Conference: Ribosome Form and Function to be held in North Falmouth, MA on June 3-7, 2007.

一个致力于最近对核糖体和蛋白质合成机制的研究的会议“核糖体：形式和功能”将于2007年6月3日(星期日)晚上至6月7日(星期四)晚上在马萨诸塞州北法尔茅斯的海脊度假村和会议中心举行。自上次关于核糖体结构和功能的会议以来，已经过去了五年，在其间的几年中，该领域取得了重大进展。就在几年前，没有一项正在进行的实验在设计时考虑到了核糖体的三维结构，也没有对数据进行详细的结构解释。今天，在这个领域所做的一切都以这样或那样的方式提到了粒子的结构。现在是时候回顾这一领域的最新进展并为未来制定新的战略了。组织者成立了一个项目委员会，并共同挑选了21位核糖体领域的杰出演讲者，他们都同意参加会议并发表演讲。在2007年3月15日截止日期之前，将根据注册者提交的摘要再选出20-25名演讲者。会议将致力于tRNA和解码，翻译的启动，多肽键的形成，移位，终止和回收，折叠和分泌新生多肽，翻译控制，以及核糖体的生物发生和组装。所有会议都将介绍有关结构和功能的信息，以及来自原核和真核系统的数据。组织者希望让尽可能多的青年科学家参加这次会议。因此，请拨经费，为研究生、博士后科学家和初级教员提供10笔500美元的旅费奖励，并特别考虑到妇女和任职人数不足的少数群体。这类专门会议对于传播和交流当前的实验结果、新的假设和进一步增长的想法至关重要。尽管所有职业阶段的参与者都能从这些活动中受益，但对于能够与同行以及来自美国和海外的更资深科学家见面、讨论工作并建立合作关系的年轻科学家来说，这些活动尤为重要。

A meeting devoted to recent research on ribosomes and the mechanism of protein synthesis, "Ribosomes: Form and Function," will be held at the Sea Crest Resort and Conference Center in North Falmouth, MA, from the evening of Sunday, June 3 through the evening of Thursday, June 7, 2007. It has been five years since the last meeting on ribosome structure and function, and the field has evolved significantly in the intervening years. Just a few years ago, none of the ongoing experiments were designed with the three-dimensional structure of the ribosome in mind, nor were data interpreted in detailed structural terms. Today, everything being done in the field refers to the particle's structure in one way or another. It is now time to review recent progress in the field and develop new strategies for the future.The Organizers have established a Program Committee and, together, have selected 21 speakers prominent in the ribosome field who have all agreed to attend the meeting and make presentations. A further 20-25 speakers will be selected on the basis of abstracts submitted by registrants before the deadline of March 15, 2007. Sessions will be devoted to tRNA and Decoding, Translation Initiation, Peptide Bond Formation, Translocation, Termination and Recycling, Folding and Secretion of Nascent Polypeptides, Translational Control, and Biogenesis and Assembly of Ribosomes. Information on structure and function will be presented in all sessions, as will data from prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems.The Organizers wish to enable as many young scientists as possible to participate in this meeting. Accordingly, funding is requested to support ten $500 travel awards for graduate students, postdoctoral scientists and junior faculty, with special consideration given to women and under-represented minorities. Specialized meetings of this sort are vital for the dissemination and exchange of current experimental results, new hypotheses and ideas for further growth. Although participants at all career stages benefit from such activities, they are particularly important for young scientists who will be able to meet, discuss their work, and establish collaborations with their peers as well as more senior scientists from the U.S. and abroad.