Eighth International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists

描述（由申请人提供）：第八届国际原生生物研讨会（IWOP 8）将于2003年7月25日至29日在夏威夷希洛与国际厌氧原生动物会议（ICAP）一起举行。本系列工作坊的重点是与爱滋病有关的机会原生生物、肺孢子虫、隐孢子虫、弓形虫、微孢子虫及自由生活的阿米巴原虫。由原生动物学家协会赞助的研讨会的目标首先在英国布里斯托举行的第一次研讨会上确定，1988年的会议记录基本上保持不变：通过开放参加会议和迅速发表会议记录促进自由交流信息。在这些科学会议上讨论的生物体是免疫功能低下个体的发病率和死亡率的主要原因。虽然其他组织主办的会议有一个或几个这些机会病原体的特别会议，对寄生原生生物研讨会已成为主要的机制，许多调查人员收集，以获得全面的信息，只集中在这些真核病原体。这是一个跨学科的会议，其中大多数主要的研究小组对这些生物体的工作参加。 在《真核微生物学杂志》上迅速发表这些研讨会的会议记录，确保有效传播关于这些病原体及其引起的疾病的最新信息。讲习班的一个突出特点是，任何希望介绍其研究结果的人都可以参加（通过平台或海报进行介绍）;唯一的要求是登记和出席。另一个是利用讲习班作为论坛，就基因和物种命名等问题作出社区决定。以前NIH对这些讲习班的资助已被用于通过发放旅行奖励来促进年轻研究人员、少数民族和学生的参与，并且仍然是本提案中的主要预算项目。为确保高质量的会议，需要在租金和用品方面提供更多支助。在讲习班的历史上，将首次针对学生和青年调查员广泛地具体宣传少数族裔旅行奖。我们希望不仅以这种方式增加多样性，而且还促进年轻研究人员进入这些领域。会议地点希洛夏威夷国际酒店是无障碍的，并遵守有关无障碍通道的所有规定和准则。共同赞助者是夏威夷希洛大学。IWOP 8的组织者反映了美国人口和与会者的多样性：Cushion、Kaneshiro、Marciano-Cabral和Mead是女性;林赛和韦斯是男性。米德和垫的祖先包括美洲原住民;马西亚诺卡布拉尔是西班牙裔;金城有太平洋亚洲血统;林赛，韦斯是白色。林赛是一个身体残疾的人。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 8th meeting of the International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists (IWOP 8) will be held with the International Conference on Anaerobic Protozoa (ICAP) in Hilo, Hawaii July 25-29, 2003. This Workshop series focuses on the AIDS-related opportunistic protists, Pneumocystis, Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma, microsporidia as well as the free living amoebae. The goals of the Workshops, sponsored by The Society of Protozoologists, were first set at the initial Workshop held in Bristol, U.K., 1988 and remain generally the same: a free exchange of information facilitated by open admission to the meeting and rapid publication of the proceedings. The organisms discussed at these scientific meetings are responsible for much of the morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals. Although meetings sponsored by other organizations have had special sessions on one or several of these opportunistic pathogens, the Workshops on Opportunistic Protists have become the primary mechanism by which many investigators gather to obtain comprehensive information that focuses only on these eukaryotic pathogens. This is the one cross-disciplinary meeting in which most major research groups working on these organisms participate. The rapid publication of the proceedings resulting from these workshops in The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology ensures efficient dissemination of up to date information on these pathogens and the diseases they cause. One of the outstanding features of the Workshops is that participation (presentations by platform or poster) is open to anyone wishing to present their findings; the only requirement being registration and attendance. Another is the use of the Workshops as a forum to make community decisions on matters such as gene and species nomenclature. Previous NIH-funding of these Workshops has been used to promote participation by young investigators, minorities, and students by issuance of travel awards and remains a primary budgetary item in the present proposal. Additional support is requested for the rentals and supplies necessary to ensure a high quality meeting. For the first time in the history of the Workshops, specific and widespread advertisements for minority travel awards targeting students and young investigators will be implemented. We hope to not only increase diversity in this manner, but also foster the entrance of young investigators into these fields. The site of the meeting, Hilo Hawaiian International Hotel, is handicap accessible and adheres to all regulations and guidelines governing handicap access. The joint sponsor is the University of Hilo, Hawaii. The organizers of IWOP 8 reflect the population diversity of the USA and the meeting attendees: Cushion, Kaneshiro, Marciano-Cabral, and Mead are females; Lindsay and Weiss are males. Mead's and Cushion's ancestors include native Americans; Marciano-Cabral is Hispanic; Kaneshiro has Pacific-Asian ancestry; Lindsay, Weiss are white. Lindsay is a physically handicapped individual.