胞的功能、特殊作用？T细胞在组织修复和炎症中的作用？T细胞在恶性肿瘤、感染性和自身免疫性疾病以及免疫治疗中的应用？T细胞。虽然大多数演讲者将从摘要中选择，但已经获得了组织委员会，会议主席，讨论领导者和主要演讲者的参与承诺，这些演讲者是该领域的领导者，包括妇女，少数民族和初级研究人员。请拨经费为受训人员和被邀请的初级教员的旅行奖励提供支助。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The fifth, biennial ?¿ T Cell Conference will be held on May 23-25, 2012 at the Hotel dei Congressi hotel and conference center in Rome, Italy. The goals of the conference are to bring together investigators from around the world working in ?¿ T cell biology to discuss unpublished results, develop new paradigms and directions for future research, highlight and encourage junior investigators, establish collaborations and facilitate sharing of resources. ?¿ T cells play unique roles in tissue homeostasis, response to infection, tissue repair, inflammation and tumor killing. Recent translational research studies and results from clinical trials demonstrate novel approaches to utilize ?¿ T cells for immunotherapeutic treatment of patients with a variety of malignancies. The International ?¿ T Cell Conference is held every 2 years and is the only forum for presentation and discussion of cutting-edge advances in basic to translational work that is focused on ?¿ T cells. Topics that will be covered in the conference include ?¿ TCR development and structure, antigens and ligands for ?¿ T cells, co-receptor and co-stimulatory molecules for ?¿ T cell function, specialized roles of ?¿ T cells in tissue repair and inflammation, function of ?¿ T cells in malignancy, infectious and autoimmune diseases, and immunotherapy with ?¿ T cells. Although the majority of the speakers will be selected from abstracts, commitments for participation have been obtained from the organizing committee, session chairs, discussion leaders and key speakers who are leaders in the field including women, minorities, and junior investigators. Funds are requested to provide support for travel awards for trainees and the invited speakers that are junior faculty. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: ?¿ T cells play key roles in tissue homeostasis, inflammation, tissue repair, and antiviral responses plus they have potent anti-tumor activity providing support for clinical trials to determine if ?¿ T cells can be used for immunotherapy in various malignancies. The fifth, biennial ?¿ T Cell Conference will be held on May 23-25, 2012 at the Hotel dei Congressi hotel and conference center in Rome, Italy to provide a unique and exciting forum for discussion of the latest advances in the field.