Biophysical Society 60th Annual Meeting

Platform Biomaterials and Biosurfaces 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Room 511ABC

Exhibitor Presentation HEKA Elektronic + Multi Channel Systems 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Room 505 PATCHMASTER and PatchServer: Solutions for Patch Clamp Presentation 1: Combined Patch Clamp and Imaging with PATCHMASTER and SmartLUX SmartLUX is the new imaging extension for PATCHMASTER software synchronizing image acquisition and patch clamp data recordings. Image based data such as fluorescence intensities form ROIs that are stored as traces together with current and voltage traces in the PATCHMASTER data file. A link between data points of the trace and the images enables con- venient automatic display of the corresponding images when replaying the patch clamp data. Presenation 2: Multi-Patch Experiments with EPC 10 Quadro and PATCH- MASTER PATCHMASTER software allows the user to control up to 8 patch clamp amplifiers (2 x EPC 10 USB Quardo) in parallel, making it an ideal platform for either conventional multi-patch experiments or automated patch clamping. The Multi-Cell extension of PATCHMASTER allows easy setup and execution of acquisition sequences and analysis methods for operat- ing all amplifiers in parallel. Conventional patch clamping with multiple electrodes can be facilitated by automating processes using the Protocol Editor. Presentation 3: PatchServer: A Pipette-Based Automatic Patch Clamp System PatchServer is Multi Channel Systems’ new automated patch-clamp system that adds on to a manual patch-clamp setup. It is able to establish single-channel and whole-cell recording configurations using standard glass electrodes. The automation includes sealing on suspended cells, establishing recording configurations, and moving to application bays for solution exchange – all under visual control. PatchServer comes in a one channel version for performing single experiments, as well as a four channel version for recording from four cells in parallel using the EPC 10 Quadro from HEKA. A piezo-driven ultra-fast solution exchanger (UFA tool) is available as an option and can be easily integrated. Speakers Christian Heinemann, Head of Engineering at HEKA Elektronik Juergen Rettinger, Product Manager – Ion Channel Product Line at Multi Channel Systems Biophysics Austria Mixer 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Room 404AB Student Research Achievement Award (SRAA) Poster Competition 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, West Hall See page 47 for list of participants. Supported by The Journal of Physical Chemistry This session features students who are presenting posters at the Meeting and have pre-registered for the competition. During the SRAA competi- tion, students give a five-to-seven minute oral presentation of their poster to one or more judges. Winners will be recognized on Monday evening prior to the National Lecture.

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Co-Chairs Ehud Landau, University of Zurich, Switzerland Birgit Plochberger, Vienna University of Technology, Austria 213-Plat 4:00 pm CONFINEMENT OF LIPID MEMBRANES BY NANOSTRUCTURED POLYMER PATTERNS FOR CELL TO CELL MIMICKING.  Birgit Plochberger , Richard Wollhofen, Jaroslaw Jacak, Markus Axmann, Viktoria Motsch, Gerhard J. Schütz, Thomas Klar 214-Plat 4:15 pm RATIONALLY DESIGNED DYNAMIC PROTEIN HYDROGELS WITH REVERSIBLY TUNABLE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES.  Na Kong, Hongbin Li 215-Plat 4:30 pm THE MUSSEL ATTACHMENT PLAQUE: A LOAD BEARING PROTEIN SCAFFOLD.  Emmanouela Filippidi , Daniel G. DeMartini, Paula Malo de Molina, Eric W. Danner, Juntae Kim, Matthew E. Helgeson, J. Herbert Waite, Megan T. Valentine 216-Plat 4:45 pm LIPID PHASE BEHAVIOR AND PROTEIN-LIPID INTERACTIONS WITHIN NANOLIPOPROTEIN PARTICLES UPON SOL-GEL DERIVED ENCAPSULA- TION. Wade F. Zeno , Silvia L. Hilt, Subhash H. Risbud, John C. Voss, Marjorie L. Longo 217-Plat 5:00 pm DESIGNED FUNCTIONAL LIPIDIC BIOMATERIALS: APPLICATIONS IN MOLECULAR RECOGNITION, DRUG DELIVERY AND MEMBRANE PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION.  Yazmin M. Osornio, Livia Salvati Manni, Simone Aleandri, Ehud Landau 218-Plat 5:15 pm OPTIMIZATION OF PEPTIDE-TAGGED CATIONIC LIPID NANOPARTICLES FOR TARGETED GENE DELIVERY.  Emily Wonder , Ramsey Majzoub, Kai K. Ewert, V. Ramana Kotamraju, Erkki Ruoslahti, Tambet Teesalu, Cyrus R. Safinya 219-Plat 5:30 pm THE MICROMECHANICS OF CELLULARIZED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX.  Bo Sun , Christopher AR Jones, Matthew Cibula, David H. McIntyre 220-Plat 5:45 pm ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY OF PATTERNED NEURONAL NETWORKS ON MONOLAYER GRAPHENE.  Sandeep Keshavan , Shovan Naskar, Alberto Diaspro, Laura Cancedda, Silvia Dante Korean Biophysicists Meeting 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Room 403B PI to PI, a Wine & Cheese Mixer 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Room 406AB You finally have a job working in biophysics, in industry or academia, with some funding and a lab, but you’ve realized that the career challenges continue. Come relax and network with your contemporaries and senior biophysicists over a beer or glass of wine. This event is a great chance to compare notes with colleagues and discuss one-on-one your unique solutions to issues that arise in the time between getting your job and getting your next promotion, including management of lab staff, getting your work published, and renewing your funding. Refreshments will be provided, with cash bar.

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