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2024 Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM) - Project Summary/Abstract

For 29 years, the annual Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM) has brought together researchers involved in all areas of bacteriology research, attracting attendees from both within and outside New England.

In congruence with its goal of cultivating the scientific and professional growth of young scientists, this long-standing meeting is organized by student and postdoctoral fellow volunteers, with faculty and administrative support.

BBM is a two-day meeting featuring short oral presentations, multiple poster sessions, breakout sessions, evening receptions, and a keynote lecture by a leading senior investigator.

The participants typically hail from over 100 academic and biotechnology institutions and span both the breadth and depth of bacteriology research in the New England area and increasingly beyond.

Many participants attend BBM every year, recognizing it as a unique, intellectually stimulating, and innovative conference.

BBM aims to (1) offer opportunities for young investigators to present their research, (2) provide a forum for scientists to learn about and discuss new bacteriology research, and (3) foster collaboration and encourage participants to build professional relationships.

All research presentations at BBM are given by students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior industry scientists.

Thus, BBM promotes the careers of young scientists by providing trainees and junior scientists a chance to hone their presentation skills and network with colleagues, potential future advisors, and/or employers.

Participants at BBM have expertise in disparate research fields within basic systems, environmental, industrial, computational, and medical bacteriology, and presentations at BBM reflect this scientific diversity.

Unlike more topically focused conferences, BBM allows participants to hear about and discuss a wide variety of discoveries and methods that may be unfamiliar but which all relate to the common theme of increasing our understanding of bacteria.

This feature, along with the geographical proximity of most participants of BBM, enables the transfer of ideas, technology, and new discoveries between these groups.

To facilitate collaboration and building professional relationships, BBM includes multiple sessions for free discussion as well as several opportunities for structured networking.

BBM will achieve its aims by continuing to cultivate a vibrant community of New England bacteriologists.

The meeting presents a broad range of topics and a format that encourages interaction among participants.

For many young researchers for whom attendance at major international meetings may not be financially feasible, BBM is a vital opportunity to practice scientific communication and to be exposed to the rich bacteriological research community that the conference draws upon.

The emphasis on communication and interaction within the broad scope of bacteriology is a major strength of the meeting.

Overall, BBM has and continues to advance research in basic, applied, and clinical microbiology, and furthers the professional development of attendees.

President And Fellows Of Harvard College

TO ASSIST PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO ESTABLISH, EXPAND AND IMPROVE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND RELATED AREAS; TO CONDUCT DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH, TO PRODUCE AND TEST RESEARCH MATERIALS. TO ASSIST PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO CONDUCT DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH, TO PRODUCE AND TEST RESEARCH MATERIALS, TO PROVIDE RESEARCH SERVICES AS REQUIRED BY THE AGENCY FOR PROGRAMS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AND CONTROLLING DISEASE CAUSED BY INFECTIOUS OR PARASITIC AGENTS, ALLERGIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES AND RELATED AREAS. PROJECTS RANGE FROM STUDIES OF MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANTIGENIC STRUCTURE TO COLLABORATIVE TRIALS OF EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS AND VACCINES, MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE TO ANTIBIOTICS AS WELL AS RESEARCH DEALING WITH EPIDEMIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS OR COMMUNITY POPULATIONS AND PROGRESS IN ALLERGIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES. BECAUSE OF THIS DUAL FOCUS, THE PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES BOTH BASIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL RESEARCH. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM EXPANDS AND IMPROVES PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. THE SBIR PROGRAM INTENDS TO INCREASE AND FACILITATE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIONS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TO INCREASE SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; AND TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. THE SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAM STIMULATES AND FOSTERS SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION THROUGH COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CARRIED OUT BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS; TO FOSTER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS; TO INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIONS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; AND TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTISTS DURING THE FORMATIVE STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS. INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS (NRSAS) ARE MADE DIRECTLY TO APPROVE APPLICANTS FOR RESEARCH TRAINING IN SPECIFIED BIOMEDICAL SHORTAGE AREAS. IN ADDITION, INSTITUTIONAL NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS ARE MADE TO ENABLE INSTITUTIONS TO SELECT AND MAKE AWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE TRAINING UNDER THE AEGIS OF THEIR INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM.

93.855 - Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) [HHS - NIH]

Cambridge, Massachusetts 021382901 United States

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NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PA-21-151)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 200% from $5,000 to $15,000.