[ZRG1 IDM-A 90 Meeting Rosters]

The Topics in Bacterial Pathogenesis Special Emphasis Panel [ZRG1 IDM-A 90] reviews non R01 application mechanisms that would otherwise be reviewed by either the Bacterial Pathogenesis (BACP) or Host Interactions with Bacterial Pathogens (HIBP) Study Sections.  Accordingly, it reviews R21, R03, and R15 applications involving bacterial infections and host pathogen interactions. Specific areas covered by Topics in Bacterial Pathogenesis:

• Bacteria-host interactions including adherence, invasion, multiplication, dissemination, and host immune responses
• Genetic, biochemical and physiological characterization of bacterial survival, growth, and pathogenesis
• Evasion of the innate and adaptive immune response
• Asymptomatic colonization and the balance between infection and disease, commensalisms, and pathogenicity
• Animal models of infection and disease
• Role of indigenous microbiota in health and disease
• Pathogen-related bacterial behavior and development including biofilms, chemotaxis, sporulation, and stress responses
• Ecology of bacterial pathogens
• Role of extrachromosomal elements in pathogenesis
• Exploration of small molecules, immunomodulators and drugs as modulators and regulators of virulence
• Role of bacterial agents in noninfectious diseases

Study sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are:

Immunity and Host Defense [IHD] 
Prokaryotic Cell and Molecular Biology [PCMB] 
Oral, Dental and Craniofacial Sciences [ODCS] 
AIDS-associated Opportunistic Infections and Cancer [AOIC] 
Drug Discovery and Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance [DDR]