Evergreeen Phage Conference 2009

描述（由申请人提供）：资金要求支持世界上最古老的专门一般噬菌体会议，第18届万年青国际噬菌体生物学会议。一年两次的会议将于2009年8月9日至14日在华盛顿州奥林匹亚举行。该会议旨在汇集生物技术专家和基础研究科学家的多元化群体，他们从事将噬菌体（噬菌体）生物学应用于当前健康，食品安全和生物技术需求的科学。预计供资机构人员、监管机构和记者也将出席会议。这笔资金将用于促进美国科学家的出席和参与，特别是初级研究人员，博士后科学家，研究生和代表性不足的少数民族。基金要求支持目前运行时间最长的专门噬菌体会议在世界上，第18届万年青国际噬菌体生物学会议。这个一年两次的会议已经存在了36年。近年来，噬菌体在生物技术中的应用呈指数级增长。目前的兴趣范围从噬菌体保护食品到噬菌体治疗以治愈MRSA（多药耐药金黄色葡萄球菌）和世界各地诊所特有的其他抗微生物耐药病原体。本次会议旨在汇集生物技术专家和基础研究科学家，他们从事将噬菌体（噬菌体）生物学应用于当前健康，食品安全，生物技术和其他应用需求的科学。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Funds are requested to support the oldest dedicated general phage meeting in the world, 18th Evergreen International Phage Biology Meeting. The biannual meeting is to be held in Olympia, WA and is scheduled for August 9-14, 2009. The meeting is designed to bring together a diverse group of biotechnologists and basic research scientists that are engaged in the science of applying bacteriophage (phage) biology to current needs in health, food safety, and biotechnology. Attendance is also anticipated by funding agency personnel, regulators and journalists. The funding will be utilized to facilitate the attendance and participation of U.S. scientists, especially junior investigators, Postdoctoral scientists, graduate students and under-represented minorities. Funds are requested to support the longest running current dedicated phage meeting in the world, the18th Evergreen International Phage Biology Meeting. This biannual meeting has existed for 36 years. The use of bacteriophage in biotechnology has expanded exponentially in the recent past. Current interests range from phage to protect foods to phage therapy to cure MRSA (multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and other antimicrobial resistant pathogens that are endemic to clinics world- wide. This meeting is designed to bring together a diverse group of biotechnologists and basic research scientists that are engaged in the science of applying bacteriophage (phage) biology to current needs in health, food safety, biotechnology and other applications.