Recipient Organization
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY
1752 N STREET, NW
WASHINGTON,DC 20036
Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
Funds are requested to provide a base level of support for the Pasteurellaceae 2005 Conference that will be co-sposored by the International Pasteurellaceae Society (IPS) and the American Society for Microbiology. This meeting will be held at the Mauna Lani Bay Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii, October 23-26, 2005. The purpose of this meeting is to promote information exchange among scientists interested in the famuily Pasteurellaceae, which includes the veterinary pathogens A. pleuropneumoniae, A. suis, Mannheimia haemolytica, H. sommnus, and Pasteurella multocida, and the obligate human pathogens Haemophilus influenzae, H. parainfluenzae, H. ducreyi, and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Members of the Pasteurellaceae family are responsible for the most economically significant bacterial diseases of domestic animals and wildlife (cattle, pigs, poultry, goats, sheep, rabbits, and deer), inluding porcine pleuropneumonia, atrophic rhinitis in swine, abortion,
bovine respiratory disease complex ("shipping fever") and fowl cholera.
Animal Health Component
100%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
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Applied
100%
Developmental
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Goals / Objectives
Funds are requested to provide a base level of support for the Pasteurellaceae 2005 Conference that will be co-sponsored by the International Pasteurellaceae Society (IPS) and the American Society for Microbiology. This meeting will be held at the Mauna Lani Bay Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii, October 23-26, 2005. The IPS is an informal group of scientists who every three to five years organize an international meeting of the Pasteurellaceae community with the following objectives: 1. Promote information exchange among scientists interested in the family Pasteurellaceae, which includes the veterinary pathogens A. pleuropneumoniae, A. suis, Mannheimia haemolytica, H. sommnus, and Pasteurella multocida, and the obligate human pathogens Haemophilus influenzae, H. parainfluenzae, H. ducreyi, and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Members of the Pasteurellaceae family are responsible for the most economically significant bacterial diseases of domestic animals and
wildlife (cattle, pigs, poultry, goats, sheep, rabbits, deer), including porcine pleuropneumoniae, atrophic rhinitis in swine, abortion, bovine respiratory disease complex ("shipping fever"), and fowl cholera. 2. Foster interaction and collaboration between academicians and their colleagues in the private sector, between individuals who are engaged in basic and clinical studies, and between scientists involved in animal and human pathogens. It is our belief that this conference represents AOne science for the benefit of animal and human health.@ By bringing together a diverse group of researchers, this conference will enhance our understanding of these unique mucosal pathogens. 3. Provide a forum for new investigators (graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and young investigators) to Anetwork@ with more established investigators. There is no other meeting open to the international community that focuses on this physiologically unique group of obligate mucosal pathogens. In
addition to oral and poster presentations, several activities, such as discussion groups for charting the next challenges and "Meet the Speaker Lunches" for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows have been planned.
Project Methods
This meeting will be held at the Mauna Lani Bay Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii, October 23-26, 2005. The conference will have a three and one-half day format. The format of the meeting will be five morning and evening sessions consisting of two to three 35 minute talks by invited speakers and two or four 15 minute talks to highlight outstanding poster presentations. All attendees will be invited to present a poster describing their recent unpublished research. One-and-a-half-hour poster sessions will be held every afternoon before dinner. All posters will be available for viewing throughout the meeting. We propose to have two keynote speakers: a highly respected member of the Pasteurellaceae community who will speak on Sunday night and a renowned scientist outside the Pasteurellaceae community to provide insight and/or unique approaches to understanding how bacteria cause disease. Additionally, discussion groups will be held in the afternoons for an informal
exchange of information or to solve problems unique to the Pasteurellaceae community. To enhance the experience of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows we are organizing "Meet the Speaker Lunches" (See below for a description of this unique educational activity). Thus, this conference will bring together the key sub-disciplines of the field, will permit full participation of the world=s leading scientists, and at the same time encourage the active participation of young investigators, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students.