American Society for Rickettsiology Conference 2009

2009 年美国立克次体学会会议

• 批准号: 7750247
• 负责人: ROMAN R. GANTA
• 金额: $ 1.53万
• 依托单位: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-15 至 2010-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7750247
• 关键词: African American; Alaska Native; American; Applied Research; Bacteria; Bartonella; Bioterrorism; Clinical; Continuing Education; Contracts; Country; Coxiella burnetii; Development; Diagnostic; Disabled Persons; Disease; Faculty; Fostering; Funding; Goals; Grant; Head; Health; Hispanics; Human; Individual; Infection; International; Island; Kansas; Knowledge; Latino; Methods; Microbiology; Minority; Minority Groups; Mission; Native Americans; Nonprofit Organizations; Organism; Pacific Island Americans; Policies; Postdoctoral Fellow; Q Fever; Recommendation; Research; Research Personnel; Resort; Rickettsia; Rickettsia Infections; Rickettsiales; Scientist; Societies; South Carolina; Specialist; Staging; Terrorism; Training; Travel; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; Vaccines; Vertebrates; Woman; experience; graduate student; improved; meetings; member; novel; pathogen; scientific organization; symposium

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The American Society for Rickettsiology (ASR) is a scientific organization consisting of scientists from the USA and other parts of the world, who are engaged in research on rickettsiae and rickettsial diseases as well as the more distantly related, but important pathogens, such as Coxiella burnetii (the Q fever agent) and Bartonella species. Rickettsiae are a group of bacteria which include many pathogenic organisms causing severe infections in people and many vertebrates, and some of them are listed as potential bioterrorism agents. The primary mission of the ASR is to promote basic and applied research in all aspects of rickettsiology and rickettsial diseases. In addition, the society fosters exchange of information among scientists engaged in research on rickettsiae and rickettsial diseases through periodic meetings and other methods as may be appropriate, and encourages the recruitment and training of young scientists, including women, minority and disabled researchers. The ASR mission also includes fostering scientific exchange between American rickettsiologists and their counterparts in other countries and with other scientific organizations as required and desirable. The 23rd meeting of the ASR will be held at Crowne Plaza Resort, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, from August 15-18, 2009. The meeting will aid in fulfilling the goals of the ASR. This R13 proposal is prepared in support of conducting this meeting. Specifically, the proposal seeks support to encourage junior scientists to attend the conference by providing travel grants. Junior scientists include graduate students, post-doctoral associates and early-stage faculty members who are engaged in research in rickettsia and rickettsial diseases. Funds also are sought to encourage women, minorities and disabled scientists to engage and actively participate in the ASR conference. Further, support is sought to foster scientific exchange on emerging rickettsial diseases that are a potential bioterrorism threat and to aid in arranging invited speakers to provide an overview of new developments in the rickettsial field from all parts of the world.

描述（由申请人提供）：美国立克次体学会（ASR）是一个由来自美国和世界其他地区的科学家组成的科学组织，他们从事立克次体和立克次体疾病以及更远亲的研究，但重要的病原体，例如伯内特柯克斯体（Q热病原）和巴尔通体。立克次体是一组细菌，其中包括许多引起人类和许多脊椎动物严重感染的病原生物，其中一些被列为潜在的生物恐怖分子。 ASR 的首要任务是促进立克次体学和立克次体疾病各个方面的基础和应用研究。此外，学会通过定期会议和其他适当的方法，促进从事立克次体和立克次体疾病研究的科学家之间的信息交流，并鼓励招募和培训年轻科学家，包括妇女、少数民族和残疾研究人员。 ASR 的使命还包括根据需要和需要促进美国立克次体学家与其他国家的同行以及其他科学组织之间的科学交流。 ASR第23次会议将于2009年8月15日至18日在南卡罗来纳州希尔顿黑德岛皇冠假日酒店举行。这次会议将有助于实现ASR的目标。本 R13 提案是为了支持召开本次会议而准备的。具体来说，该提案寻求通过提供旅费补助来鼓励年轻科学家参加会议。青年科学家包括从事立克次体和立克次体疾病研究的研究生、博士后和早期教员。还寻求资金鼓励妇女、少数族裔和残疾科学家参与并积极参加 ASR 会议。此外，还寻求支持促进关于潜在生物恐怖主义威胁的新出现的立克次体疾病的科学交流，并帮助安排受邀演讲者概述世界各地立克次体领域的新发展。