Increasing US Participation in the 3rd International Steroids and Nervous System Conference to be Held in Torino, Italy 2/13/05 to 2/17/05

本次研讨会的主题是“增加美国对第三届国际类固醇和神经系统会议的参与”。本次会议将通过描述不同器官合成的类固醇激素与神经系统之间关系的新研究来更新我们目前的知识。该项目的参与者包括本科生、研究生、博士后研究员和教师。研讨会将邀请与会者讨论神经活性类固醇的新方面，性别分化，神经可塑性，皮质类固醇的作用和压力，合成和相互作用，以及类固醇作用的非经典机制。专题讨论会、海报展示、教授午餐会和有组织的关于国际研究机会的讨论将鼓励学生、初级科学家和取得国际公认成就的高级科学家之间的互动。组委会致力于培养青年科学家的发展。资金将用于支付学员和与会者出席会议的旅费。这次会议的影响将扩展到许多研究领域，如神经内分泌学、行为神经科学、动物行为和人口生物学。本次会议是第一届和第二届类固醇与神经系统国际会议（NSF支持）的后续会议，这两届会议都取得了不合格的成功。本次会议的会议记录将发表在《神经科学》杂志上，并对评估调查进行分析。

This symposium is on "Increasing U.S. participation in the 3nd International Steroids and Nervous System Conference". This conference will update our current knowledge by describing new research on the relationships between steroid hormones synthesized in different organs and the nervous system. Participants in this program will include undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty. The symposium will engage participants in discussions regarding novel aspects of neuroactive steroids, sexual differentiation, neuroplasticity, corticosteroid effects and stress, synthesis and interactions, and non-classical mechanisms of steroid action. Symposia, poster presentations, meet the professor lunches, and organized discussions on international research opportunities will encourage interactions between students, junior scientists, and senior scientists that are internationally recognized for their accomplishments. The organizing committee is committed to fostering the development of young scientists. Funds will help defray travel costs for trainees and participants to attend the meeting. The impact of this meeting will extend to numerous fields of study, such as neuroendocrinology, behavioral neuroscience, animal behavior, and population biology. This meeting is a follow-up to the 1st and 2nd International Meeting on Steroids and the Nervous System (NSF Supported), which were unqualified successes. Proceedings from the present meeting will be published in Neuroscience and evaluation surveys will be analyzed.