2011 Viruses and Cells Gordon Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：病毒和细胞戈登研究会议（GRC）是病毒学领域的首要会议。会议涵盖了病毒感染的各个方面，从进入细胞到复制和组装，揭示发病机制的分子基础，到预防和治疗。2011年会议将于2011年5月29日至6月3日在意大利巴尔加的GRC会议地点Il Ciocco举行。特邀演讲者将介绍病毒与被感染细胞和生物体动态相互作用的最新发现，以及宿主对抗感染的对策。根据每一届会议所涵盖的主题的专业知识选出的讨论主持人将在每次发言后进行生动而开放的讨论，这是grc的中心主题。除了邀请的演讲者外，还将从提交给海报会议的摘要中选择较短的演讲。将选择突出病毒研究中令人兴奋的新发展，重点是年轻科学家，包括新的研究人员、博士后研究员和研究生。在简短的会谈之后，还将由讨论领导人主持积极的讨论。晚上的海报会议是病毒与细胞GRC的一个重要和突出的方面，为参与者提供了另一个展示和讨论他们研究的机会。会议的参与者将包括在该领域做出开创性贡献的知名研究者、开始独立研究生涯的年轻研究者、博士后研究员和研究生以及来自工业界的研究者。要求提供资金，以部分支持与会者的会议费用和旅费，特别是被邀请作为演讲者或讨论主持人的年轻研究人员，以及有前途的新研究人员、博士后研究员、研究生和来自发展中国家的研究人员，他们将进行简短的演讲。这次会议的影响将在于促进病毒学新发现和新思想的自由交流，并促进新的科学合作。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Viruses and Cells Gordon Research Conference (GRC) is the premier meeting in the field of virology. The conference covers all aspects of virus infection, from entry into the cell through replication and assembly, to uncovering the molecular basis of pathogenesis, to prevention and therapy. The 2011 meeting will held at the GRC conference site, Il Ciocco in Barga, Italy from May 29 to June 3, 2011. Invited speakers will present cutting-edge findings about the dynamic interactions of viruses with the cells and organisms they infect as well as host counter-measures to combat infection. Discussion leaders, chosen for their expertise in the topics covered in each session, will lead lively and open discussions following each presentation, which is a central theme of the GRCs. In addition to the invited speakers, shorter talks will be chosen from the abstracts submitted for the poster sessions. Selections will be made to highlight exciting new developments in virus research with an emphasis on younger scientists, including new investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. The short talks also will be followed by active discussions led by the discussion leaders. The evening poster sessions are an important and prominent aspect of the Viruses and Cells GRC, providing yet another opportunity for participants to present and discuss their research. Meeting participants will include well-known established investigators who have made seminal contributions to the field, young investigators launching independent research careers, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, and investigators from industry. Funding is requested to provide partial support for conference fees and travel costs for participants, in particular for young investigators who have been invited as speakers or discussion leaders, as well as for promising new investigators, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and investigators from developing nations who will present short talks. The impact of this meeting will come in promoting the free exchange of new findings and ideas in virology and fostering new scientific collaborations. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Viruses are an important cause of infectious diseases of humans and present significant challenges to prevention and therapy. The Viruses and Cells Gordon Research Conference will provide a venue for the exchange of new insights into how viruses interact with the hosts they infect. This conference is one of the few virology meetings to encompass a wide range of topics, viruses, and approaches to cultivate interdisciplinary research.