# 2018 CSHL  Retroviruses Conference

> **NIH NIH R13** · COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY · 2020 · $35,000

## Abstract

Retroviruses
Year 1 - May 21 - 26, 2018
Year 2 - May 20 – 25, 2019
Year 3 - May 18 – 23, 2020
This proposal seeks support for the forty-second, forty-third and forty-fourth in an annual series
of meetings on “Retroviruses” to be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory that has emerged as
the premiere conference for this field. The proposed meeting series will assemble leaders in the
field, junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to discuss new, cutting-edge
developments in the field of retrovirus biology. The meeting series is focused on the viruses and
their interactions with host cells rather than the particular diseases they cause. The large
majority of the work to be presented will be unpublished and subject to immediate comment and
discussion by the audience. Each meeting will be structured in a manner that parallels the
biology of the viruses; beginning with the entry phase of the replication cycle, proceeding with
post-entry events, including reverse transcription and integration, RNA-related events
(transcription, processing, export, and packaging), particle assembly and release,
pathogenesis/host factors, and concluding with antivirals and evolution. Selected speakers will
include graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty. Each session will be chaired
by two leading scientists in the field selected by the organizers from among the registrants. Two
eminent invited speakers will give special lectures to inspire and inform young scientists and to
stimulate discussion between scientists working on related but distinct areas. There will also be
three poster sessions where a majority of participants can present their work. Mentoring
sessions for young scientists will address career development issues including: finding the right
postdoc; applying, interviewing, and negotiating faculty positions; setting up your first lab;
balancing responsibilities; primarily undergraduate institutions; careers in industry; and, careers
in scientific publishing. Each meeting will be of moderate size, and we expect ~400
retrovirologists in attendance.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9881234
- **Project number:** 5R13AI129217-04
- **Recipient organization:** COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID J. STEWART
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $35,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-04-17 → 2021-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9881234

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9881234, 2018 CSHL  Retroviruses Conference (5R13AI129217-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9881234. Licensed CC0.

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