U.S.-Japan Symposium: Cellular and Molecular Action of Steroid Hormones in the Brain/April 1994/Honolulu/Hawaii

9315369 Terasawa该奖项支持13名美国科学家参加将于1994年4月在夏威夷檀香山举行的关于类固醇激素在大脑中的细胞和分子作用的美日研讨会。研讨会的共同组织者是威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校威斯康星地区灵长类动物研究中心的Ei Terasawa教授和东京大学动物研究所的Seiichiro Kawashima教授。除了来自美国和日本的科学家外，还有来自加拿大和法国的参与者。这一研究课题非常重要和及时。会议的重点是了解性腺类固醇作用机制的最新进展。性腺激素在产前和围产期影响神经细胞的分化、迁移和存活，从而影响各种脑功能，包括晚年的认知功能。性腺类固醇对于维持生殖功能和生殖行为也是必不可少的。研讨会的参与者代表了广泛的专业知识，使用了许多模型系统和方法。最近在神经内分泌学中还没有讨论这个问题的会议。因此，研讨会汇集了各种杰出的研究人员，介绍了神经科学中一个令人兴奋和重要领域的最新进展。＊＊＊

9315369 Terasawa This award supports the participation of 13 U.S. scientists in a U.S.-Japan Seminar on Cellular and Molecular Action of Steroid Hormones in the Brain, to be held in April 1994 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The co-organizers of the seminar are Professor Ei Terasawa, Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Professor Seiichiro Kawashima, Institute of Zoology, University of Tokyo. In addition to the scientists from the United States and Japan, there will also be participants from Canada and France. The research topic is very important and timely. The focus of the meeting is on recent progress in understanding the mechanism of action of gonadal steroids. Gonadal steroids influence neuronal cell differentiation, migration, and survival during the prenatal and perinatal period and therefore affect various brain functions, including cognitive function in later life. Gonadal steroids are also essential for maintenance of reproductive function and reproductive behavior. The seminar participants represent a broad range of expertise using a number of model systems and approaches. There has been no recent meeting that addresses this issue in neuroendocrinology. Thus, the seminar brings together a diverse set of outstanding researchers to present an update on an exciting and important area in neuroscience. ***