SIXTH ANNUAL TROPICAL DISEASES SYMPOSIUM

第六届热带病年度研讨会

• 批准号: 3433552
• 负责人: GEORGE C. HILL
• 金额: $ 0.4万
• 依托单位: MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-05-01 至 1990-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3433552
• 关键词: communicable disease transmission; meeting /conference /symposium; minority health professional; minority institution research support; travel; tropical medicine

This proposal request funds for support of the sixth symposium entitled "Recent Advances in The Immunology and Biochemistry of Tropical Diseases" which will be held at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday and Tuesday, April 24-25, 1989. 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 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.

该提案要求提供资金，以支持第六届研讨会。 题为《猪瘟免疫学和生物化学的最新进展》 热带疾病“将在梅哈里医学院举行， 田纳西州纳什维尔，周一和周二，4月24-25日，。 这次研讨会的目标有两个： (1)讨论目前对引起疾病的生物的研究 热带病； (二)鼓励少数民族学生进修研究生 在分子生物学、生物化学和生物医学科学方面。 研讨会将由研究生院主办 和梅哈里医学院的生物医学科学系。 作为这次会议的一部分，来自历史系的本科生 鼓励黑人学院和大学参加和 赠送海报介绍他们在各种不同领域进行的研究 所在机构的实验室。学生们将会有一个 有机会与与会者讨论他们的研究 研讨会以及梅哈里医学院的教职员工。此外, 将鼓励他们参观不同的实验室并讨论 我们机构正在进行的研究。研讨会将包括 热带疾病不同领域的七位特邀讲师 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。充足的时间 将可供讨论。