Upstate New York Immunology Conference

 描述(由申请人提供)：为了给来自纽约州北部及周边地区的免疫学家(研究人员和学员)提供一个论坛，介绍和讨论他们的研究，并建立合作关系，纽约州北部免疫学会议于1998年发起，最初有来自三(3)个机构的53名与会者参加，该年度会议现已发展到十(10)个机构，2013年出席人数达到132人。具体目标是：1)为区域免疫学社区的成员提供一个展示他们的工作、交流思想和发展合作的论坛；2)让学生和博士后研究员有机会与来自地区机构的其他受训者以及教师见面；3)让学生和博士后研究员有机会以会议的形式介绍他们的工作，并就他们的项目获得适当的反馈；以及4)提高当地、国家和国际对该地区正在进行的免疫学研究的认识。下一次会议将于2014年10月19日至22日在纽约州博尔顿·兰丁的萨加莫尔度假村乔治湖畔举行。预计将有来自奥尔巴尼医学院、纽约公共卫生实验室沃兹沃斯研究中心、特鲁多研究所、纽约州立大学北部医科大学、罗切斯特大学、康奈尔大学、罗斯威尔公园癌症中心、纽约大学布法罗分校、宾夕法尼亚州立大学、佛蒙特州大学和达特茅斯医学院的约140名参与者。此外，宾夕法尼亚大学的Michael Cancro博士和阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦医学院的Arturo Casadevall将担任两(2)位主讲嘉宾。此外，还将举办由NIAID赞助的培训和职业发展研讨会。与以往的会议一样，来自美国免疫学家协会的代表也将颁发二十(20)个青年研究者奖，这些奖项是基于我们的组委会和机构代表选出的优秀摘要而颁发的。所有希望参加的人都将在萨加莫尔度假村的340间客房和广泛的会议设施内住宿。会议的重点每年都有所不同，视与会者的个人而定，通常包括一系列议题。今年的主题将是：1)免疫调节，2)对感染的免疫反应，以及3)免疫调节/干预的机制。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): In an effort to provide a forum for immunologists (investigators and trainees) from the Upstate New York area and surrounding regions, to present and discuss their research, and build collaborations, the Upstate New York Immunology Conference was initiated in 1998 and initially included 53 participants from three (3) institutions This annual meeting has now grown to include ten (10) institutions with attendance reaching 132 in 2013. The specific objectives are: 1) to provide a forum for members of the regional immunology community to present their work, exchange ideas, and develop collaborations; 2) to give students and postdoctoral fellows an opportunity to meet other trainees, as well as faculty, from area institutions; 3) to give students and postdoctoral fellows an opportunity to present their work in a meeting format, and obtain appropriate feedback on their projects; and 4) to increase local, national, and international awareness of immunology research being conducted in the region. The next meeting will be held October 19-22, 2014, on the shores of Lake George at The Sagamore Resort, Bolton Landing, NY. It is anticipated that there will be approximately 140 participants from Albany Medical College, the New York Public Health Laboratories Wadsworth Center for Research, the Trudeau Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, the University of Rochester, Cornell University, Roswell Park Cancer Center, the University of New York at Buffalo, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Vermont, and Dartmouth Medical School. In addition, there will be two (2) keynote speakers Drs. Michael Cancro from the University of Pennsylvania and Arturo Casadevall from the Albert Einstein School of Medicine In addition, there will be an NIAID-sponsored workshop on Training and Career Development. As in previous meetings, representatives from the American Association of Immunologists will also present twenty (20) Young Investigator Awards based upon outstanding abstracts selected by our Organizing Committee and institutional representatives. All those wishing to attend will be accommodated within the Sagamore Resort's 340 rooms and extensive conference facilities. The focus of the meeting varies from year to year depending upon the individual participants and normally includes a range of topics. This year's topics will be: 1) Immune Regulation, 2) The Immune Response to Infection, and 3) Mechanisms of Immune Modulation/Intervention.