Biophysical Society Newsletter - December 2015

Newsletter DECEMBER 2015

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Meetings 60th Annual Meeting February 27-March 2 Los Angeles, California December 1 Image Contest Submission December 7 Student Housing January 13 Early Registration Late Abstract Submission Blogger Applications Engineering Approaches to Biomolecular Motors: From in vitro to in vivo June 14-17 Vancouver, Canada March 13 Abstract Submission April 6 Early Registration Liposomes, Exosomes, and Virosomes September 11-16 Ascona, Switzerland March 7 Abstract Submission March 11 Early Registration Congressional Fellowship December 15 Application

Future of Biophysics Burroughs Wellcome Fund Symposium

Axel Innis

Isabelle Baconguis

David Kast

Kimberly Stroka

The 2016 Future of Biophysics Burroughs Wellcome Fund Symposium highlights the work of young researchers doing cutting-edge research at the interface of the physical and life sciences. The speakers selected for the 2016 Sym- posium are Isabelle Baconguis , Vollum In- stitute, Oregon Health & Science Univer- sity; Axel Innis , INSERM U869, France;

David Kast , Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Kim- berly Stroka , University of Maryland. The Symposium will be held on Monday, February 29, 10:45 AM – 12:45 PM, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Vasanthi Jayaraman and Michael Ostap , Program Co-Chairs for the 60th Annual Meeting, will co-chair the symposium.

Time is Running Out to be the 2016-2017 BPS Congressional Fellow! Interested in using your science skills to inform science policy? Interested in spending a year working on Capitol Hill in Washington helping develop policy? Application deadline: December 15, 2015 Visit biophysics.org for additional information.

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