TENTH ANNUAL TROPICAL DISEASES SYMPOSIUM

这项建议要求提供资金，以支持题为 《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 1993年4月12日至13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 来自历史上的黑人学院和主要机构 将被鼓励参加并展示关于他们的研究的海报 正在各自机构的不同实验室进行。这个 学生们将有机会讨论他们的研究 研讨会的与会者以及梅哈里医学院的教职员工。 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 六名热带病领域的特邀讲师，涵盖 非洲锥虫病、血吸虫病、疟疾、 利什曼病和恰加斯病。将有充足的时间用于 讨论。 这是该研讨会每年举办的第十个年头。 自1984年以来和1992年，83(83)名学生从15名 (15)历史上黑人学院和大学以及多数 机构。所有参与者的总出席人数为240人。那里 值得注意的是，1992年的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。 他们还指出，他们希望在他们的学校启动类似的项目 机构。此外，来自主要研究机构的学生 (例如，斯坦福大学、北卡罗来纳大学)与学生互动 从历史上的黑人学院和大学提供 为每个人提供了相互建立网络的机会。

This proposal request funds for support of the tenth 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 12-13, 1993. 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 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 major institutes 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 lecturers in various areas in tropical diseases covering areas such as African trypanosomiasis, schistosomiasis, malaria, leishmaniasis, and Chagas' disease. Ample time will be available for discussions. This is the tenth year for the symposium which has been held each year since 1984 and in 1992 eighty-three(83) students attended from fifteen (15) historically black colleges and universities as well as majority institutions. The total attendance from all participants was 240. There were several benefits to the 1992 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 North Carolina) interacted with students from historically black colleges and universities providing an opportunity for each to network with one another.