TENTH ANNUAL TROPICAL DISEASES SYMPOSIUM

该提案要求提供资金，以支持题为“2000年世界银行全球发展战略”的第十次专题讨论会， “热带病免疫学和生物化学的最新进展” 将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。 本次研讨会的目标是 双重的： (1)讨论目前对引起热带病的生物的研究 疾病; (2)鼓励少数民族学生接受研究生教育， 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门 学院 作为本次会议的一部分，本科生和研究生 来自历史悠久的黑人学院、大学和主要研究所 将被鼓励参加并展示他们的研究海报， 在他们机构的各个实验室里进行。 的 学生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师。 此外，还将鼓励他们参观各种实验室， 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， 例如非洲锥虫病、血吸虫病、疟疾、 利什曼病和恰加斯病。 将有充足的时间 讨论。 这是该研讨会的第十年，每年都举行 自1984年和1992年以来，有八十三（83）名学生参加了从15 (15)历史上的黑人学院和大学以及大多数 机构职能体系 参加者总数为240人。那里 1992年的专题讨论会有几个好处值得注意。 的 发言者强调，他们有机会与 在相关领域的科学家，并满足有才华的少数民族学生。 他们还指出，他们希望在其任期内启动类似的计划。 机构。 此外，各大研究机构的学生 (e.g.,斯坦福大学、北卡罗来纳州）与学生互动 从历史上的黑人学院和大学提供了一个 每个人都有机会与彼此建立联系。

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.