2009 Annual Meeting of the American Mosquito Control Association

描述（由申请人提供）：该项目将提供资金，以支持学生，博士后和年轻的研究人员，他们将在路易斯安那州新奥尔良市举行的美国苔藓控制协会（AMCA）第75届年会上展示与节肢动物疾病媒介相关的基础研究结果。对基础研究的重视是为了支持国家过敏和传染病研究所（NIAID）的使命，因为它涉及到了解疾病昆虫媒介的生物学，最终将有助于疾病预防。AMCA的目标是对NIAID的目标的补充。AMCA是一个非营利性专业组织，其使命是提供领导、信息和教育，通过抑制蚊子和其他病媒传播的疾病，减少蚊子和其他对公共卫生有重要意义的病媒和害虫造成的烦恼，提高健康和生活质量。AMCA的学生、博士后研究人员和年轻的研究人员成员对于继续开展有益于病媒控制的研究项目和培养新一代病媒生物学家、控制专家和公共卫生捍卫者至关重要。至关重要的是，这些年轻的研究人员被允许有机会与知名专业人士会面和互动，AMCA尽其所能鼓励和帮助这些人参加年会。AMCA年会的目标是：1）聚集两个主要群体，蚊子控制操作和研究科学家，共同努力实现减少病媒传播疾病的共同目标; 2）提供一个论坛，分享当前的研究和操作成果，并讨论与病媒生物学和控制有关的当前和长期问题; 3）利用科学原理推广病媒控制的最佳管理做法;鼓励学生、博士后和年轻的研究人员与病媒控制、学术和公共卫生专业的知名专业人员进行互动。将向各大学、公共卫生和病媒控制机构宣传会议和可用旅费通知，并鼓励妇女和少数群体提出申请;将在与少数群体专题有关的网站上张贴获奖材料。将颁发七个旅行奖;五个国内奖和两个国际奖。其中两个奖项将授予少数民族。一个旅费赠款审查委员会将审查所有申请，并决定如何分配这七个奖项。提供的资金仅用于报销经济舱旅费、旅馆费和会议登记费。该项目与公共卫生有关，因为美国苔藓控制协会年会提供了一个论坛，分享当前关于吸血节肢动物及其传播的致病病原体的生物学和控制的研究和业务问题。这次会议提供了一个独特的机会，使两个主要群体，蚊子控制行动和研究科学家，共同努力实现减少病媒传播疾病的共同目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will provide funds to support student, post-doctoral, and young investigators who will be presenting results of basic research related to arthropod vectors of disease at the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The emphasis on basic research is to support the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) mission as it relates to understanding the biology of insect vectors of disease that will ultimately aid in disease prevention. The goals of the AMCA are complementary to those of the NIAID. The AMCA is a non-profit professional organization with a mission to provide leadership, information and education leading to the enhancement of health and quality of life through the suppression of mosquito and other vector-transmitted diseases and the reduction of annoyance levels caused by mosquitoes and other vectors and pests of public health importance. Student, post- doctoral researchers, and young investigator members of the AMCA are vital to continuing research programs that benefit vector control and providing a new generation of vector biologists, control specialists, and defenders of public health. It is critical that these young investigators are allowed the opportunity to meet and interact with established professionals and that the AMCA does what it can to encourage and assist these individuals in traveling to the Annual Meeting. The goals of the AMCA Annual Meeting are: 1) Bring together two major groups, mosquito control operations and research scientists, to work together towards the common goal of reducing vector-borne disease; 2) Provide a forum to share current research and operational results and discuss current and long-standing issues relevant to vector biology and control; 3) Promote best management practices of vector control using scientific principles; and 4) Encourage students, post-docs, and young investigators to interact with established professionals in vector control, academic, and public health professions. The meeting and notice of available travel funds will be advertised to Universities, public health and vector control agencies, and will encourage women and minorities to apply; award materials will be posted on topically related minority websites. Seven travel awards will be made; five domestic and two international. Two of the awards will be designated for minorities. A travel grant review committee will review all applications and make the determination as to how the seven awards are distributed. Funds will be provided as reimbursements for travel on coach class fare, hotel and meeting registration expense only. This project is relevant to public health in that the American Mosquito Control Association Annual Meeting provides a forum to share current research and operational issues on the biology and control of blood-feeding arthropods and the disease-causing pathogens they transmit. This meeting provides a unique opportunity to bring together two major groups, mosquito control operations and research scientists, to work together towards the common goal of reducing vector-borne disease.