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

会议：核糖体形式和功能将于 2007 年 6 月 3-7 日在马萨诸塞州北法尔茅斯举行。

• 批准号: 0723394
• 负责人: Robert Zimmermann
• 金额: $ 0.5万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-04-01 至 2008-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0723394&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Ribosome; Form; Function; held

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.

一个致力于核糖体和蛋白质合成机制的最新研究的会议，"核糖体：形式和功能"，将于2007年6月3日星期日晚上到6月7日星期四晚上在马萨诸塞州北法尔茅斯的海峰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，在这期间，该领域发生了重大变化。就在几年前，没有一个正在进行的实验是根据核糖体的三维结构设计的，也没有用详细的结构术语解释数据。今天，在这个领域所做的一切都以这样或那样的方式涉及粒子的结构。现在是时候回顾该领域的最新进展并制定未来的新战略了。组织者成立了一个计划委员会，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。将根据登记人在2007年3月15日截止日期前提交的摘要再选出20 - 25名发言者。会议将致力于tRNA和解码，翻译起始，肽键形成，易位，终止和回收，新生多肽的折叠和分泌，翻译控制，核糖体的生物发生和组装。关于结构和功能的信息将在所有会议上介绍，原核和真核系统的数据也将介绍。组织者希望尽可能多的年轻科学家参加这次会议。因此，要求提供资金，为研究生、博士后科学家和初级教师提供10个500美元的旅行奖，并特别考虑到妇女和代表人数不足的少数民族。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。尽管处于各个职业阶段的参与者都能从此类活动中受益，但它们对于年轻科学家来说尤其重要，他们将能够与同行以及来自美国和国外的更资深的科学家会面、讨论他们的工作并建立合作。