Pan American Advanced Studies Institute: Advanced Training in Amphibian Population Decline Research; Costa Rica, January 2004

0322375 Young这项由美国国家科学基金会和能源部共同支持的关于两栖动物数量减少的泛美高级研究所（PASI）奖将于2004年1月初在哥斯达黎加的拉塞尔瓦举行。 该研究所由NatureServe的布鲁斯扬博士组织，将有大约30名来自美国和拉丁美洲的学生和15名著名研究人员担任讲师和导师。 主要目标是增加对两栖动物种群下降研究的当前进展的理解，并确定未来研究的需求。 该课程将：1）提供当前进展的最新摘要; 2）提供研究两栖动物减少原因所需技术的实践培训;以及3）在一群学生和高级研究人员之间培养有利于未来合作的开放交流环境。 科学计划的结果将在http://rana.biologia.ucr.ac.cr上以电子方式传播。 通过将具有不同文化和生物背景的研究生/博士后研究人员聚集在一起，专注于两栖动物的减少，该研究所将有助于满足对培训机会日益增长的需求，并在此过程中，帮助在一个重要的全球问题上发展国际合作。

0322375YoungThis Pan-American Advanced Institutes (PASI) award on the topic of amphibian population decline, jointly supported by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE), will take place in La Selva, Costa Rica, in early January 2004. Organized by Dr. Bruce Young of NatureServe, the institute will involve approximately 30 students from the U.S. and Latin America and 15 well-known researchers as lecturers and mentors. The main goal is to increase understanding of current advances in research on amphibian population decline as well as identify needs for future research. The course will: 1) provide an up to date summary of current advances; 2) provide hands-on training in techniques necessary for studying the causes of amphibian declines; and 3) foster an environment of open communication among a cohort of students and senior researchers conducive to future collaboration. Results of the scientific program will be disseminated electronically on http://rana.biologia.ucr.ac.cr. By bringing together graduate/post-doc researchers with different cultural and biological backgrounds to focus on amphibian declines, the institute will help to satisfy a growing demand for training opportunities and, in the process, help to develop international collaborations in an important global concern.