TROPICAL DISEASES SYMPOSIUM

该提案要求提供资金支持第十一届专题讨论会，题为 “热带疾病免疫学和生物化学的最新进展： “国际健康”将在梅哈里医学院举行， 田纳西州纳什维尔，星期一和星期二，1994年4月11日至12日。目标 本次研讨会有三个方面的内容： (1)讨论引起热带气候变化的生物的研究现状 疾病； (2)鼓励少数族裔学生进修研究生 分子生物学、生物化学和生物医学科学； (3)为热带病和国际疾病提供国家重点 健康。 研讨会将由研究生院主办， Meharry Medical的研究和生物医学科学部 上大学。作为这次会议的一部分，本科生和研究生 从历史上的黑人学院和大学和大多数 鼓励各机构参加并张贴研究海报 他们在自己机构的不同实验室里进行的研究。 学生们将有机会与他们讨论他们的研究 研讨会的与会者以及梅哈里医学院的教职员工。在……里面 此外，还将鼓励他们参观不同的实验室和 讨论我们机构正在进行的研究。研讨会将包括 六位热带病各个领域的特邀国际专家 包括艾滋病、非洲锥虫病、血吸虫病、疟疾和 查格斯氏病。将有充足的时间进行讨论。 今年是该研讨会的第11个年头，该研讨会每年都会举行 自1984年和1993年以来，共有83名学生参加了 历史上黑人学院和大学以及大多数 机构。所有参与者的总出席人数为240人。那里 值得注意的是，1993年专题讨论会有几个好处。这个 发言者强调了他们获得的互动机会 相关领域的科学家，并结识有才华的少数民族学生。他们 还注意到他们希望在他们的 机构。此外，来自主要研究机构的学生(例如， 斯坦福大学、伊利诺伊大学、北卡罗来纳大学)互动 来自历史上黑人学院和大学的学生提供了 每个人都有机会相互建立网络联系。

This proposal request funds for support of the eleventh symposium entitled "Recent Advances In The Immunology and Biochemistry of Tropical Diseases: International Health" which will be held at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday and Tuesday, April 11-12,1994. The goals of this symposium are threefold: (1) To discuss current research on the organisms which cause tropical diseases; (2) To stimulate minority students towards postgraduate education in molecular biology, biochemistry and biomedical sciences; (3) To provide a national focus for tropical diseases and international health. The symposium will be sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies and Research and the Division of Biomedical Sciences at Meharry Medical College. As part of this conference, undergraduate and graduate students from historically black colleges and universities and majority institutions will be encouraged to attend and present posters on research that they are undertaking in Various laboratories at their institutions. The students will have an opportunity to discuss their research with attendees at the symposium as well as Meharry Medical College faculty. In addition, they will be encouraged to visit various laboratories and discuss ongoing research at our institution. The symposium will Include six invited international experts in various areas in tropical diseases including AIDS, African trypanosomiasis, schistosomiasis, malaria, and Chagas' disease. Ample time will be available for discussions. This is the eleventh year for the symposium which has been held each year since 1984 and in 1993 eighty-three students attended from fifteen historically black colleges and universities as well as majority institutions. The total attendance from all participants was 240. There were several benefits to the 1993 symposium which should be noted. The speakers emphasized the opportunity they received to interact with scientists in related fields and to meet talented minority students. They also noted their desire to initiate a similar program at their institution. In addition, students from major research institutions (e.g., Stanford, University of Illinois, University of North Carolina) interacted with students from historically black colleges and universities providing an opportunity for each to network with one another.