Conference on "Ribosome Synthesis" - 2006 being held August 16-20, 2006 at the Airlie Conference Center in Virginia

该项目将促进青年科学家，从优秀的本科生到初出茅庐的研究人员，参加将于2006年8月16日至20日在弗吉尼亚州艾尔利会议中心举行的关于“核糖体合成”的会议（http：//www.ribosomesynthesis2006.org/）。 从单细胞细菌到复杂的多细胞真核生物，核糖体是所有细胞生长和维持的核心。核糖体是一种复杂的大分子机器，它使用遗传密码中的指令将氨基酸排列并转化为蛋白质。 核糖体的形成需要60至80个RNA和蛋白质成分以正确的量产生并组装成正确的特殊构型。 所有的生物都进化出了复杂的机制来帮助和控制核糖体的有序形成;这种机制的组织和功能还不完全清楚。 然而，已经很明显的是，这一机制的一些组成部分在发展和调节增长方面也发挥着重要的职能作用。本次会议的目的是提供资深科学家，以及学生和新的研究人员，有机会实现核糖体生物合成及其与细胞生长的关系的概述。 同样重要的是，这次会议将推动调查人员集中和组织他们的研究工作，并在需要注意的领域作出最大的贡献。 该项目将对年轻调查员的征聘和成功产生重大影响，并帮助他们融入外地。

This project will facilitate the participation of young scientists, ranging from exceptional undergraduates to beginning faculty investigators, in a meeting on "Ribosome Synthesis" to be held August 16-20, 2006 at the Airlie Conference Center in Virginia (http://www.ribosomesynthesis2006.org/). The ribosome is central to the growth and maintenance of all cells, from those of unicellular bacteria to complex multicellular eukaryotes. Ribosomes are complex macromolecular machines that use the instructions in the genetic code to align and polymerize amino acids into protein. The formation of ribosomes requires that the 60 to 80 RNA and protein components are produced in the correct amounts and assembled into the correct special configuration. All organisms have evolved elaborate machineries that assist and control the orderly formation of ribosomes; the organization and function of this machinery is incompletely understood. Nevertheless, it is already apparent that a number of the components of this machinery also have important functional roles in development and regulation of growth. The purpose of this meeting is to afford senior scientists, as well as students and beginning investigators, the opportunity to achieve an overview of ribosome biogenesis and its relation to cell growth. Equally important, the meeting will provide an impetus to investigators to focus and structure their research efforts and maximize their contributions in areas needing attention. The project will have major impact on the recruitment and success of young investigators and aid their integration into the field.