Tenth Annual Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference

描述(申请人提供)：本提案的目的是请求支持“第十届中西部微生物致病年会”。这次会议的主要重点是美国中西部地区学术机构目前的微生物发病机制研究的年度报告。这次会议为教师、研究生和博士后研究员之间的互动提供了一个很好的场所。来自伊利诺伊州、密歇根州、肯塔基州、爱荷华州、威斯康星州、明尼苏达州、密苏里州、印第安纳州和俄亥俄州的高校代表定期出席这次会议。这次会议吸引了200到250名与会者，其中70%以上是研究生或博士后研究员。该系列的第一次会议于1994年在爱荷华州爱荷华市举行，此后每年都会举行会议，在中西部不同的机构交替举行。在过去的三年里，它分别在俄亥俄州的哥伦布、伊利诺伊州的香槟-厄巴纳和印第安纳州的印第安纳波利斯举行。2003年，它将在爱荷华州的爱荷华市举行，2004年在密歇根州的东兰辛举行。过去的会议允许来自不同机构、具有不同科学背景的科学家和学生之间建立密切的互动，以交流思想、专业知识和新技术。这种跨学科的合作促进了开放的对话，预计第十届中西部微生物病原学年会将继续保持这一传统。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this proposal is to request support for "The Tenth Annual Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference." The conference has as its major emphasis the annual presentation of current microbial pathogenesis research from the academic institutions within the Midwestern portion of the United States. The conference has provided an excellent venue for interactions by faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Representatives from colleges and universities from Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio regularly attend this conference. The conference attracts between 200 to 250 attendees, over 70% of who are graduate students or postdoctoral fellows. The first conference in the series was held in 1994 in Iowa City, Iowa and conferences have been held every year since then, alternating venues at different institutions across the Midwest. In the past three years, it was held in Columbus, Ohio, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois and Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2003, it will be held in Iowa City, Iowa and in 2004 in East Lansing, Michigan. The conferences in the past have allowed for the establishment of close interactions among scientists and students from different institutions with different scientific backgrounds for an exchange of ideas, expertise, and new technologies. Such interdisciplinary collaborations have fostered open dialogues and it is expected that the Tenth Annual Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference will continue in this tradition.