Newsletter
CONTENTS
Biophysical
Society
DEADLINES
JUNE
2014
The Society’s annual election
for officers and councilors is
now open. The 2014 can-
didates for President-Elect
are
Susan Gilbert
, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, and
Suzanne Scarlata
, Stonybrook
State University of New York.
The President-Elect will serve
a one year term, beginning in
February 2015, followed by a
year as President, beginning in
February 2016.
Frances Separovic
of the Uni-
versity of Melbourne is the
candidate for Secretary. The
Secretary serves a four- year
term beginning in July 2015.
Prior to July, the newly-elected
Secretary will work with the
incumbent Secretary for six
months.
Eight candidates are running
for the four open Council posi-
tions. Those elected will serve
for three years, beginning in
February 2015. The candidates
are listed on the right. Full biographical sketches
and candidate statements are available at www.
biophysics.org.
All regular Society members whose 2014 dues
were paid by May 31 are eligible to vote. Eligible
members may vote electronically by accessing the
secure election site at
prior to
August 1, 2014, using their last name and member
ID to log in.
Biophysicist in Profile
2
Obituary
4
Members in the News
4
Call for Thematic Meetings
5
Biophysical Journal
6
Public Affairs
8
Outreach
9
Molly Cule
10
Subgroups
12
Grants & Opportunites
13
Postdoc Spotlight
15
Upcoming Events
16
2014 Society Elections
Susan Gilbert
Thematic
Meetings
Modeling of Biomolecular
Systems Interactions,
Dynamics, and Allostery
September 10–14, 2014
Istanbul, Turkey
June 16
Early Registration
Significance of Knotted
Structures for Function of
Proteins and Nucleic Acids
September 17–21, 2014
Warsaw, Poland
June 23
Early Registration
Disordered Motifs and
Domains in Cell Control
October 11–15, 2014
Dublin, Ireland
July 11
Early Registration
Biophysics:
Changing Our
World Contest
June 15
Submission Deadline
Call for 2016
Thematic
Meetings
June 30
See Page 7 for Details
Suzanne Scarlata
Frances Separovic
Candidates for
President-Elect
Candidate for
Secretary
Ruth Heidelberger
University of Texas
Health Science
Center
Erika Holzbaur
University of
Pennsylvania
Miklós Kellermayer
Semmelweis
University
Robert Nakamoto
University of
Virginia Health
Science Center
B. Montgomery
Pettitt
University of
Texas Medical
Branch
Gabriela Popescu
University at
Buffalo, SUNY
Erin Sheets
University of
Minnesota
Pernilla
Wittung-Stafshede
Umeå University
