Regional Workshop: Cell and Molecular Aspects of the Birth, Life and Death of the Nervous System; Pucon, Chile

这项美洲计划的奖金支持一个题为“神经系统的出生、生命和死亡的细胞和分子方面”的区域讲习班。研讨会由西北大学的Lester I. Binder博士、智利大学的Ricardo Maccioni博士和科尔多瓦大学的Alfredo Caceres博士组织，将于2000年10月4日至7日在智利普孔举行。一般主题是细胞和分子神经科学，特别关注细胞骨架及其在神经极性、内吞作用和囊泡运输、神经突延伸、囊泡运输、信号事件和神经退行性变中的作用。来自美国、拉丁美洲和欧洲的科学家是美国细胞生物学学会、美国科学促进会和伊比利亚-美洲分子生物学组织（IMBO）的成员，他们将成为与会者之一。研究生和博士后研究员将构成相当数量的会议参与者，并将在海报环节展示他们的工作。鉴于主题的多样性和演讲者的实力，预计该研讨会将加强美国与拉丁美洲的合作。

This Americas Program award supports a regional workshop entitled "Cell and Molecular Aspects of the Birth, Life and Death of the Nervous System." The workshop is organized by Dr. Lester I. Binder, Northwestern University, and Dr. Ricardo Maccioni, University of Chile, and Dr. Alfredo Caceres, University of Cordoba, and will be held October 4-7, 2000 in Pucon, Chile. The general topic is cellular and molecular neuroscience with a specific focus on the cytoskeleton and its role in neural polarity, endocytosis and vesicular trafficking, neurite extension, vesicular transport, signalling events, and neurodegeneration. Scientists from the United States, Latin America, and Europe who are members of the American Society for Cell Biology, the AAAS, and of the Ibero-American Molecular Biology organization (IMBO) will be among the attendees. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will constitute a significant number of meeting participants and will present their work in poster sessions. Given the variety of topics and the strengths of the speakers, the workshop is expected to enhance U.S.-Latin American collaboration.