7th International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists

第七届机会原生生物国际研讨会

• 批准号: 6348356
• 负责人: EDNA SAYOMI KANESHIRO
• 金额: $ 0.8万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-06-13 至 2002-06-13
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6348356
• 关键词: AIDS; Cryptosporidium; Microsporidia; Pneumocystis; Protista; Sarcodina; Toxoplasma; opportunistic infections; travel; workshop

The Seventh International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists (IWOP- 7) will be held at the Kingsgate Hotel Conference Center on the University of Cincinnati campus, June 13-16, 2001. A wet demonstration workshop on the identification of pathogens in drinking water is tentatively scheduled for June 13. The focus of these workshops will be on the AIDS-related opportunistic infectious protists, Pneumocystis, Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma and the microsporidia and amoebae. These workshops, sponsored by The Society of Protozoologists, have evolved from the 1st in Bristol, U.K., 1988 (limited to Pneumocystis), 2nd in Bozeman, Montana, 1991 (which incorporated Cryptosporidium and the microsporidia), 3rd in Cleveland, Ohio, 1994 (which included Toxoplasma), 4th in Tucson, Arizona, 1996, 5th in Lille, France, 1997; and the 6th in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1999. The organisms to be discussed at these scientific meetings are responsible for much of the morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals. Although other meetings sponsored by other organizations have had special sessions on one or several of these opportunistic pathogens, the Workshops on Opportunistic Protists have become the mechanism by which many investigators gather for obtaining comprehensive information focusing on these eukaryotic pathogens. This is the one cross-disciplinary meeting in which most major research groups working on these organisms participate. The rapid publication of short communication proceedings resulting from these workshops in The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology ensures efficient dissemination of up to date information on these pathogens and the diseases they cause. In 2001, the journal with these proceedings will be electronically available. One of the outstanding features of these workshops is that participation (presentations by platform or poster) is open to anyone wishing to present their findings; the only requirement being registration and attendance. This proposal is to request travel support for several invited young investigators, women, and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, in addition to heads of laboratories working at the forefronts on research on these organisms. We anticipate a small amount of funds will be generated by soliciting assistance from the private sector, which will be needed to cover some of the costs of organizing and running the meetings, publishing the proceedings, and travel assistance for invited participants (especially foreign scientists). The University of Cincinnati Kingsgate facility is operated by the Marriott Hotels, and since the University is part of the State of Ohio system, all regulations and guidelines governing handicap access, etc. are in place. The organizers of IWOP-7 reflect the population diversity of the USA: Cushion, Kaneshiro, Marciano-Cabral, and Mead are females; Beck, Bradley, Lindsay and Weiss are males. Mead's ancestors include native Americans; Marciano-Cabral is Hispanic; Kaneshiro has Pacific-Asian ancestry; Cushion, Beck, Bradley, Lindsay, Weiss are white. Lindsay is a physically handicapped individual. A member of the Local Arrangements committee is a female native American graduate student.

第七届机会性原生生物国际研讨会（IWOP-7）将于 2001 年 6 月 13 日至 16 日在辛辛那提大学校园金斯盖特酒店会议中心举行。暂定安排一次关于鉴定饮用水中病原体的湿式演示研讨会6 月 13 日。这些研讨会的重点将是与艾滋病相关的机会性传染性原生生物、肺孢子虫、隐孢子虫、弓形虫、微孢子虫和变形虫。这些研讨会由原生动物学家协会主办，从 1988 年在英国布里斯托尔举行的第一届研讨会（仅限于肺孢子虫）、1991 年在蒙大拿州博兹曼举行的第二届研讨会（包括隐孢子虫和微孢子虫）、1994 年在俄亥俄州克利夫兰举行的第三届研讨会开始（其中包括弓形虫），亚利桑那州图森市排名第四， 1996年，法国里尔第五名，1997年；第六届会议于 1999 年在北卡罗来纳州罗利举行。这些科学会议上讨论的生物体是导致免疫功能低下个体发病和死亡的主要原因。尽管其他组织主办的其他会议针对其中一种或几种机会性病原体设有特别会议，但机会性原生生物研讨会已成为许多研究人员聚集在一起以获得关注这些真核病原体的全面信息的机制。这是一次跨学科会议，大多数研究这些生物体的主要研究小组都参加了会议。这些研讨会在《真核微生物学杂志》上快速发表了简短的交流论文集，确保了有关这些病原体及其引起的疾病的最新信息的有效传播。 2001 年，包含这些会议记录的期刊将以电子方式提供。这些研讨会的显着特点之一是，任何希望展示其发现的人都可以参与（通过平台或海报进行演示）；唯一的要求是注册和出席。该提案旨在为几位受邀的年轻研究人员、女性和来自不同种族背景的个人以及在这些生物体研究最前沿工作的实验室负责人请求旅行支持。我们预计，通过向私营部门寻求援助将产生少量资金，这些资金将用于支付组织和举办会议、出版会议记录以及受邀参加者（特别是外国科学家）的旅行援助的部分费用。 。辛辛那提大学 Kingsgate 设施由万豪酒店运营，由于该大学是俄亥俄州系统的一部分，因此管理残疾人通道等的所有法规和准则均已到位。 IWOP-7 的组织者反映了美国的人口多样性：Cushion、Kaneshiro、Marciano-Cabral 和 Mead 是女性；贝克、布拉德利、林赛和韦斯都是男性。米德的祖先包括美洲原住民。马西亚诺-卡布拉尔是西班牙裔；金城郎拥有太平洋亚洲血统；垫子、贝克、布拉德利、林赛、韦斯都是白人。 Lindsay 是一名身体残疾人。地方安排委员会的一名成员是一位美国本土女性研究生。