4th Int'l Conference on Osteoimmunology: Interactions of the Immune & Skeletal Sy

描述（由申请人提供）：本次会议组织者的基本假设是，骨免疫学领域的进展将被推迟，骨免疫学是研究骨骼，造血和免疫细胞在健康和疾病中的相互作用，除非骨生物学家，血液学家和免疫学家之间建立更好的沟通。第四届骨免疫学：免疫和骨骼系统的相互作用国际会议的目标是将这些领域的科学家聚集在一起，促进相互作用和新的合作，并加速了解免疫、造血和骨骼系统的相互联系。我们前三次会议都得到了充分的支持和相当大的成功。来自世界各地的140至150名与会者分别出席了会议。提出了三个具体目标：具体目标1汇集了一群被邀请的演讲者，他们是国际公认的高水平的科学成就和跨越骨免疫学不同领域的科学重点领域。构建会议以促进所有研究者之间的互动，包括受邀演讲者和与会者，以促进新的合作的发展，加速该领域的进步。具体目标3为初级研究人员提供一个与高级科学家互动的论坛。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The fundamental hypothesis of the organizers of this conference is that progress in the field of osteoimmunology, which is the study of the interactions of bone, hematopoietic and immune cells in health and disease, will be delayed unless better communication is established between bone biologists, hematologist and immunologists. The goal of The Fourth International Conference on Osteoimmunology: Interactions of the Immune and Skeletal Systems is to bring together scientists from these fields in a setting that will facilitate interactions and new collaboration and hasten progress towards understanding the interconnections of the immune, hematopoietic and skeletal systems. Our three previous meeting were fully subscribed and considerable successes. One hundred forty to one hundred fifty participants from all over the world attended each. Three specific aims are proposed: Specific Aim 1 Bring together a faculty of invited speakers who are internationally recognized for their high level of scientific achievement and areas of scientific focus that span the diverse field of osteoimmunology. Specific Aim 2 Structure the conference to promote interactions among all investigators including invited speakers and attendees to promote the development of new collaborations and hasten the advancement of the field. Specific Aim 3 Provide a forum for junior investigators to interact with senior scientists. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: It has only recently been appreciated that the immune and skeletal systems have major interactions. However, in the past, scientists who studied each of these disciplines often failed to fully appreciate the role of the other system. We believe that a primary way to enhance collaborations between scientists in these previously separate disciplines is to bring the members of both fields together at a conference in which all participants can interact freely and share ideas. Towards this goal, we will convene the Fourth International Conference on Osteoimmunology: Interactions of the Immune and Skeletal Systems at the Corfu Chandris Conference Center, Corfu, Greece from June 17-22, 2012.