Conference: 1999 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Conference on Biology of Proteolysis

这次会议将探讨各种类型的细胞蛋白分解的机制和控制。会议将于1999年5月5日至9日在冷泉港实验室举行。计划了八个围绕基本细胞过程的科学会议，其中蛋白质分解起着重要作用。这些会议包括：(1)信号转导，(2)酶复合体和级联，(3)发育，(4)细胞周期，(5)伴侣和蛋白质质量控制，(6)传染病和宿主-病原体的相互作用，(7)肿瘤，和(8)细胞死亡。该计划的总体目标是促进研究这些过程的细胞生物学家与专注于蛋白质分解加工途径的个别组成部分的生物化学家和分子生物学家之间的相互交流。预计将有250名科学家参加。被邀请的演讲者将从申请者提交的摘要中选出一部分。会议的联合主席将是资深科学家，预计他们将介绍每个专题的概述。所有参赛者将有机会赠送海报。组织者预计，超过一半的参与者将是研究生和博士后研究员。

This conference will explore the mechanisms and control of various types of cellular proteolysis. The conference will be held May 5-9, 1999, at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Eight scientific sessions are planned around basic cell processes in which proteolysis plays an important role. The sessions are (1) Signal transduction, (2) Protease complexes and cascades, (3) Development, (4) Cell cycle, (5) Chaperones and protein quality control, (6) Infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions, (7) Neoplasia, and (8) Cell death. An overall aim of the program is to facilitate cross-talk between the cell biologists who study these processes and the biochemists and molecular biologists who focus on individual components of the proteolytic processing pathways. A total of 250 scientists are expected to attend. A portion of the invited speakers will be chosen from the abstracts submitted by applicants. Co-chairs of sessions will be senior scientists who will be expected to present overviews for each of the topics. All participants will have the opportunity to present posters. The organizers expect that over half of the participants will be graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.