U.S.-Japan Joint Seminar: Biology of the Epidermis (July, 21-25, 1991 Sapporo, Japan)

该奖项支持六名美国科学家参与 在美日联合举办的“表皮生物学”研讨会上， 1991年7月21日至25日，日本札幌。 协办单位为 斯坦福大学皮肤科教授Joseph McGuire 大学医学部，教授Akira Ohkawara， 北海道大学医学部皮肤科 医学，日本，札幌。 将讨论的具体议题 研讨会包括（1）角质层和细胞外 脂质;（2）表皮结构蛋白;（3） 调节增殖和分化，维生素D3， 生长因子和细胞因子;（4）癌基因的表达 角质形成细胞。这将是第五次研讨会， 自1976年以来， 这些研讨会发挥了重要作用， 在促进和促进美国与 日本皮肤科医生和皮肤研究人员。 因为大部分 自去年以来，有关表皮的信息已为人所知 在1985年的研讨会上，拟议的研讨会特别及时。 表皮覆盖了整个人体， 维持人体内环境稳定 为了 为了保护和维持适当的体内平衡， 表皮具有高度组织化的特征， 功能协调发展的 已经进行了大量的研究，试图 理解这些，专注于定义形态 和表皮的生化特性。 该字段 迅速扩大，特别是在分子领域， 生物学和调节细胞生长和分化。 目前正在向该基金提供大量捐款， 皮肤科学领域，这将最终导致 解决各种皮肤病的发病机制。 因为研讨会将讨论的主题， 最近取得了进展，会议应该带来 美国和日本的研究界最新和 鼓励未来的合作项目。

This award supports the participation of six US scientists in a joint US-Japan seminar on "Biology of the Epidermis," July 21-25, 1991 in Sapporo, Japan. The co-organizers are Professor Joseph McGuire, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Professor Akira Ohkawara, Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. Specific topics to be discussed at the seminar include (1) stratum corneum and extracellular lipids; (2) structural proteins of the epidermis; (3) regulation of proliferation and differentiation, vitamin D3, growth factors and cytokines; and (4) expression of oncogenes by keratinocytes. This will be the fifth seminar on this subject since 1976. These seminars have played an important role in fostering and promoting interactions between US and Japanese dermatologists and skin researchers. Because much information on the epidermis has become known since the last seminar in 1985, the proposed seminar is particularly timely. The epidermis covers the entire human body, protecting internal organs and maintaining human homeostasis. In order to perform protection and maintenance of proper homeostasis, the epidermis possesses highly organized features and functions. Much research has been undertaken to try to understand these, concentrating on defining the morphological and biochemical properties of the epidermis. The field is expanding rapidly, particularly in the areas of molecular biology and regulation of cell growth and differentiation. Significant contributions are currently being made to the field of skin science, which should eventually lead to the resolution of the pathogenesis of various skin diseases. Because the seminar will address topics where significant recent advances have been made, the meeting should bring the U.S. and Japanese research communities up to date and stimulate future collaborative projects.