23rd Annual Rocky Mountain Virology Association Conference

项目概要/摘要 落基山病毒学协会（RMVA）将于9月29日至10月1日举行第23届年会， 2023.该会议汇集了病毒学和朊病毒生物学的区域和国家研究人员，为期3天， 具有广泛互动和协作的务虚会式会议。最初的会议是由 科罗拉多和怀俄明州的研究人员对自由和公开交换科学数据和想法感兴趣， 在一个促进学生，博士后和教师之间的合作的场所病毒学。具体来说，我们的年度 在CSU山区校园举行的会议鼓励年轻科学家展示他们的研究，并获得 来自知名科学家的反馈。目标是促进科学互动和培训。一个主要 参与的好处是不同学科的科学家之间出现了新的合作。 讨论的主题包括医学病毒学（疫苗，流行病学，病毒性人畜共患病），节肢动物传播的疾病 (RNA病毒、RNA代谢、病毒载体和载体生物学）、宿主防御（病毒免疫学和 致病机理）、朊病毒生物学、癌症生物学和系统生物学。关于疫苗开发的特别会议， 大流行性病毒、病毒发现和病毒性疾病的全球影响已成为共同特征。的 2021年会议回顾了COVID-19疫情，讨论了成功的方法， 建立应对未来挑战的制度。下一次会议将讨论免疫 节肢动物媒介、肠道和呼吸道病毒（冠状病毒、轮状病毒和杯状病毒）的机制， 虫媒病毒（黄病毒和甲病毒），朊病毒疾病，类器官模型，蝙蝠生物学和贮存宿主， 宿主-病原体相互作用和病毒潜伏期、表观遗传学和宿主反应。会议提供了极好的 合作机会。与会者包括来自科罗拉多州立大学，科罗拉多大学， 怀俄明州、北方科罗拉多大学、疾病控制中心（柯林斯堡）和卫生部 农业动植物卫生检验局、地区生物技术公司和爱荷华州的大学， 爱达荷州，内布拉斯加州，堪萨斯，蒙大拿州，新墨西哥州和犹他州。RMVA成立于2010年， 教育慈善机构（501（c）（3））。我们的志愿者董事会负责鼓励学生和初级 教师参与，最大限度地减少成本，因为我们鼓励妇女和少数民族参与的所有阶段， 节目介绍和发展。我们的出席人数最多为125人， 会议规模的扩大表明了区域科学家参与的愿望。本提案的资金 要求提供少数民族赠款和儿童保育，降低研究生注册费， 此外，还为博士研究员和早期研究人员提供了经费，并为7名受邀演讲者提供了差旅和住房。 会议的基本费用由登记费、慈善捐款和奖学金支付。RMVA 一直是落基山脉地区沟通和合作的来源， 国，二十二年。NIAID的支持将会议的兴趣扩大到国家和国际两级。

Program Summary / Abstract The Rocky Mountain Virology Association (RMVA) will hold its 23rd annual meeting September 29th-October 1st, 2023. The meeting brings together regional and national investigators in virology and prion biology for a 3-day retreat-style conference with extensive interaction and collaboration. The original meeting was organized by investigators in Colorado and Wyoming interested in free and open exchange of scientific data and ideas in virology in a venue that promotes collaboration among students, post-docs and faculty. Specifically, our annual meeting at the CSU Mountain Campus encourages young scientists to present their research and receive feedback from established scientists. The goals are promotion of scientific interactions and training. A major benefit of participation has been the novel collaborations that arise between scientists in different disciplines. Topics discussed include medical virology (vaccines, epidemiology, viral zoonoses), arthropod-borne diseases (RNA viruses, RNA metabolism, viral vectors and vector biology), host defenses (viral immunology and pathogenesis), prion biology, cancer biology and systems biology. Special sessions on vaccine development, pandemic viruses, virus discovery and the global impact of viral diseases have been common features. The 2021 meeting had a retrospective on the COVID-19 pandemic with discussions on successful approaches and establishment of systems for future challenges. The next meeting will feature discussions on Immune mechanisms of arthropod vectors, enteric and respiratory viruses (coronaviruses, rotaviruses and caliciviruses), arboviruses (flaviviruses and alphaviruses), prion diseases, organoid models, bat biology and reservoir hosts, host-pathogen interactions, and virus latency, epigenetics and host response . The meeting offers excellent collaborative opportunities. Attendees include scientists from CSU, University of Colorado, University of Wyoming, University of Northern Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control (Fort Collins) and the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, regional biotech companies, and universities in Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico and Utah. The RMVA was incorporated in 2010 as an educational charity (501(c)(3)). Our volunteer board of directors is charged with encouraging student and junior faculty involvement by minimizing costs as we encourage women and minorities to participate in all stages of program presentation and development. Our attendance is limited to a maximum of 125 individuals, and the growth of the meeting to capacity illustrates the desire of regional scientists to participate. Funds for this proposal are requested to provide minority grants and childcare, reduced registration fees for graduate students, post- doctoral fellows and early-stage investigators, and for travel and housing for seven invited speakers. Registration fees, charitable contributions, and sponsorships cover the base costs for the meeting. The RMVA has been a source of communication and collaboration in the Rocky Mountain region, with outreach across the nation, for twenty-two years. NIAID support has expanded meeting interest to national and international levels.