Newsletter
CONTENTS
Biophysical
Society
DEADLINES
NOVEMBER
2014
Biophysicist in Profile
2
Biophysical Journal
4
Public Affairs
6
International Relations
7
Annual Meeting
8
Subgroup Symposia
10
Thematic Meetings
15
Subgroups
16
Grants and Opportunities
17
Members in the News
18
Molly Cule
19
Upcoming Events
20
59
th
Annual
Meeting
February 7-11, 2015
Baltimore, Maryland
December 1
Image Contest Submission
December 5
Student Housing
January 7
Early Registration
Late Abstract Submission
Luncheon Registration
January 22
Hotel Room Block
Reservation
Child Care Pre-registration
January 30
Undergraduate Mixer and
Poster Fest Registration
2015 Society Fellows Named
The Biophysical Society congratulates the six members named 2015 Society Fellows. This award honors
the Society’s distinguished members who have demonstrated excellence in science, contributed to the
expansion of the field of biophysics, and supported the Biophysical Society. The Fellows will be honored
at the Awards Ceremony during the Biophysical Society’s 59th Annual Meeting on Monday, February 8,
2015, in the Baltimore, Maryland, Convention Center. The Fellows are:
Joseph J. Falke
, University of Colo-
rado, for his high-impact, wide-
ranging contributions to a molecular
understanding of chemosensory and
signaling reactions on membrane
surfaces, and for developing novel
biophysical methods to study
membrane proteins.
Sharon Hammes-Schiffer
, University
of Illinois, for developing and ap-
plying theories for proton-coupled
electron transfer reactions and com-
putational methods to understanding
hydrogen tunneling, electrostatics,
and motion in enzymatic reactions.
Timothy Lohman
, Washington
University School of Medicine, for
his pioneering biophysical studies
of the mechanisms and energetics of
protein-DNA interactions, including
the enzymology and kinetic
mechanisms of DNA helicases and
translocases, and single-stranded
DNA binding proteins.
Susan Marqusee,
University of
California, Berkeley, for her
work as one of the world’s top
experimentalists in the field
of protein folding, which has
had, and continues to have, a
significant impact in the field of
protein biophysics in general.
George Phillips
, Rice University,
for his fundamental
contributions to studying
protein structure, dynamics, and
solvation by X-ray diffraction
and for promoting graduate and
postdoctoral training in
biophysics.
James Sellers
, NHLBI, NIH, for
his outstanding contribution to
the understanding of the struc-
ture, function, and
regulation of the myosin
superfamily of proteins.
Two Biophysicists
Named 2014 Nobel
Laureates
See page 18 for details.
