Regional Workshop: Cell and Molecular Aspects of the Birth, Life and Death of the Nervous System; Pucon, Chile

这个美洲计划奖支持一个题为“神经系统的诞生，生命和死亡的细胞和分子方面”的区域研讨会。“研讨会由莱斯特博士组织。西北大学的宾德博士、智利大学的里卡多·马乔尼博士和科尔多瓦大学的阿尔弗雷多·卡塞雷斯博士将于2000年10月4日至7日在智利普孔举行。 一般主题是细胞和分子神经科学，特别关注细胞骨架及其在神经极性，内吞作用和囊泡运输，神经突延伸，囊泡运输，信号事件和神经变性中的作用。 来自美国，拉丁美洲和欧洲的科学家，他们是美国细胞生物学学会，AAAS和伊比利亚-美洲分子生物学组织（IMBO）的成员。研究生和博士后研究员将成为与会者的重要组成部分，并将在海报会议上介绍他们的工作。 鉴于主题的多样性和演讲者的优势，预计研讨会将提高美国-拉丁美洲合作。

This Americas Program award supports a regional workshop entitled "Cell and Molecular Aspects of the Birth, Life and Death of the Nervous System." The workshop is organized by Dr. Lester I. Binder, Northwestern University, and Dr. Ricardo Maccioni, University of Chile, and Dr. Alfredo Caceres, University of Cordoba, and will be held October 4-7, 2000 in Pucon, Chile. The general topic is cellular and molecular neuroscience with a specific focus on the cytoskeleton and its role in neural polarity, endocytosis and vesicular trafficking, neurite extension, vesicular transport, signalling events, and neurodegeneration. Scientists from the United States, Latin America, and Europe who are members of the American Society for Cell Biology, the AAAS, and of the Ibero-American Molecular Biology organization (IMBO) will be among the attendees. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will constitute a significant number of meeting participants and will present their work in poster sessions. Given the variety of topics and the strengths of the speakers, the workshop is expected to enhance U.S.-Latin American collaboration.