Grant: Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: Infection and Immunity

The requested funds are to support the organization and hosting of the 59th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM). The objectives of the CSM Annual Conference fall into 4 distinct categories: 1) KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER between industry, professionals, academics and trainees, 2) TRAINING of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, 3) NETWORKING between attendees to develop present and future opportunities and 4) RECOGNITION of outstanding young and established microbiology investigators in Canada. These objectives will be met through four days of activities that includes seven symposia with selected topic (Pathogen/Host Interactions, Molecular Virology/Phage, Microbial Metals: Acquisition and Utilization, Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins, Oral Pathogens, Systems Microbiology/Metagenomics and Polar Microbiology), two poster sessions, two student symposia, one student forum, three section symposia (Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Infection and Immunity, Molecular genetics and Cellular Microbiology), one keynote address (on Listeria given by Dr. Pascale Cossart), three award lectures (The CSM-Roche Award in recognition of established outstanding Canadian microbiologists, The Fischer Scientific Award in recognition of young Canadian microbiologists and The Canadian Graduate Student Microbiologist of the Year) and one workshop on Listeria (organized in conjunction with the Canadian College of Microbiologists). All of these activities will address the priorities of the Infection and Immunity Institute. Finally, an opening reception, a closing banquet and several coffee/lunch breaks will given the opportunity for the attendees to interact and network in a less formal environment.