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

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.

项目概要/摘要最近的 COVID-19 大流行以及传染病的出现和死灰复燃凸显了微生物科学在应对全球公共卫生挑战中的重要性。会议（MMPC）是一个高影响力的年度科学会议，致力于展示在微生物发病机制，促进初级教师、学生和博士后的专业发展学者，并为科学交流与合作营造多元化和包容性的环境。 MMPC 会议于 1994 年在爱荷华大学成立，每年在学术界交替举行该会议定期吸引 250−400 名注册者。其中包括本科生和研究生、博士后研究员、研究人员和教职人员，他们互动第 29 届年度 MMPC 将由芝加哥西北大学主办，伊利诺伊州，2023 年 10 月 20 日至 22 日。这是第三次（1995 年、2007 年、2023 年）举办这一出席人数众多的会议 MMPC 致力于支持西北大学的发展和网络化。初级科学家，特别关注历史上在生物科学领域代表性不足的群体。通过结构化的职业发展论坛和“与演讲者会面”系列，以及非正式的互动 MMPC 2023 旨在通过海报、招待会和与各个职业阶段的同事共进晚餐，最大限度地扩大人际网络中西部及其他地区的科学家和机构之间的合作，区域可及性、成本低且强大。旅行和注册的财政支持使 MMPC 能够招募多元化的参与者。凭借 MMPC 的悠久传统，91% 的演讲嘉宾（不包括主旨演讲嘉宾和开幕演讲嘉宾）受邀参加进行口头报告的将是研究生、博士后研究员或助理教授。 (61%) 受邀的教师演讲者是女性，该群体包括代表个人、其余五个口头报告涵盖微生物发病机制领域的地理和主题多样性。我们建议会议的论文将从学生和博士后提交的摘要中选出。根据优点和多样性，免除另外 13 名学员的注册费。我们还计划提供注册。向 20 名女性和/或来自代表性不足群体的学者提供费用和住宿豁免。 Burroughs Wellcome 基金的 Eric Skaar 博士（范德比尔特大学）将在 2023 年发表主题演讲传染病发病机制研究员和塞尔学者，他将展示他的开创性工作关于营养金属塑造细菌病原体和脊椎动物之间相互作用的机制因此，NIAID 的支持将汇集来自不同地区、代表性不足的科学家。微生物学子学科建立协作网络，同时增强下一代的职业生涯的科学家。