US-Mexican Workshop in Biological Chemistry: Protein Folding, Misfolding and Design; Mexico City, October 2010

美国-墨西哥生物化学研讨会：蛋白质折叠、错误折叠和设计；

• 批准号: 0965779
• 负责人: Marina Ramirez-Alvarado
• 金额: $ 4.05万
• 依托单位: Mayo Clinic Rochester
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-01 至 2011-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0965779&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: US; Mexican; Workshop; Biological; Chemistry

This award supports a research workshop organized jointly by Marina Ramirez-Alvarado (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN USA) and Alejandro Fernandez Velasco (Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico). The main objectives of this symposium are: to provide a forum for a multidisciplinary discussion on protein folding, misfolding and design; to use this forum to introduce graduate students and young researchers to these research topics; to promote interactions between senior and young researchers in these fields from the two countries; and to identify potential collaborations among the participants. The workshop will be held at UNAM, Mexico City, March 18-21, 2011. The Mexican science agency CONACYT will support the Mexican participants.The workshop will include research presentations and workshop discussions on the following topics: theoretical models of protein folding, experimental advances in protein folding, molecular mechanisms of protein misfolding, and recent advances and limitations of protein design. Better understanding of protein folding and misfolding is crucial to the study of the physiological activity of proteins. This workshop will provide an opportunity for closer interactions among senior researchers from the US, including Latin American researchers that have established their academic careers in the US, and investigators from Latin America and Mexico. Collaborations arising from this meeting will help to consolidate research networks throughout the continent. Moreover, this award provides fellowships for US students to participate in this educational opportunity. The interactions between students and the more senior researchers will certainly be fruitful, and the experience will encourage students to continue graduate and postdoctoral studies in the field. In the selection of invited speakers, proper attention has been paid to the inclusion of women and minority faculty members. Similar efforts are being made in the selection of student participants.

该奖项支持由Marina Ramirez-Alvarado（马约诊所医学院，罗切斯特，MN USA）和Alejandro费尔南德斯Velasco（Facultad de Medicina，梅西科（UNAM），墨西哥城）联合组织的研究研讨会。本次研讨会的主要目标是：提供一个多学科讨论的论坛蛋白质折叠，错误折叠和设计;利用这个论坛，介绍研究生和年轻的研究人员对这些研究课题;促进两国在这些领域的高级和年轻研究人员之间的互动;并确定参与者之间的潜在合作。研讨会将于2011年3月18日至21日在墨西哥城墨西哥国立自治大学举行。墨西哥科学机构国家科学技术委员会将为墨西哥与会者提供支持，研讨会将包括关于以下主题的研究报告和研讨会讨论：蛋白质折叠的理论模型、蛋白质折叠的实验进展、蛋白质错误折叠的分子机制以及蛋白质设计的最新进展和局限性。 更好地理解蛋白质折叠和错误折叠对于研究蛋白质的生理活性至关重要。本次研讨会将为来自美国的高级研究人员提供一个更密切互动的机会，包括在美国建立学术生涯的拉丁美洲研究人员，以及来自拉丁美洲和墨西哥的研究人员。这次会议产生的合作将有助于巩固整个非洲大陆的研究网络。此外，该奖项还为美国学生提供奖学金，让他们参加这一教育机会。学生和更高级的研究人员之间的互动肯定会富有成效，经验将鼓励学生继续在该领域的研究生和博士后研究。在挑选特邀演讲者时，适当注意了妇女和少数民族教职员工的参与。在挑选学生参与者方面也作出了类似的努力。