U.S.-Mexico Program: Latin American Seminar in Biological Rhythms; Puebla, Mexico, August 31-September 3, 1997

9722726座 这项美洲方案的赠款将资助9名美国科学家参加1997年8月31日至9月3日在墨西哥普埃布拉举行的“拉丁美洲生物节律研讨会”的旅费和有关费用。 组织者是弗吉尼亚大学的Gene Block博士和墨西哥自治大学的Raul Aguilar-Roblero博士。 拟议会议的主题是昼夜节律生物学，目标是为对时间生物学领域感兴趣的美国和拉丁美洲科学家提供一个学术互动的论坛;为参与国的研究生提供与知名科学家互动的机会;并促进学生交流。在过去的二十年里，我们对生物计时的理解有了巨大的增长。 生物钟不仅在控制行为和生理方面，而且在测量日照长度以及许多物种的太阳定向和导航方面发挥着关键作用。在人类中，很少有过程能逃脱计时系统的影响。 美国参与者因其对生物节律研究的贡献和对研究生教育的承诺而受到认可。 它们代表了基本生物节律研究的不同领域，从分子水平到行为，从单细胞生物到脊椎动物。 关于会议主要结论的报告，以及有关联合研究、研究生交流和时间生物学研究生课程基础课程开发的具体建议，将提交《医学研究档案》出版。 ***

9722726 Block This Americas Program award will support travel and related expenses for 9 U.S. scientists to participate in the "Latin American Seminar in Biological Rhythms," to take place in Puebla, Mexico, August 31 to September 3, 1997. Organizers are Dr. Gene Block, University of Virginia, and Dr. Raul Aguilar-Roblero, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico. The topic of the proposed meeting is circadian biology, and the goals are to provide a forum for academic interactions among U.S. and Latin American scientists interested in the field of chronobiology; to provide graduate students from participating countries with the opportunity to interact with established scientists; and to promote the exchange of students. During the past two decades there has been a tremendous growth in our understanding of biological timing. Biological clocks play a critical role, not only in the control of behavior and physiology, but also in the measurement of daylength, and in solar orientation and navigation by a number of species. In humans, few processes escape the impact of timing systems. The US participants are recognized for their contribution to the study of biological rhythms and for their commitments to the education of graduate students. They represent different areas of basic biological rhythms research, ranging from the molecular level to behavior, and from unicellular organisms to vertebrates. A report on the main conclusions of the sessions, with specific suggestions related to joint research, the exchange of graduate students, and development of a basic curriculum in chronobiology graduate courses, will be submitted for publication in the Archives of Medical Research. ***