会议名称(中文)： 2014年新抗菌发现与开发戈登会议
会议名称(英文)： The 2014 Gordon Research Conference on "New Antibacterial Discovery & Development"
所属学科： 细胞生物学,病毒与免疫学
开始日期： 2014-03-16
结束日期： 2014-03-21
所在国家： 美国
所在城市： 美国
具体地点： Ventura, CA
主办单位： Gordon Research Conference
[ 重要日期 ]
参会报名截止日期： 2014-02-16
[ 会务组联系方式 ]
联系人： Gordon Research Conference
联系电话： 401-783-7644
传真： 401-783-7644
通讯地址： 512 Liberty Lane West Kingston, RI 02892 USA
会议网站： http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2014&program=newantibac
会议背景介绍：
This Gordon Research Conference will bring together industry, academic and government leaders involved in the discovery and development of novel antibacterial agents. The discovery of antibiotics and their introduction into clinical practice in the 1940s fundamentally changed the practice of medicine. The increase and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the reduced investment in this space by the pharmaceutical industry have given rise to the specter of a return to the pre-antibiotic era. Ultimately, it is the goal of the scientific community, and certainly that of the attendees, to forestall that event and to prevent the serious consequences that would come inexorably from it.
Previous meetings have defined the challenges facing the field. These range from the innate ability of bacteria to defend themselves in the face of the challenge by antibiotics, to the regulatory hurdles to the approval of novel agents, to the economic forces reducing investment in this space. But they have also helped identify some of the possible solutions, including further investment in basic biology, increased academic-industry partnership, and ways to move outside traditional discovery and development pathways. The goal of the 2014 GRC will be to further the discussion of solutions, with an emphasis on going back to the basics, moving beyond the limitations of high-throughput-screening-driven target-based discovery, and looking to fields outside traditional antibiotic research for inspiration and solutions. The conference will bring together an international, multi-disciplinary group of researchers from industry, academics, government and foundations and will help lay the groundwork for the next generation of life-saving antibiotics. |
