41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology

描述(由申请人提供)： 会议计划第41届白细胞生物学学会年会。白细胞：组织相互作用、动态平衡和宿主防御组织者：吉尔·萨特尔斯，博士，路易斯维尔大学医学院大卫·W·H·里奇斯，博士，国家犹太医学和研究中心地点：科罗拉多州丹佛市威斯汀·塔博尔中心。日期：2009年11月6日至8日。在过去的几年里，人们越来越多地认识到白细胞与其组织环境相互作用的复杂性和特异性。白细胞和它们的宿主组织之间的通讯维持体内平衡，并确保对病原体做出适当的反应。最近的研究进展提高了人们的意识，即在疾病治疗中针对白细胞功能的治疗必须考虑到组织环境的特殊特征，白细胞与组织之间的双向通信，以及白细胞组织靶向和白细胞寿命的机制。通过将跨学科的研究人员聚集在一起，将有助于理解白细胞在肺、肠道、肝脏、脂肪、血管以及肿瘤微环境等特殊组织中的作用。白细胞生物学学会的年度会议有着悠久的传统，强调关于白细胞在疾病发病机制和宿主防御中潜在作用的最高质量和最具创新性的工作。这次会议将延续这一传统，目的是让科学家们齐聚一堂，交流意见，进一步加深我们对白细胞与其组织环境之间独特关系的理解。会议的具体目标概述如下。具体目标1.为来自学术、政府和工业实验室和医院的300-400名参与者提供一个论坛，分享白细胞-组织相互作用、白细胞动态平衡和宿主防御方面的最新进展。演讲将包括特邀演讲者的演讲，以及从提交的摘要中挑选的演讲和海报演示。具体目标2.提出一项计划，该计划在以下领域取得了比前一年最重要的进展：白细胞-组织相互作用(包括T细胞反应的特定组织树突状细胞编程、肿瘤-白细胞相互作用和肺的特殊环境)、炎症和代谢途径的相互作用、血管疾病中的白细胞、宿主-病原体相互作用、趋化因子、细胞因子和脂质介体研究的进展，以及炎症性疾病的翻译研究。具体目标3.为青年研究人员和受训人员提供机会，与其所在领域的知名研究人员密切互动，并以海报或口头陈述的形式介绍他们的研究成果。具体目标4.为妇女、任职人数不足的少数群体和残疾人提供参加展示其工作并促进与其领域其他科学家互动的会议的机会。白细胞生物学学会将于2008年11月6-8日在科罗拉多州丹佛市举行第41届年会。这次会议的题目是“白细胞：组织相互作用、体内平衡和宿主防御”。过去几年的研究使人们越来越认识到白细胞与其组织环境相互作用的复杂性和特异性。白细胞和宿主组织之间的串扰维持体内平衡，并确保对病原体做出适当的反应。这些研究的结果是意识到在疾病治疗中针对白细胞功能的治疗必须考虑到组织环境的特殊特征，白细胞与组织之间的双向通信，以及涉及白细胞组织靶向和白细胞寿命的机制。2008年白细胞生物学学会(SLB)年会的主旨和全体会议演讲者是研究人员中的一员，他们的努力，包括在过去一年里，揭示了这些主题。2008年SLB会议的一个目标是促进参与不同组织、疾病和条件下的白细胞研究的研究人员之间的合作。通过将跨学科的研究人员聚集在一起，将有助于理解白细胞在肺、肠道、肝脏、脂肪、血管以及肿瘤微环境等特殊组织中的作用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Conference Plan The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology. "Leukocytes: Tissue Interactions, Homeostasis and Host Defense". Organizers: Jill Suttles, Ph.D., University of Louisville School of Medicine David W.H. Riches, Ph.D., National Jewish Medical and Research Center Location: The Westin Tabor Center, Denver, Colorado. Dates: November 6-8, 2009. Specific Aims Over the past several years there has been a growing appreciation for the complexity and specificity of the interactions of leukocytes with their tissue environment. Communication between leukocytes and their host tissues maintains homeostasis and ensures proper responses to pathogens. Recent research advances have heightened the awareness that therapies targeting leukocyte function in disease treatment must take into account the specialized features of tissue environments, the bi-directional communication between leukocytes and tissues, and the mechanisms involved in leukocyte tissue targeting and leukocyte longevity. The understanding of the role of leukocytes in specialized tissues, e.g., lung, gut, liver, adipose, vasculature, as well as in the tumor microenvironment, will be facilitated by bringing together researchers cross- disciplines. The annual meetings of the Society for Leukocyte Biology have a long tradition of highlighting the highest quality and most innovative work on the mechanisms underlying leukocyte function in disease pathogenesis and host defense. This meeting will continue this tradition, with the goal of bringing together scientists to exchange ideas that will further our understanding of the unique relationships between leukocytes and their tissue environments. The Specific Aims of the conference are outlined below. Specific Aim 1. To provide a forum for 300-400 participants from academic, governmental and industrial laboratories and hospitals to share recent advances in leukocyte-tissue interactions, leukocyte homeostasis and host defense. Presentations will include talks by invited speakers as well as talks and poster presentations chosen from submitted abstracts. Specific Aim 2. To present a program that captures the most significant advances from the previous year in the following areas: Leukocyte-tissue interactions (including specific tissue dendritic cell programming of T cell responses, tumor-leukocyte interactions, and the specialized environment of the lung), the interaction of inflammatory and metabolic pathways, leukocytes in vascular disease, host-pathogen interactions, advances in chemokine, cytokine and lipid mediator research, and translation research in inflammatory disease. Specific Aim 3. To provide an opportunity for young investigators and trainees to interact closely with well-established researchers in their fields, and to present their research in poster or oral presentations. Specific Aim 4. To provide an opportunity for women, under-represented minorities and persons with disabilities to participate in a meeting that showcases their work and facilitates interactions with other scientists in their fields. The Society for Leukocyte Biology will be holding its 41st Annual Meeting on November 6-8, 2008, in Denver, Colorado. The title of the meeting is "Leukocytes: Tissue Interactions, Homeostasis, and Host Defense". Research over the past several years has resulted in a growing appreciation for the complexity and specificity of the interactions of leukocytes with their tissue environment. Cross-talk between leukocytes and their host tissues maintains homeostasis and ensures proper responses to pathogens. An outcome of these studies is the awareness that therapies targeting leukocyte function in disease treatment must take into account the specialized features of tissue environments, the bi-directional communication between leukocytes and tissues, and the mechanisms involved in leukocyte tissue targeting and leukocyte longevity. The Keynote and Plenary Session speakers of the 2008 Society for Leukocyte Biology (SLB) Annual Meeting are amongst those researchers whose efforts, including during the past year, have shed light on these topics. A goal of the 2008 SLB meeting is to nurture collaborations between researchers involved in the study of leukocytes in different tissues, diseases, and conditions. The understanding of the role of leukocytes in specialized tissues, e.g., lung, gut, liver, adipose, vasculature, as well as in the tumor microenvironment, will be facilitated by bringing together researchers cross-disciplines.