Increasing US Participation in the 2nd International Steroids and Nervous System Conference, February 22-26, 2003; Torino, Italy

本次研讨会的主题是“增加美国参与第二届国际类固醇和神经系统会议”。本次会议将通过描述在不同器官和神经系统中合成的类固醇激素的关系的新研究来更新我们目前的知识。该项目的参与者包括本科生、研究生、博士后研究员和教师。研讨会将邀请与会者讨论糖皮质激素和矿物皮质激素的新方面，类固醇作用的非经典机制，类固醇对生殖的调节，胶质细胞作为类固醇的靶点，以及类固醇的行为效应。专题讨论会、海报展示、教授午餐会和有组织的关于国际研究机会的讨论将鼓励学生、初级科学家和取得国际公认成就的高级科学家之间的互动。组委会致力于培养青年科学家的发展。资金将用于支付与会者出席会议的旅费。这种影响将扩展到许多研究领域，如神经内分泌学、行为神经科学、动物行为和种群生物学。本次会议是第一届类固醇与神经系统国际会议（NSF支持）的后续会议，该会议取得了绝对的成功。本次会议的会议记录将作为《纽约科学院年鉴》的一期发表。

This symposium is on "Increasing U.S. participation in the 2nd International Steroids and Nervous System Conference". This conference will update our current knowledge by describing new research on the relationships of steroid hormones synthesized in different organs and the nervous system. Participants in this program will include undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty. The symposium will engage participants in discussions regarding novel aspects of glucocorticoids and mineralcorticoids, non-classical mechanisms of steroid action, steroid regulation of reproduction, glial cells as targets for steroids, and the behavioral effects of steroids. Symposia, poster presentations, meet the professor lunches, and organized discussions on international research opportunities will encourage interactions between students, junior scientists, and senior scientists that are internationally recognized for their accomplishments. The organizing committee is committed to fostering the development of young scientists. Funds will help defray travel costs for participants to attend the meeting. The impact of this will extend to numerous fields of study, such as neuroendocrinology, behavioral neuroscience, animal behavior, and population biology. This meeting is a follow-up to the 1st International Meeting on Steroids and the Nervous System (NSF Supported), which was an unqualified success. Proceedings from the present meeting will be published as an issue of The Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.