US-South American Workshop in Neuroendocrinology

这项美国-拉丁美洲奖将支持一个研讨会，以促进南美和美国研究人员在神经内分泌学方面的国际科学合作。讲习班将于2011年8月在智利的Viña del Mar举行，在生殖学会会议之前举行。讲习班的主要目标是进一步发展来自美国、智利、巴西、阿根廷和乌拉圭的研究人员在类固醇激素调节和神经元活动的分子机制方面的合作。组织者特别感兴趣的是更好地了解大脑在发育和成年期间因激素和环境条件变化而发生的神经可塑性变化。此外，这个国际论坛将确定这个目前蓬勃发展的领域的未来方向。研讨会将由Henry M. Jackson军事医学促进基金会的Tao-Yiao J. Wu博士与智利大学的Hernan Lara博士、智利大学临床医院的Carmen Romero博士和南格兰德州联邦大学的Aldo Lucien博士合作组织。研讨会将汇集来自美国、智利、巴西、阿根廷和乌拉圭的研究人员和研究生，并为这一群体开展长期合作提供独特的机会。拉丁美洲国家有许多神经内分泌学家在该领域做出了重大贡献，但他们与美国研究人员的互动并不广泛。此外，它将为11名美国青年研究员，4名研究生和7名初级研究员提供国际研究经验。计划在研讨会上为美国和南美的参与者举办青年研究人员海报会议。本次研讨会得到了国际科学办公室美洲项目和生物科学理事会神经系统集群综合有机体系统（IOS）部门的支持。

This U.S.-Latin America award will support a workshop to promote international scientific collaboration in neuroendocrinology between researchers from South America and the United States. The workshop will be held in August 2011 in Viña del Mar, Chile, prior to the Society for Reproduction conference. The primary goal of the workshop is to further develop collaborations on the molecular mechanisms of steroid hormone regulation and neuronal activity between researchers from the United States, Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. The organizers are specifically interested in gaining a better understanding of the neuroplastic changes in the brain during development and adulthood in response to changing hormonal and environmental conditions. Additionally, this international forum will identify future directions that this currently burgeoning field should take. The workshop will be organized by Dr. Tao-Yiao J. Wu from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine in collaboration with Dr. Hernan Lara from Universidad de Chile, Dr. Carmen Romero from the Hospital Clinico Universidad de Chile, and Dr. Aldo Lucien from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.The workshop will bring together a diverse community of researchers and graduate students from the United States, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay and provide unique opportunities for this community to initiate long-term collaborations. There are a number of neuroendocrinologists in Latin American countries who have made significant contributions to the field, but their interactions with U.S. researchers have not been extensive. Furthermore, it will provide an international research experience to 11 U.S young investigators, 4 graduate students and 7 junior researchers. A young investigators' poster session at the workshop is planned for U.S. and South American participants. This workshop is supported by the Americas Program of the Office of International Science and the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS), Neural Systems Cluster of the Directorate of Biological Sciences.