Biophysical Society Newsletter | July 2017

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER 19
JULY 2017
Student Center
Tien Comlekoglu
Department of Biomedical
Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth
University
Q: What has been your favorite
course while studying biophysics?
Why?
My favorite course was called Introduc-
tory Quantitative Physiology as it was my
first exposure to the field of biophysics and
physiology. This course provided me with
the knowledge needed to start understanding
scientific literature and led me to seek out
undergraduate research in physiology.
Calling All Students
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Answer the question: As a student of bio-
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From the BPS Blog
Biophysicists Finding Balance:
Mother’s Day 2017
May 14 was Mother’s Day in the United States. In
honor of the occasion, BPS members Eva-Maria
Collins, University of California San Diego, and
Sarah Veatch, University of Michigan, shared
their experiences of being both a biophysicist
and a parent, and how the two roles impact
each other. .
com/2017/05/12/biophysicists-finding-balance-
mothers-day-2017/.
Advocating for Science on
Capitol Hill: a Scientist’s
Perspective
BPS member Christy Gaines, University of Mary-
land Baltimore County, traveled to Capitol Hill
this April to attend STEM on the Hill Day with
the Biophysical Society. She writes on the BPS
blog about visiting her representatives’ offices and
advocating for sustainable, predictable, and robust
funding for science. https://biophysicalsociety.
ence-on-capitol-hill-a-scientists-perspective/.
Correction
In the May issue of the Newsletter, the
obituary for William Knox Chandler
contained an error. The second to last
sentence should have read as follows:
They found that, during a typical spark
in a frog twitch fiber under physiological
conditions, about 20,000 calcium ions are
released in about 4 ms, probably from 2-4
active channels (16°C).
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