Pan American Advanced Studies Institute on Function and Regulation of the Cytoskeleton; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Summer 2010

泛美细胞骨架功能与调节高级研究所；

• 批准号: 0921354
• 负责人: Margaret Titus
• 金额: $ 9.27万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-15 至 2010-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0921354&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Pan; American; Advanced; Studies; Institute

This Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) award, jointly supported by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE), will take place in spring/ early summer of 2010, at the Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. Organized by Dr. Margaret A. Titus of the University of Minnesota, the PASI will address the function and regulation of the cytoskeleton. The cytoskeleton refers to protein fiber arrays within a cell that serve such functions as establishing cell shape, providing mechanical strength and locomotion, and other cellular functions. The emphasis of the proposed institute will be on bridging the various disciplines within the cytoskeleton field such as biochemistry, cell biology, mathematical modeling and genomics. Students will rotate through laboratory modules designed to give hands-on training in: enzyme kinetics, functional cell assays, advanced imaging techniques, bioinformatics, and computational methods in cell biology. The activity will promote interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations in the field of cell biology between new and established investigators in the Americas. Expected outcomes in this PASI will include the opportunity for students and faculty to share and apply the lessons learned with their mentors and colleagues in their home institution. Lectures and other materials from this PASI will be disseminated through the creation of a course website and student projects will be made publicly accessible through online video forums.

这项由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）和美国能源部（DOE）联合支持的泛美高级研究所（PASI）奖将于2010年春季/初夏在巴西的里约热内卢联邦大学（Universidade Federal do Estado do里约热内卢de Janeiro）举行。由明尼苏达大学的Margaret A. Titus博士组织，PASI将讨论细胞骨架的功能和调节。细胞骨架是指细胞内的蛋白质纤维阵列，它们具有建立细胞形状、提供机械强度和运动以及其他细胞功能等功能。该研究所的重点将放在连接细胞骨架领域内的各种学科，如生物化学、细胞生物学、数学建模和基因组学。学生将通过实验室模块轮转，在酶动力学、功能细胞分析、先进成像技术、生物信息学和细胞生物学计算方法等方面进行实践培训。该活动将促进美洲新老研究者之间在细胞生物学领域的跨学科讨论和合作。这次PASI的预期结果将包括学生和教师有机会与他们所在机构的导师和同事分享和应用所学到的课程。该PASI的讲座和其他材料将通过创建课程网站进行传播，学生项目将通过在线视频论坛向公众开放。