U.S.-Japan Symposium: Cellular and Molecular Action of Steroid Hormones in the Brain/April 1994/Honolulu/Hawaii

小行星9315369 该奖项支持13名美国科学家参加美国-拟于1994年4月在夏威夷的檀香山举行的关于类固醇激素在大脑中的细胞和分子作用的日本讨论会。 研讨会的共同组织者是威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校威斯康星州地区灵长类动物研究中心的寺泽荣教授和东京大学动物学研究所的川岛诚一郎教授。 除了来自美国和日本的科学家外，还有来自加拿大和法国的参与者。 研究课题非常重要和及时。 会议的重点是了解性腺类固醇作用机制的最新进展。 性腺类固醇影响产前和围产期的神经元细胞分化、迁移和存活，因此影响各种脑功能，包括晚年的认知功能。 性腺类固醇对维持生殖功能和生殖行为也是必不可少的。 研讨会的与会者代表了广泛的专业知识，使用了一些模型系统和方法。 在神经内分泌学中，最近没有讨论这个问题的会议。 因此，研讨会汇集了一批不同的杰出研究人员，介绍了神经科学中一个令人兴奋和重要领域的最新情况。 ***

9315369 Terasawa This award supports the participation of 13 U.S. scientists in a U.S.-Japan Seminar on Cellular and Molecular Action of Steroid Hormones in the Brain, to be held in April 1994 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The co-organizers of the seminar are Professor Ei Terasawa, Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Professor Seiichiro Kawashima, Institute of Zoology, University of Tokyo. In addition to the scientists from the United States and Japan, there will also be participants from Canada and France. The research topic is very important and timely. The focus of the meeting is on recent progress in understanding the mechanism of action of gonadal steroids. Gonadal steroids influence neuronal cell differentiation, migration, and survival during the prenatal and perinatal period and therefore affect various brain functions, including cognitive function in later life. Gonadal steroids are also essential for maintenance of reproductive function and reproductive behavior. The seminar participants represent a broad range of expertise using a number of model systems and approaches. There has been no recent meeting that addresses this issue in neuroendocrinology. Thus, the seminar brings together a diverse set of outstanding researchers to present an update on an exciting and important area in neuroscience. ***