Pan American Advanced Studies Institute: Techniques for Biofilm Community Analysis; Concepcion, Chile, October 2003; Bozeman, Montana, July 2004

这个泛美高级研究院(PASI)奖是由NSF和能源部(DOE)在生物膜研究领域联合支持的。PASI由蒙大拿州立大学的John Costerton博士组织，将包括两个为期3周的短期课程，一个将在智利康塞普西翁的康塞普西翁大学(UC)进行，另一个将在蒙大拿州博兹曼州立大学的生物膜工程中心(CBE)进行。PASI将有来自美国和拉丁美洲的大约40名学生参加，其主要目标是让来自不同教育和文化背景的高级研究生和博士后熟悉能够对微生物生物膜进行微尺度调查的技术，包括用于基因组和蛋白质组研究的微生物生物膜。此外，PASI将促进熟悉微电极的使用，并讨论反应堆设计的各种应用。讲师将通过当前的研究项目强调发现，并将有助于促进所有参与者之间未来的合作。将为PASI开发一个网页，以协助招聘和传播工作。

0322321CostertonThis Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) award is jointly supported by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE), in the area of biofilm research. Organized by Dr. John Costerton of Montana State University, the PASI will consist of two 3-week short courses, one to be conducted at the University of Concepcion (UC) in Concepcion, Chile, and the other at the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE) at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. The PASI will involve approximately 40 students from the U.S. and Latin America and its main goal is to familiarize advanced graduate students and postdoctorals, from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds, with techniques that allow micro-scale investigations of microbial biofilms, including those used in genomic and proteomic research. In addition, the PASI will promote familiarity with the use of microelectrodes and discuss various applications to reactor design. Lecturers will emphasize discovery through current research projects and will help to stimulate future collaborations among all participants. A web page for the PASI will be developed to assist in recruitment and dissemination efforts.