Podhajcer Osvaldo, Pitossi Fernando, Agilar-Cordova Estuardo
Leloir Institute, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mol Ther. 2002 Aug;6(2):153-4. doi: 10.1006/mthe.2002.0665.
"Gene Therapy in Latin America: From the Bench to the Clinic," a meeting sponsored by the Wellcome Trust and the United Nations University through the Biotechnology Program for Latin America and the Caribbean, took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from May 20 to 22. This symposium, which was hosted by Osvaldo Podhajcer and Fernando Pitossi,had more than 150 basic scientists and physician-scientists from academia, government and industry in Latin America, similar to the first meeting of the Asociacion Iberoamericana de Terapia Génica (Iberoamerican Society of Gene Therapy, AITG) held in Guadalajara, México, two years ago. Participants represented Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, and Guatemala, with guests from the United States and Europe. All came together to discuss the latest developments in this field in the region. A primary objective of this gathering was to bring together Latin American scientists involved in gene therapy to strengthen continental collaborations and to further disseminate the scientific expertise available in Latin America. The symposium was followed by a 10-day practical course for 25 students from all over Latin America.
由惠康信托基金会和联合国大学通过拉丁美洲和加勒比生物技术计划赞助的“拉丁美洲的基因治疗：从实验室到临床”会议于5月20日至22日在阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯举行。本次研讨会由奥斯瓦尔多·波德哈伊塞尔和费尔南多·皮托西主持，来自拉丁美洲学术界、政府和企业的150多名基础科学家和医学科学家参加，类似于两年前在墨西哥瓜达拉哈拉举行的伊比利亚美洲基因治疗协会（AITG）第一次会议。与会者代表了阿根廷、墨西哥、巴西、智利、乌拉圭、哥斯达黎加、哥伦比亚、委内瑞拉和危地马拉，还有来自美国和欧洲的嘉宾。所有人齐聚一堂，讨论该地区这一领域的最新进展。这次会议的一个主要目标是召集参与基因治疗的拉丁美洲科学家，加强大陆间的合作，并进一步传播拉丁美洲现有的科学专业知识。研讨会之后，为来自拉丁美洲各地的25名学生举办了为期10天的实践课程。
