36th International Congress of Physiological Sciences Travel Program

描述(申请人提供)：国际生理科学联合会(IUPS)将于2009年7月27日至8月1日在日本京都举行其全体大会和XXXVI国际生理科学大会。建议美国生理学会管理一项旅行补助计划，向有兴趣参加IUPS大会的合格科学家提供有限数量的旅行奖励。将特别重视在获得博士学位后15年内的研究人员以及妇女和代表性不足的少数族裔科学家。这项提议的具体目标包括：1.通过旅行奖励计划，促进年轻科学家的广泛参与，重点是女性和代表性不足的少数族裔；2.吸引新的研究人员和学生从事旨在了解生理过程和特征的研究。3.召集一个国际公认的跨学科研究小组，探索生理学由于各种新工具和技术被纳入该学科而经历的快速变化；以及4.为发展与美国科学家和在美国以外工作的科学家的合作互动提供机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) will hold its General Assembly and the XXXVI International Congress of Physiological Sciences in Kyoto, Japan, July 27 - August 1, 2009. It is proposed that the American Physiological Society administer a travel grant program offering a limited number of travel awards to qualified scientists interested in attending the IUPS Congress. Special emphasis will be given to investigators within 15 years of receiving their doctoral degree and to women and under-represented minority scientists. The specific aims of this proposal include: 1. To promote widespread participation of young scientists with an emphasis on women and under-represented minorities, through a travel award program; 2. To interest new investigators and students in pursuing research designed to understand physiological processes and traits. 3. To convene an internationally recognized interdisciplinary group of investigators to explore the rapid changes that physiology has undergone as a result of the incorporation of a variety of new tools and technologies into the discipline; and 4. To provide opportunities for the development of collaborative interactions with scientists from the United States and those working outside of the United States.