Conference: 2007 CSHL Eukaryotic mRNA Pocessing Conference, to be held August 22 - 26, 2007 in Cold Spring Harbor, NY

在植物和动物细胞中，遗传密码(DNA)驻留在细胞核中，这是细胞的一个内部隔间。当信使RNA(MRNA)被复制或转录出DNA密码时，基因就会表达出来。然后，mRNA离开细胞核，在称为核糖体的蛋白质工厂被翻译成蛋白质。在这个过程中，这些消息经历了相当多的处理，在称为剪接的过程中，内部序列被编辑掉，消息的末端被化学修饰。这次国际会议旨在成为讨论该领域最新研究的论坛。这次会议之所以值得注意，是因为大多数演讲都是从公开提交的摘要中挑选出来的，这为包括研究生在内的年轻科学家提供了广泛和多样化的代表来展示他们的最新研究成果的充分机会。国家科学基金会的资金将主要用于支持初级科学家和该领域中代表人数不足的成员，否则他们将无法出席。

In plant and animal cells, the genetic code (DNA) resides protected in the nucleus, an internal compartment of the cell. Genes are expressed when messenger RNAs (mRNA) are copied or transcribed off the DNA code. The mRNAs then leave the nucleus to be translated into proteins at protein factories called ribosomes. On the way, these messages undergo a considerable amount of processing, in which internal sequences are edited out in a process called splicing and the ends of the message become chemically modified. This international conference is intended to be a forum for discussion of the latest research in the field. This conference is notable because the majority of talks are selected from openly submitted abstracts giving ample opportunity for broad and diverse representation of junior scientists including graduate students to present their latest research. National Science Foundation funding will primarily be used to support junior scientists and members of under-represented constituencies within the field who would otherwise not be able to attend.