Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Virology Association

落基山病毒学协会将于2017年9月举行第17届年会。的 会议汇集了病毒学和朊病毒生物学的区域和国家研究人员，为期两天的务虚会- 风格的会议，广泛的互动和协作。最初的会议是由 科罗拉多和怀俄明州的研究人员，他们对自由和公开的科学数据交换感兴趣 和有关一般病毒学的想法，促进学生，博士后之间的合作， 研究人员和教职员工。具体来说，我们每年在山区校园举行的为期三天的秋季会议 科罗拉多州立大学鼓励年轻科学家展示他们的研究成果，并从 建立科学家。目标是促进科学互动和培训。的一个主要好处 参与是不同学科科学家之间出现的新合作，即RNA 稳定性和黄病毒生物学。讨论的主题包括医学病毒学（疫苗，流行病学，病毒 人畜共患病），节肢动物传播的疾病（RNA病毒和RNA代谢，病毒载体和载体生物学）， 宿主防御（病毒免疫学和发病机理）和朊病毒生物学。艾滋病毒问题特别会议 发病机制，疫苗开发，大流行性流感，朊病毒，病毒发现和病毒的全球影响 在过去的会议上，下一次会议将举行圆桌讨论会， 新出现的虫媒病毒疾病、登革热、基孔肯雅热和寨卡病毒。创始人和与会者包括来自 科罗拉多州立大学、科罗拉多大学、怀俄明州大学、北方大学 科罗拉多、疾病控制中心（柯林斯堡）和农业部动植物 卫生检查局以及来自地区生物技术公司和爱荷华州大学的科学家， 爱达荷州，内布拉斯加州，堪萨斯，蒙大拿州和犹他州。 落基山病毒学协会成立于2010年，是一个免税的教育机构。 慈善（第501（c）（3）条）。我们的董事会负责鼓励学生和初级教师 我们鼓励妇女和少数民族参与项目的各个阶段， 发展参与编程的每个人都是志愿者。我们的出席人数受场地限制， 最多114人。这确保了所有人的积极参与和互动。可比性的一般 病毒学会议，如美国病毒学学会年会，出席人数约为1500人 以及高昂的注册、住房和旅行费用。这些会议上的协作互动往往非常 专注于单个病毒家族。我们的会议促进了多样化的合作。 要求提供资金，以提供少数民族赠款和儿童保育，降低研究生注册费， 学生、博士后研究员和早期研究人员的费用，以及受邀演讲者的差旅费和住宿费。 会议费用由登记费和个人慈善捐款支付。RMVC一直是一个 是落基山脉地区沟通与合作的杰出源泉。

The Rocky Mountain Virology Association will hold its 17th annual meeting in September 2017. The meeting brings together regional and national investigators in virology and prion biology for a 2-day retreat- style conference with extensive interaction and collaboration. The original meeting was organized by investigators in Colorado and Wyoming who were interested in the free and open exchange of scientific data and ideas concerning general virology in a venue that promotes collaboration among students, post-doctoral researchers and faculty members. Specifically, our annual three-day autumn meeting at the Mountain Campus of Colorado State University encourages young scientists to present their research and receive feedback from established scientists. The goals are promotion of scientific interactions and training. A major benefit of participation has been the novel collaborations that arise between scientists in different disciplines, i.e. RNA stability and Flavivirus biology. The topics discussed include medical virology (vaccines, epidemiology, viral zoonoses), arthropod-borne diseases (RNA viruses and RNA metabolism, viral vectors and vector biology), host defenses (viral immunology and pathogenesis), and prion biology. Special sessions on HIV pathogenesis, vaccine development, pandemic influenza, prions, virus discovery and the global impact of viral diseases have been featured at past meetings. The next meeting will feature a roundtable discussion of emerging arboviral diseases, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. Founders and attendees include scientists from Colorado State University, The University of Colorado, the University of Wyoming, the University of Northern Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control (Fort Collins) and the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service as well as scientists from regional biotech companies, and universities in Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana and Utah. The Rocky Mountain Virology Association was incorporated in 2010 as a tax-exempt educational charity (Section 501(c)(3)). Our board of directors is charged with encouraging student and junior faculty involvement by minimizing costs as we encourage women and minorities to participate in all stages of program development. Everyone involved in programming is a volunteer. Our attendance is limited by venue to a maximum of 114 individuals. This assures active involvement and interaction for all. Comparable general virology meetings such as the annual American Society for Virology meeting have attendance of about 1500 and high registration, housing and travel costs. Collaborative interactions at these meetings tend to be very focused on individual virus families. Our meeting promotes diverse collaboration. Funds are requested to provide minority grants and childcare, reduce registration fees for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and early-stage investigators, and for travel and housing for invited speakers. Registration fees and individual charitable contributions cover costs for the meeting. The RMVC has been an outstanding source of communication and collaboration for the Rocky mountain region.