Conference Support for the 2019 Ribosome Meeting; January 6-10, 2019, Merida, Mexico

2019年核糖体会议的会议支持；

• 批准号: 1841738
• 负责人: Alexander Mankin
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-09-01 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1841738&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Support; 2019; Ribosome; Meeting

This award will support early career researcher attendance at the Ribosome Structure and Function Meeting, which will be held at the Fiesta Americana Hotel in Merida Mexico on January 6-10, 2019. An important aim of the conference is to provide early career researchers with experiences that help them develop professional skills. The format of the conference is a combination of talks, poster sessions and informal meetings. This format promotes scientific exchange in both formal and informal settings, and provides opportunities for networking with leaders in the field of ribosome research. Protein synthesis is catalyzed by the ribosome, the ancient and evolutionary conserved cellular machine. Although recent decades have brought a basic understanding of the mechanisms of protein synthesis, many aspects of translation remain largely unanswered. These aspects include the ribosome dynamics during translocation, tRNA selection and peptide release, the kinetics of individual steps of translation, the modes of action of many protein synthesis inhibitors and many others. An overarching goal of the meeting is to bring together researchers working on different aspects of translation, exploiting different experimental approaches and using different experimental models. The most recent discoveries related to the ribosome will be presented within 10 scientific sessions structured around thematic topics. The scientific program will showcase advanced techniques and the use of multidisciplinary approaches for solving key biological problems related to gene expression and protein synthesis. In addition to the oral and poster presentations the organizers plan to disseminate the information through a special volume of one of the mainstream scientific journals, with chapters written by invited speakers and trainees.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该奖项将支持早期职业研究人员参加核糖体结构和功能会议，该会议将于2019年1月6日至10日在墨西哥梅里达的Fiesta Americana酒店举行。 会议的一个重要目的是为早期职业研究人员提供帮助他们发展专业技能的经验。 会议的形式是会谈、海报会议和非正式会议相结合。 这种形式促进了正式和非正式环境中的科学交流，并为与核糖体研究领域的领导者建立联系提供了机会。蛋白质合成是由核糖体催化的，核糖体是古老的和进化上保守的细胞机器。 尽管近几十年来人们对蛋白质合成的机制有了基本的了解，但翻译的许多方面仍然没有答案。 这些方面包括转运过程中的核糖体动力学，tRNA选择和肽释放，翻译的各个步骤的动力学，许多蛋白质合成抑制剂的作用模式等。 会议的总体目标是将从事翻译不同方面工作的研究人员聚集在一起，利用不同的实验方法和使用不同的实验模型。 与核糖体有关的最新发现将在围绕主题的10个科学会议中提出。 科学计划将展示先进的技术和多学科方法的使用，以解决与基因表达和蛋白质合成相关的关键生物学问题。 除了口头和海报介绍，组织者计划通过一个主流科学期刊的特别卷来传播信息，其中有邀请演讲者和学员撰写的章节。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。