12th International Cytomegalovirus and Beta-Herpesvirus Workshop

描述（由申请人提供）：第12届国际巨细胞病毒和β疱疹病毒研讨会将于2009年5月10日至14日在马萨诸塞州波士顿举行。该会议的独特之处在于，除了为会议规模适中的初级与会者提供可见性外，临床医生/临床研究人员（除了基础科学和行业科学家）也有大量参与。科学计划涵盖了巨细胞病毒，HHV 6和HHV 7生物学的所有方面，包括基础科学，基因组测序，免疫调节，动物模型，临床疾病，流行病学，新疗法，疫苗，移植和移植生物学的临床方面。根据过去的研讨会和在波士顿举行这次会议的强烈兴趣，我们预计有300-400名注册者。该申请要求资金仅用于为研究生，博士后研究员和初级研究人员提供旅行支持，以表彰优质科学并进一步鼓励初级科学家的参与。巨细胞病毒是免疫抑制患者（包括器官和组织移植受者以及艾滋病患者）发病和死亡的主要原因。此外，CMV是与感染因子相关的出生缺陷的主要原因。HHV 6引起婴儿玫瑰疹，这是一种儿童发热性疾病，越来越多的证据表明，HHV 6有助于移植患者的器官排斥反应，并可能加剧神经退行性疾病，如多发性硬化症。第12届国际巨细胞病毒和疱疹病毒研讨会是科学家和临床医生分享基础病毒学和临床科学发现的首要会议，目的是改善这些病毒感染的管理。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 12th International Cytomegalovirus and Beta-Herpesvirus Workshop will be held on May 10-14, 2009 in Boston, MA. The meeting is unique in that there is significant participation from clinicians/clinical researchers (in addition to basic science and industry scientists) in addition to offering visibility to junior attendees given the modest meeting size. The scientific program encompasses all aspects of cytomegalovirus, HHV6 and HHV7 biology including basic science, genome sequencing, immunologic regulation, animal models, clinical disease, epidemiology, new therapeutics, vaccines, transplantation, and clinical aspects of transplantation biology. Based on past workshops and the strong interest in a Boston venue for this meeting, we anticipate between 300-400 registrants. This application requests funds to be used solely to offer travel support for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior researchers to both recognize quality science and further encourage participation from junior scientists. CMV is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed patients including organ and tissue transplant recipients and AIDS patients. Moreover, CMV is the leading cause of birth defects associated with an infectious agent. HHV6 causes roseola infantum, a febrile illness of children and mounting evidence suggests that HHV6 contributes to organ rejection in transplant patients and may exacerbate neurodegenerative disorders such as multiple sclerosis. The 12th International Cytomegalovirus and ¿-Herpesvirus Workshop is the premier meeting of scientists and clinicians to share discoveries in basic virology and clinical science with the goal of improving the management of infections by these viruses.