29th Annual Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference (MMPC)

第 29 届年度中西部微生物发病机制会议 (MMPC)

基本信息

批准号：
10750604
负责人：
Hank S. SEIFERT
金额：
$ 0.95万
依托单位：
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2023-07-20 至 2024-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10750604
关键词：
Address Alabama Attention Biological Sciences COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic Chicago Collaborations Colorado Communicable Diseases Communities Dedications Development Discipline Ensure Environment Event Exclusion Faculty Fees Financial Support Fostering Funding Future Geography Goals Home Human Illinois Indiana Individual Institution Intervention Iowa Kansas Kentucky Knowledge Medical center Mentors Metals Michigan Microbiology Midwestern United States Minnesota Mission Missouri Monitor National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease New York North Dakota Nutrient Ohio Oral Participant Pathogenesis Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Fellow Public Health Research Research Personnel Research Support Science Scientist Seminal Series Shapes Site Structure Students Surveys Tennessee Texas Time Travel Underrepresented Populations United States United States National Institutes of Health Universities Utah Wisconsin Woman Work career career development career networking cost experience graduate student human pathogen interest medical schools meetings microbial next generation pathogenic bacteria peer post-doctoral training posters prevent professor recruit role model success symposium undergraduate student waiver

Address Alabama Attention Biological Sciences COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic Chicago Collaborations Colorado Communicable Diseases Communities Dedications Development Discipline Ensure Environment Event Exclusion Faculty Fees Financial Support Fostering Funding Future Geography Goals Home Human Illinois Indiana Individual Institution Intervention Iowa Kansas Kentucky Knowledge Medical center Mentors Metals Michigan Microbiology Midwestern United States Minnesota Mission Missouri Monitor National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease New York North Dakota Nutrient Ohio Oral Participant Pathogenesis Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Fellow Public Health Research Research Personnel Research Support Science Scientist Seminal Series Shapes Site Structure Students Surveys Tennessee Texas Time Travel Underrepresented Populations United States United States National Institutes of Health Universities Utah Wisconsin Woman Work career career development career networking cost experience graduate student human pathogen interest medical schools meetings microbial next generation pathogenic bacteria peer post-doctoral training posters prevent professor recruit role model success symposium undergraduate student waiver

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项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The recent COVID-19 pandemic and the emergence and resurgence of infectious diseases have highlighted the importance of microbial science in tackling global public health challenges. The Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference (MMPC) is a high-impact annual scientific meeting dedicated to showcasing research excellence in microbial pathogenesis, fostering professional development for junior faculty and students and postdoctoral scholars, and cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment for scientific exchange and collaborations. Since its inception in 1994 at the University of Iowa, MMPC meetings have been held annually at alternating academic institutions across the Midwest region of the United States. The meeting regularly attracts 250−400 registrants that include undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff and faculty, who interact extensively during the 3-day event. The 29th annual MMPC will be hosted by Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, from October 20th−22nd, 2023. This is the third time (1995, 2007, 2023) this well-attended conference has been hosted at Northwestern University. MMPC is committed to support the development and networking of junior scientists, with particular attention to groups that are historically underrepresented in Biological Sciences. Through the structured career development forum and “Meet the Speakers” series, and the informal interactions at posters, reception and meals with colleagues across career stages, MMPC 2023 aims to maximize networking between scientists and institutions across the Midwest and beyond. Regional accessibility, low cost, and strong financial support for travel and registration allows MMPC to recruit a diverse group of participants. In keeping with MMPC’s rich tradition, 91% of speakers (excluding the keynote and opening session speakers) invited to give oral presentations will be graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, or Assistant Professors. Sixty-one percent (61%) of the invited faculty speakers are women, and the group includes speakers representing personal, geographic, and topic diversity across the field of microbial pathogenesis. The remaining five oral presentations for the meeting will be selected from abstracts submitted by students and postdoctoral fellows. We propose to waive registration fee for additional 13 trainees based on merit and diversity. We also plan to provide registration fee and lodging waivers to 20 scholars who are women and/or from underrepresented groups. Finally, MMPC 2023 will feature a keynote address by Dr. Eric Skaar (Vanderbilt University), a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease and a Searle Scholar, who will present his seminal work on the mechanisms by which nutrient metals shape the interactions between bacterial pathogens and vertebrate hosts. This support from NIAID will thus bring together diverse and underrepresented scientists from different microbiology subdisciplines to build collaborative networks while enhancing the careers of the next generations of scientists.

项目摘要/摘要最近的Covid-19大流行以及传染病的出现和复兴强调了微生物科学在应对全球公共卫生挑战方面的重要性。中西部微生物发病机理会议（MMPC）是一次高影响力的年度科学会议，致力于展示卓越的研究微生物发病机理，促进初级教师和学生的专业发展和博士后学者，并为科学交流和合作培养潜水员和包容性的环境。自从它于1994年在爱荷华大学成立，MMPC会议每年在改变学术上举行美国中西部地区的机构。会议定期吸引250-400名注册人其中包括本科生和研究生，博士后研究员，研究人员和教师，他们互动在为期3天的活动中广泛。第29届年度MMPC将由芝加哥西北大学举办伊利诺伊州，从2023年10月20日至22日。这是第三次（1995，2007，2023）曾在西北大学主持。 MMPC致力于支持初级科学家特别关注生物科学中代表性不足的群体。通过结构化的职业发展论坛和“会见演讲者”系列以及非正式互动在跨职业阶段与同事的海报，接待和餐点，MMPC 2023旨在最大化网络在中西部及以后的科学家和机构之间。区域可及性，低成本和强劲对旅行和注册的财政支持允许MMPC招募各种各样的参与者。保持有了MMPC的丰富传统，有91％的演讲者（不包括主题演讲和开幕式演讲者）被邀请参加口头演讲将是研究生，博士后研究员或助理教授。 61个百分比（61％）受邀的教师是女性，该小组包括代表个人的演讲者，微生物发病机理领域的地理和主题多样性。其余五个口头演示对于会议，将从学生和博士后研究员提交的摘要中选择。我们建议根据优点和多样性，请放弃13名学员的注册费。我们还计划提供注册对20名妇女和/或来自代表性不足的群体的学者的费用和放弃豁免。最后，MMPC 2023年将由Burroughs Wellcome基金Eric Skaar博士（Vanderbilt University）发表主题演讲。传染病和塞尔学者的发病机理研究人员将提出第二次工作关于营养金属塑造细菌病原体与脊椎动物之间相互作用的机制主持人。因此，NIAID的这种支持将使来自不同不同的潜水员和代表性不足的科学家聚集在一起微生物学子学科建立协作网络，同时增强了下一代的职业科学家。