TROPICAL DISEASES SYMPOSIUM

这项建议要求提供资金，以支助题为“2000 - 2001年世界妇女日”的第十一次专题讨论会， “热带疾病免疫学和生物化学的最新进展： 国际健康”将在梅哈里医学院举行， 1994年4月11日至12日，星期一和星期二，田纳西州纳什维尔。的目标 本次研讨会有三个方面： (1)讨论目前对引起热带病的生物的研究 疾病; (2)鼓励少数民族学生接受研究生教育， 分子生物学、生物化学和生物医学科学; (3)为热带疾病和国际疾病提供国家重点 健康 研讨会将由研究生院主办， Meharry Medical的研究和生物医学科学部门 学院作为本次会议的一部分，本科生和研究生 来自历史悠久的黑人学院和大学， 鼓励各院校出席研讨会，并展示有关研究的海报 他们在各自机构的实验室里进行的实验。 学生们将有机会讨论他们的研究与 研讨会的与会者以及梅哈里医学院的教师。在 此外，亦会鼓励他们参观多个实验室， 讨论我们机构正在进行的研究。研讨会将包括 6名热带病各领域的国际专家应邀与会 包括艾滋病、非洲锥虫病、血吸虫病、疟疾和 恰加斯病。将有充分的时间进行讨论。 这是该研讨会的第十一个年头，每年都举行 自1984年和1993年以来，有83名学生参加了从15 历史上的黑人学院和大学以及大多数 机构职能体系参加者总数为240人。那里 1993年的专题讨论会有几个好处值得注意。的 发言者强调，他们有机会与 在相关领域的科学家，并满足有才华的少数民族学生。他们 也注意到他们希望在他们的 机构。此外，来自主要研究机构的学生（例如， 斯坦福大学、伊利诺伊大学、北卡罗来纳州大学）互动 来自历史悠久的黑人学院和大学的学生 每个人都有机会与彼此建立联系。

This proposal request funds for support of the eleventh symposium entitled "Recent Advances In The Immunology and Biochemistry of Tropical Diseases: International Health" which will be held at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday and Tuesday, April 11-12,1994. The goals of this symposium are threefold: (1) To discuss current research on the organisms which cause tropical diseases; (2) To stimulate minority students towards postgraduate education in molecular biology, biochemistry and biomedical sciences; (3) To provide a national focus for tropical diseases and international health. The symposium will be sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies and Research and the Division of Biomedical Sciences at Meharry Medical College. As part of this conference, undergraduate and graduate students from historically black colleges and universities and majority institutions will be encouraged to attend and present posters on research that they are undertaking in Various laboratories at their institutions. The students will have an opportunity to discuss their research with attendees at the symposium as well as Meharry Medical College faculty. In addition, they will be encouraged to visit various laboratories and discuss ongoing research at our institution. The symposium will Include six invited international experts in various areas in tropical diseases including AIDS, African trypanosomiasis, schistosomiasis, malaria, and Chagas' disease. Ample time will be available for discussions. This is the eleventh year for the symposium which has been held each year since 1984 and in 1993 eighty-three students attended from fifteen historically black colleges and universities as well as majority institutions. The total attendance from all participants was 240. There were several benefits to the 1993 symposium which should be noted. The speakers emphasized the opportunity they received to interact with scientists in related fields and to meet talented minority students. They also noted their desire to initiate a similar program at their institution. In addition, students from major research institutions (e.g., Stanford, University of Illinois, University of North Carolina) interacted with students from historically black colleges and universities providing an opportunity for each to network with one another.