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Western Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases will be hosting a one day workshop titled Analysis of Antigens of Intracellular Bacteria for Biodefense Research: Prospects for Establishing Collaborations January 25, 2008 The workshop will focus only on Brucella, Rickettsia, and Coxiella spp. because of the paucity of RCE researchers in these fields. The purpose of the workshop is to give participants an overview of: 1) the state-of-the-field with regard to mechanisms of immunity; 2) the state-of-the-field with regard to vaccine development; and 3) the deficiencies of current serologic detection using bacterial antigenic components. These topics will be addressed individually by a keynote speaker and serve as the basis of roundtable discussions that follow. Our objective is to engage researchers who are currently working with these agents, or researchers who do not work with these agents but have similar research interests and who are looking to establish new collaborations or enter the field. RCE researchers who have developed platform technologies involving the diagnosis, treatment, or vaccine development of NIAID Category B and C bacteria and who are looking for subject matter experts with whom to partner may be interested in attending. Participants may not be funded through an RCE, as the intent is to stimulate interest in and awareness of opportunities in biodefense research. The one-day workshop will be held on the campus of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston at the Open Gates Conference Center. Details will be forthcoming and registration for the workshop will be through this WRCE web site. Please feel free to share this information with interested colleagues. Please check back for updates, and to sign up for the workshop. |
