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Biophysical Society 58
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Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Daily Program Summary
All rooms are located in the Moscone Convention Center unless noted otherwise.
7:30
am
–5:00
pm
Registration/Information
North Lobby
7:30
am
–10:00
pm
Family Room
Room 112
8:00
am
–9:00
am
Biophysical Society Business Meeting
Room 302
8:00
am
–4:30
pm
Poster Viewing
Hall D
8:00
am
–5:30
pm
Career Center
Room 300
8:00
am
–6:00
pm
Child Care
Marriott Marquis, Pacific H, I, J
8:00
am
–6:00
pm
Undergraduate Student Lounge
Rotunda, 300 Level
8:15
am
–10:15
am
Symposium: Biophysics in Industry: Putting Evolution in Practice
Co-Chairs:
Kenneth Dill, Stony Brook University
,
and Timothy Gardner, Amyris, Inc.
Room 134
TRANSFORMING YEAST FROM MOONSHINERS INTO OIL BARONS.
Timothy Gardner
SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY.
Christopher Voigt
HARNESSING NATURE’S DIVERSITY FOR PRODUCTION OF UNIQUE TRIGLYCERIDE OILS.
Peter Licari
PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS ON PROTEOMES IMPOSE LIMITS TO BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION.
Kenneth Dill
8:15
am
–10:15
am
S
ymposium: Mechanosensing in Eukaryotes
Co-Chairs:
Jeffrey Holt, Harvard University & Boston Children’s Hospital, andValeriaVasquez, Stanford University
Room 135
ZEN AND THE ART OF MECHANOSENSATION: HOW MSCS-LIKE MECHANOSENSITIVE CHANNELS
HELP EUKARYOTIC CELLS AND ORGANELLES REDUCE STRESS.
Elizabeth Haswell
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU: SEARCH FOR ION CHANNELS THAT RESPOND TO PRESSURE.
Ardem Patapoutian
TOUCH AS A MATTER OF FAT: THE PHOSPHOLIPIDS AND DEG/ENAC CHANNELS NEEDED
FOR METAZOAN TOUCH SENSATION.
Miriam B. Goodman
TMC FUNCTION IN HAIR CELL MECHANOTRANSDUCTION.
Jeffrey R. Holt
8:15
am
–10:15
am
Platform: Cell Mechanics and Motility III
Room 130/131
8:15
am
–10:15
am
Platform: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
Room 132/133
8:15
am
–10:15
am
Platform: Membrane Pumps, Transporters, and Exchangers II
Room 303
8:15
am
–10:15
am
Platform: Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions II
Room 304
8:15
am
–10:15
am
Platform: Calcium Fluxes, Sparks, and Waves
Room 305
8:15
am
–10:15
am
Platform: Ion Channels and Disease
Room 306
9:00
am
–10:00
am
Subgroup Chairs Meeting
Room 124
9:00
am
–10:30
am
Exhibitor Presentation: Wyatt Technology Corporation
Essential Biophysical Characterization
TM
: Molar Mass, Size, Charge
and Interactions-The Light Scattering Toolbox for Biomolecules and Nanoparticles
Room 123
9:30
am
–10:30
am
Career CenterWorkshop: The Power of Groups: How to Help Others Help You in Your Job Search
Room 300
10:00
am
–5:00
pm
Biomolecular Discovery Dome
Hall D
10:00
am
–5:00
pm
Exhibits
Hall D
10:15
am
–11:00
am
Coffee Break
Hall D
10:45
am
–12:45
pm
Symposium: Awards Symposium
Chair:
Francisco Bezanilla, University of Chicago, Society President
Room 134
PHASES AND FLUCTUATIONS IN BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES.
Sarah Veatch
MULTISCALE SIMULATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.
Arieh Warshel
STRUCTURAL AND MECHANISTIC DIVERSITY OF ABC TRANSPORTERS.
Douglas C. Rees
ROLE OF MEMBRANE LIPIDS IN ACTIVATING G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS.
Michael F. Brown
DECONSTRUCTING THE PHYSICAL AND MOLECULAR BASIS OF TOUCH AND PAIN SENSATION.
Miriam B. Goodman
10:45
am
–12:45
pm
Platform: Optical Microscopy and Super Resolution Imaging II
Room 130/131
10:15
am
–12:45
pm
Platform: Voltage-gated K Channels: Mostly BK and Structure Function
Room 132/133
10:45
am
–12:45
pm
Platform: Protein Design and Folding
Room 303
