The Asociación Latinoamericana de Mutagénesis, Carcinogénesis y Teratogénesis Ambiental (ALAMCTA) is the organizational structure encompassing the five national environmental mutagenesis societies of Latin America. It was founded in 1980 and has held 10 congresses and had 10 presidents, representing members from throughout Latin America. This brief review describes the founding of ALAMCTA and the key events associated with it, including the initiation in 1993 of the influential Alexander Hollaender Courses in Mexico City, and the hosting of the 11th International Conference on Environmental Mutagens (ICEM) in 2013 in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. The ALAMCTA has proven to be a central organizing structure for scientists throughout the Latin America, aiming to meet, collaborate, exchange ideas, and promote the science of genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis. It has served to integrate scientists from diverse cultures and two language groups on a vast continent to know each other and to work towards common goals of improving public health, supporting basic research, and identifying and trying to solve environmental problems. Given its long history of 37 years and solid foundation due to the dedicated efforts of so many scientists from throughout the region, ALAMCTA is poised to play a critical role in Latin American science long into the future.

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拉丁美洲诱变学会发展史：ALAMCTA。

拉丁美洲，南美和加勒比环境协会（ALAMCTA）是涵盖拉丁美洲五个国家环境诱变学会的组织结构。它成立于1980年，已经举行了10次代表大会，并有10位主席，代表整个拉丁美洲的成员。这份简短的评论介绍了ALAMCTA的成立以及与之相关的主要事件，包括1993年在墨西哥城启动了有影响力的Alexander Hollaender课程，以及2013年在Foz do do举办的第11届国际环境诱变会议（ICEM）巴西伊瓜苏。实践证明，ALAMCTA是整个拉丁美洲科学家的主要组织机构，旨在结识，合作，交流思想，并促进遗传毒理学和环境诱变的科学。它使来自大洲的来自不同文化和两个语言群体的科学家融合在一起，彼此了解，并朝着改善公共卫生，支持基础研究以及识别和尝试解决环境问题的共同目标努力。凭借其37年的悠久历史和坚实的基础，得益于整个地区众多科学家的不懈努力，ALAMCTA有望在很长的将来在拉丁美洲科学中发挥关键作用。