2011 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：第18届年度中西部微生物发病机制会议（MMPC）将于2011年10月21日至23日在密歇根州安阿伯举行，并将由密歇根大学赞助。这个年度会议一直是位于整个中西部地区的微生物发病机制研究人员之间的互动和合作的长期主要场所。本次会议的重点是广泛的微生物病原体的细胞和分子方面的最新发现，以及它们如何与人类疾病。这次会议的一个关键特点包括传统，其中大约一半的研究会谈是针对新的研究人员，从而使他们融入中西部科学界。将作出特别努力，吸引妇女和少数民族参加会议并在会上发言。根据最近MMPC的出席情况，我们预计将有200-250名科学家，包括大量的初级学员，参加第18届MMPC年会。过去鼓励出席这一会议的一个关键因素是登记费低。为了避免不得不提高这些费用和可能降低参与率的风险，我们请求NIAID为2011年MMPC提供支持。MMPC的总体目标是促进讨论，互动和合作，从而识别，表征和验证新的治疗靶点，以预防/治疗人类疾病，明确将会议置于NIH，特别是NIAID的使命之内。 公共卫生相关性：第18届年度中西部微生物发病机制会议将于2011年10月21日至23日在密歇根州安阿伯举行。本次会议吸引了200-300名主要研究人员，博士后研究员，研究生和技术人员，介绍和讨论来自美国中西部地区大学的微生物致病机理的最新进展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 18th Annual Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference (MMPC) will be held October 21-23, 2011 in Ann Arbor, MI, and will be sponsored by the University of Michigan. This annual meeting has been a longstanding major venue for interactions and collaboration between microbial pathogenesis researchers located throughout the Midwest region. This conference focuses on the latest findings on cellular and molecular aspects of a wide range of microbial pathogens and how they relate to human diseases. One key feature of this meeting includes the tradition where approximately half of the research talks are targeted for new investigators, thus allowing their integration into the Midwest scientific community. Special efforts will be made to attract women and minorities to participate and speak at the conference. Based on the attendance at recent MMPCs, we anticipate 200-250 scientists, including a large number of more junior trainees, will attend the 18th Annual MMPC. A key factor that has encouraged attendance at this meeting in the past has been the low registration fees. To prevent having to raise these fees and potentially risk reduced participation, we are requesting support for the 2011 MMPC from NIAID. The overarching goal of the MMPC in fostering discussions, interactions and collaborations that lead to identification, characterization and validation of new therapeutic targets to prevent/treat human diseases clearly places the conference within the mission of the NIH and particularly the NIAID. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The 18th Annual Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference will be held in Ann Arbor, MI on October 21-23, 2011. This meeting draws 200-300 principle investigators, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and technicians to present and discuss recent advances in microbial pathogenesis from the universities in the midwest region of the United States.