U.S.-South Africa Workshop on Imaging Cellular Dynamics During Development & Reproduction

美国-南非开发过程中细胞动态成像研讨会

• 批准号: 9507615
• 负责人: Gerald Schatten
• 金额: $ 2.65万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-08-01 至 1996-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9507615&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; South; Africa; Workshop; Imaging

This laboratory-based workshop and international symposium is jointly organized by Prof. Gerald Schatten of the Dept. of Zoology, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Prof. Barry Fabian, of the Dept. of Zoology, University of Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event, to take place January 5-24, 1996, at the U. of Witwatersrand, has manifold objectives: to enhance the level of cell and developmental biology teaching and research; to encourage and give visibility to the work of scientists who are members of under-represented groups; to strengthen Africa regional networking through the formation of the African Society of Cell and Developmental Biology; and to stimulate collaborative research projects between US and African scientists. The organizers have marshalled the loan of demonstration advanced imaging equipment and personnel from an international array of manufacturers. By bringing advanced instrumentation and expertise to a central location, the workshop will enable some two dozen qualified young investigators from various parts of Africa to perform experiments themselves, become familiar with the techniques and capabilities of the technology, and, it is hoped, inspire them to pass on these tools to their own trainees. NSF is supporting the participation of five scientist-instructors (four from the U.S. and one from Kenya), plus five African trainee-participants, at the pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and young-investigator level, from throughout Africa. This activity will strengthen the capacity of young researchers in Africa to use advanced techniques; promote experimentation in novel animal and plant species; and stimulate beneficial networking between a center of excellence in South Africa and institutions in other African countries.

这次以实验室为基础的研讨会和国际研讨会是由该系的Gerald Schatten教授联合举办的。威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校动物学教授和该系的巴里·法比安教授。南非约翰内斯堡威特沃特斯兰德大学动物学教授。该活动将于1996年1月5日至24日在威特沃特斯兰德大学举行，有多个目标：提高细胞和发育生物学教学和研究的水平；鼓励和宣传属于代表性不足群体的科学家的工作；通过成立非洲细胞和发育生物学学会加强非洲地区的网络；以及促进美国和非洲科学家之间的合作研究项目。组织者从一系列国际制造商那里筹集了示范先进成像设备和人员的贷款。通过将先进的仪器和专门知识带到中心地点，讲习班将使来自非洲各地的20多名合格的年轻调查人员能够自己进行实验，熟悉技术的技术和能力，并希望激励他们将这些工具传授给他们自己的受训者。NSF正在支持来自整个非洲的5名科学家讲师(4名来自美国，1名来自肯尼亚)以及5名来自非洲各地的博士后、博士后和青年研究员级别的见习学员参加。这项活动将加强非洲青年研究人员使用先进技术的能力；促进对新的动植物物种的实验；并促进南非英才中心与其他非洲国家机构之间有益的联网。