Program Book - page 20

20 Biophysical Society 58th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California
12:00 pm–1:00 pm, Room 300
Career Center Workshop
Selling Yourself to the Life Sciences Industry
The industrial employer is looking for a different set of skills and at-
titudes than either the academic or government employer. Learn what
the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industries want to hear from potential
employees and why. Learn how to develop and best position your market-
ing message in order to improve the chances of a successful industrial job
search.
12:00 pm–1:00 pm, Room 121
International Travel Awardee Luncheon
Recipients of the 2014 International Travel Awards will be recognized
during this luncheon. This event is hosted by the International Relations
Committee.
12:00 pm–2:00 pm, Room 302
Mid-Career Interactive Forum:
The Art and Perils of Networking
This event, sponsored by the Committee for Professional Opportunities for
Women, will accelerate and expand the professional impact of mid-career
biophysicists. How can you continue to develop your career AFTER having
secured a job and AFTER having established a lab? Learn how to increase
your impact and to widen your scientific influence beyond the bench. This
year’s discussion will center on the value of a supportive professional net-
work and will include dos and don’ts of professional interactions. The goal is
for you to begin to add to your existing network advisors, mentors, and ad-
vocates for the “next step,” which can be serving on grant review panels and
editorial boards or becoming more involved with decision-making at your
institution and in professional societies. Experienced panelists, including
department chairs, society leaders and senior editors will each speak briefly
about their own experiences, leading into an extended question-and-answer
exchange with the audience. The session will close with small-group and
one-on-one interactions aimed to offer more individualized suggestions for
career advancement and opportunities for networking. Pre-registration was
required for lunch. If you are interested in attending and did not register,
you are welcome to participate on a space-available basis.
Speakers:
Alfred L. George, Jr., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Ivet Bahar, University of Pittsburgh
Harel Weinstein, Weill Cornell Medical College
12:45 pm–2:15 pm, Room 122
Public Affairs Committee Meeting
1:00 pm–2:30 pm, Room 123
Exhibitor Presentation
KinTek
New Advances in Fitting Kinetic and Equilibrium Data by Simulation
Fitting kinetic data based upon numerical integration of rate equations
offers many advantages over conventional fitting of data based upon
equations derived from simple models. Fitting by simulation is the most
rigorous, and eliminates the need to derive equations; however, it also
requires an understanding of the kinetics and critical thought to avoid
overly complex models.
In this presentation, Dr. Johnson will show how global fitting of kinetic
data can be accomplished with ease using the fast, dynamic simulation
in KinTek Explorer software, overcoming the all-to-common errors in
conventional fitting. Moreover, data are fit to derive rate constants directly
defining steps in a model. New advances in the software allow fitting ki-
netic data from single molecule experiments and families of curves can be
fit simultaneous to define voltage-dependent rate constants or data from
Temperature-jump or Pressure-jump experiments. In addition, equilib-
rium titration data can be fit using a unique endpoint simulation method,
and time-resolved spectra can be fit using singular value decomposition
(SVD). Moreover, all experiments can be fit simultaneously.
Presenters:
Kenneth A. Johnson,President, KinTek Corporation
Roger Williams, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin
1:00 pm–2:30 pm, Room 307
Moving on from Your Postdoc Position
Negotiating the Transition
This popular session, hosted by the Early Careers Committee, will provide
advice on how to find a permanent position after your postdoctoral training.
Speakers:
Seth Robia, Loyola University, Chicago
Stuart Campbell, Yale University
Ravi Balijepalli, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and
Public Health
Marcos Sotomayor, The Ohio State Universit
1:45 pm–3:00 pm, Hall D
Snack Break
1:45 pm–3:45 pm, Hall D
Poster Presentations and Late Posters
(For a complete listing of regular Sunday Poster Presentations, see page 26.)
The list of Sunday Late Posters is in the Program addendum.
Posters will be on display all day long. Authors with odd-numbered boards
will present from 1:45 pm–2:45 pm, and those with even-numbered boards
will present from 2:45 pm–3:45 pm. Additional hours (day or evening) may
be posted by the authors as desired. Paper may also be left on the board so
that visitors may request an appointment.
Posters should be mounted at 6:00 pm on Saturday and removed by 5:30 pm
on Sunday evening. Posters will be on view until 10:00 pm the night
before presentation. Poster numbers shown refer to the program order
of abstracts as they appear in the online Abstracts Issue. Board numbers
indicate where boards are located in the Exhibit Hall.
2:00 pm–3:30 pm, Room 310
Teaching Science Like We Do Science:
Integration of Research and
Education Workshop
This workshop is designed to highlight undergraduate STEM education
initiatives at the national level. The presentation and discussion will focus
on both resources available for faculty to aid them in developing effective
practices and funding opportunities for faculty interested in bringing
curricular and instructional change to their courses.
Speakers:
Terry Woodin, NSF
Melissa McCartney, Science in the Classroom, AAAS
2:15 pm–3:30 pm, Room 309
Wiki-Edit 2014 Contest Kick-off: The Importance
of Open License Media to Our Science
Interested in learning more about the need for open-license media, and
perhaps entering the Society’s second annual wiki-edit contest to do your
part for biophysics, on the medium we all use? Come to this demon-
stration and discussion for contest entrants and anyone curious about
the do’s and don’ts of posting images and the broader impact of such