Conference: IX International Course on the Biological Basis of Behavior, June 2004

这项提议要求提供资金，让来自美国大学和科研机构的6名教师到墨西哥参加一个为期3天的关于行为生物学基础的短期课程。来自墨西哥和其他拉丁美洲国家的140名研究生和高级本科生将接触到不同领域的研究，重点是跨学科和综合方法研究动物行为。教师将给学生提供工作坊，揭示在各自领域构思、设计和执行研究项目的过程。课程将包括课堂、实践工作坊、座谈会、圆桌会议和由参与教师评估的学生海报演示。该课程的形式和包括美国机构的教师，旨在促进墨西哥和美国研究人员和学生在动物行为广泛领域的更频繁和更密切的科学和教育合作，并为拉丁美洲学生提供深入接触主要行为研究领域的理论和实践方面的机会。参加该课程的拉美学生将有机会与美国未来的潜在导师见面和互动。

This proposal requests funds to bring to Mexico six faculty from universities and scientific institutions in the United States to participate in a 3-day short course on the biological basis of behavior. 140 graduate students and advanced undergraduates from Mexico and other Latin American countries will be exposed to diverse fields of research with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and integrative approaches to the study of animal behavior. Faculty will give students workshops that reveal the processes of conceiving, designing, and executing research projects in their respective fields. The course will include classes, hands-on workshops, symposia, round-tables, and student poster presentations evaluated by the participating faculty. The format of the course and inclusion of faculty from U.S. institutions is intended to promote more frequent and intense scientific and educational collaboration between Mexican and US researchers and students in the broad field of animal behavior and to provide Latin American students with intensive exposure to theoretical and practical aspects of major fields of behavioral research. Latin American students participating in the course will have the opportunity to meet and interact with potential future mentors in the U.S.