2009 Gordon Conference on Microbial Adhesion and Signal Transduction

描述（由申请人提供）：摘要：2009年戈登微生物粘附和信号转导会议将吸引不同的演讲者群体，他们的兴趣和研究计划涵盖了当前微生物学中最基本和最积极研究的主题。会议涵盖的主题包括（但不限于）细菌-细菌相互作用和通信，细菌和真菌与植物，动物和人类宿主的相互作用（共生和致病），基因调控和调控网络，细胞信号传导和信息处理，细胞结构和组装，细胞生物学和微生物进化。这次会议的一个中心目标是深入研究所提到的领域中经过充分研究的模型微生物系统的选定实例。然而，新发现的和较少研究的微生物系统将被强调。受邀演讲者代表了各种科学学科，包括遗传学家，生物化学家，免疫学家，细胞生物学家，动植物生理学家，化学家，理论家，工程师，物理学家和计算机科学家。这种多样性，再加上GRC提供的亲密环境，为在广泛不同领域接受培训的科学家之间的互动提供了理想的场所，并有助于促进跨学科合作。该提案要求NIH提供部分支持，以支付演讲者、讨论领导者和参与者的差旅费和注册费。这种支持对于吸引最好的与会者参加这个重要的长期会议至关重要。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Abstract: The 2009 Gordon Conference on Microbial Adhesion and Signal Transduction will attract a diverse group of speakers with interests and research programs spanning the most fundamental and actively investigated topics in current microbiology. Themes covered in the conference include (but are not limited to) bacterial-bacterial interactions and communication, bacterial and fungal interactions (both symbiotic and pathogenic) with plant, animal, and human hosts, gene regulation and regulatory networks, cell signaling and information processing, cell structures and assembly, cell biology, and microbial evolution. A central goal of this conference is an in- depth examination of selected examples of well studied model microbial systems in the areas mentioned. However, newly discovered and less well studied microbial systems will be highlighted. The invited speakers represent a variety of scientific disciplines and include geneticists, biochemists, immunologists, cell biologists, animal and plant physiologists, chemists, theoreticians, engineers, physicists, and computer scientists. This diversity, coupled with the intimate setting provided by the GRC, makes an ideal venue for interaction between scientists trained in widely different fields and serves to promote interdisciplinary collaborations. This proposal requests NIH support to partially cover the travel and registration fees of speakers, discussion leaders, and participants. This support is critical to attracting the best possible attendees to this premier, longstanding conference.