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

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（周日）晚至6月7日（周四）晚在马萨诸塞州北法尔茅斯的Sea Crest度假村和会议中心举行。自上次核糖体结构和功能会议以来，已经过去了五年，在此期间，该领域发生了重大变化。就在几年前，所有正在进行的实验都没有考虑到核糖体的三维结构，也没有对数据进行详细的结构解释。今天，该领域所做的一切都以这样或那样的方式涉及到粒子的结构。现在是审查该领域最近进展并为未来制定新战略的时候了。组织者已经成立了一个项目委员会，并共同选择了21位在核糖体领域的杰出演讲者，他们都同意参加会议并做报告。在2007年3月15日截止日期前，我们将根据报名人士提交的摘要，再选出20-25位发言人。会议将专门讨论tRNA和解码，翻译起始，肽键形成，易位，终止和循环，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。有关结构和功能的信息将在所有会议上介绍，以及来自原核和真核系统的数据。组织者希望使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个500美元的旅费奖励，并特别考虑到妇女和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、新的假设和进一步发展的想法至关重要。尽管所有职业阶段的参与者都受益于此类活动，但它们对年轻科学家来说尤其重要，因为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见面、讨论他们的工作并建立合作关系。

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.