# Respiratory Viruses: New Frontiers

> **NIH NIH R13** · KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA · 2020 · $11,000

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Support is requested for a Keystone Symposia conference entitled Respiratory Viruses: New Frontiers
organized by Drs. Kanta Subbarao, JoAnn A. Suzich and Carolina B. López. The conference will be held in
Banff, Alberta, Canada from February 5-9, 2021.
Respiratory viruses continue to pose medical challenges. The lung is susceptible to infection by multiple
viruses each with unique mechanisms of interacting with the human host and evading the immune system.
Respiratory infections are relatively easy to contract and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
Despite many years of study, our ability to prevent and treat these infectious is limited. This Keystone
Symposia conference will focus on novel insights into respiratory virus biology that may ultimately lead to more
effective prevention and treatment strategies. In many cases, these novel insights are made possible by new
tools that are now available to study pathogens whose infectious cycle is largely restricted to the airways –
making visible what was previously invisible. New information about virus host interactions will be discussed,
as well as the interplay among diverse organisms present in the host airways. The long-term ramifications of
respiratory virus infections beyond acute disease will be explored along with both recent successes and
failures in prevention and treatment. This conference is a joint symposium with Viral Immunity: Basic
Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications and will have a few combined sessions. Finally, our conference will
bring together scientists studying different respiratory viruses using diverse approaches from the perspective of
the pathogens and host, recognizing that it is at the intersection of disciplines where opportunities for
innovation and novel insight lie.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10070526
- **Project number:** 1R13AI154969-01
- **Recipient organization:** KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Thale Cross Jarvis
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $11,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-08-27 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10070526

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10070526, Respiratory Viruses: New Frontiers (1R13AI154969-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10070526. Licensed CC0.

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