EIGHTH ANNUAL TROPICAL DISEASES SYMPOSIUM

这项建议要求提供资金，以支持第八届专题讨论会 《热带疾病免疫学和生物化学的最新进展》 会议将于8月1日在田纳西州纳什维尔的梅哈里医学院举行 1991年4月22日至23日，星期一和星期二。这次研讨会的目标是 两个方面： (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。 研讨会将由研究生院和 梅哈里医学院生物医学科学系。作为以下内容的一部分 本次大会，来自历史黑人的本科生和研究生 鼓励高校参加并张贴海报 关于他们在他们的各个实验室进行的研究 机构。学生们将有机会讨论他们的 与研讨会上的与会者以及梅哈里医学院的研究 教职员工。此外，还将鼓励他们参观各种不同的 实验室，并讨论我们机构正在进行的研究。这个 研讨会将包括热带地区不同地区的七名特邀讲师 疾病覆盖非洲锥虫病、血吸虫病、 疟疾、利什曼病、麻风病和恰加斯病。充裕的时间将是 可供讨论。 研讨会自1984年以来每年举行一次，1990年为100次 来自十(10)所历史黑人大学的五(105)名学生 和大学。

This proposal request funds for support of the eighth symposium entitled "Recent Advances In The lmmunology and Biochemistry of Tropical Diseases" which will be held at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday and Tuesday, April 22-23, 1991. The goals of this symposium are twofold: (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. The symposium will be sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies and the Division of Biomedical Sciences at Meharry Medical College. As part of this conference, undergraduate and graduate students from historical black colleges and universities 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 seven invited lecturers in various areas In tropical diseases covering areas such as African trypanosomiasis, schistosomiasis, malaria, leishmaniasis, leprosy and Chagas disease. Ample time will be available for discussions. The symposium has been held each year since 1984 and in 1990 one hundred and five (105) students attended from ten (10) historical black colleges and universities.