Scientific Working Group (SWG)

Biodefense Proteomics Research Centers
Fourth Programmatic Meeting
Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown
Salt Lake City, Utah
May 31, 2007

The NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Biodefense Proteomics Research Program provides the scientific community with newly discovered proteomic information about pathogens and hosts to identify potential targets for the next generation of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. New research and novel proteomic approaches are being developed at the Proteomics Research Centers, and data and reagents are being publicly disseminated through the Resource Center at http://www.proteomicsresource.org/.

SWG Charge

The committee shall provide advice to the Centers on all aspects of the operations and future directions of the Proteomics Research Program sites, including policies and practices for data, reagent, and technology sharing among the sites and with the broader research community. These recommendations shall be based on the state of proteomics technological and research advances, including those contributed by the Proteomics Research Program sites.

Draft Agenda

12:45 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. Introductions and Opening Remarks
David Roos, SWG Co-Chair
12:50 p.m. - 1:05 p.m. Progress on SWG Recommendations
Cathy Wu, Resource Center
1:05 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

Open Discussions
Moderators: David Roos and Reid Townsend, SWG Co-Chairs

  • Impact of the program deliverables—data/tools, reagents, methods/technologies
  • Who are the stakeholders? What products can be targeted for given communities?
  • SWG: future roles, meetings/conference calls, reporting
1:50 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. SWG Comments and Recommendations
SWG members
2:20 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Summary, Action Items
Reid Townsend, SWG Co-Chair

Attendees

Invitees Only

  • SWG members
  • Research Center and Resource Center PIs and Co-PIs
  • NIAID Project Officers

SWG Members

  • Co-Chair: David S. Roos, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania) - Bioinformatics
  • Co-Chair: R. Reid Townsend, M.D., Ph.D. (Washington University) - Proteomics
  • John Belisle, Ph.D. (Colorado State University) - Biodefense
  • Trisha N. Davis, Ph.D. (University of Washington) - Proteomics
  • Thomas B. Kepler, Ph.D. (Duke University) - Bioinformatics

By Teleconference:

  • Abdu Azad, Ph.D. (University of Maryland School of Medicine) - Proteomics
  • Thomas W. Geisbert, Ph.D. (USAMRIID, US Army) - Biodefense
  • Paula Traktman, Ph.D. (Medical College of Wisconsin) - Biodefense