Biophysical Society Bulletin | January 2018

Annual Meeting

Public Affairs Sessions As you plan your schedule for the upcoming Annual Meeting, make sure to take advantage of the opportunities to both increase your knowl- edge of US federal funding opportunities and broaden your perspective by attending a session or two organized by the Public Affairs Commit- tee. From the personal perspective, understand- ing the grant options available to you and how to navigate the process is critical to your career. On the macro level, it is important to understand scientific policy issues as well as how to com- municate effectively about those issues to the public. The sessions being offered at the 2018 meeting provide ample opportunity to learn about both! Scientific Story Telling: Journal manuscript - check. Abstract writing - check. But can you explain your work to your grandmother? Being able to talk about your research to someone who is not a scientist is an important skill usually not included in formal scientific training. Come to this session to learn the art of telling your scientific story. Bring either your own abstract, or an abstract from your field, paper, and pencil to use during this hands-on workshop. Please plan to stay for the full two hours. Registration required; walk-in attend- ees will be allowed on a space available basis. What’s Your Story? Saturday, February 17, 2018 2:00 pm –4:00 pm

Register at https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/ scientificstorytelling. Informal Networking and Q&A with NPR Science Team Saturday, February 17, 2018 4:30 pm –5:30 pm NPR’s Science correspondent Joe Palca and assistant producer Madeline Sofia will be avail- able to answer your questions and talk informal- ly about careers, science communication, Friends of Joe’s Big Ideas, and other related topics on your mind. Movie Night: Screening and Discussion of Merchants of Doubt Sunday, February 18, 2018 7:00 pm –9:30 pm After a full day of scientific talks and posters, join fellow attendees for a screening and discussion of the 2014 documentary Merchants of Doubt . This film, based on the book of the same title, examines the tactics used to cast doubt on science by those who have in interest in doing so — from the health risks of tobacco use to the causes of global climate change. We are fortu- nate to have the Director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Ann Reid , joining us for the discussion. NCSE is at the forefront of defending the integrity of science education against ideological interference.

Thank you to our sponsors: AAT Bioquest Allen Institute for Cell Science Alvéole APL Bioengineering Asylum Research, an Oxford Instruments Company Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Biochemistry BioLogic USA Bruker Corporation Burroughs Wellcome Fund Carl Zeiss Microscopy Cell Press Cellular Dynamics International, a FUJIFILM company Chroma Technology Corporation Dynamic Biosensors GmbH FUJIFILM Dimatix Inc Hamamatsu Corporation HEKA Elektronik HORIBA Scientific Journal of General Physiology KinTek Corporation LUMICKS BV Mad City Labs Malvern Panalytical MDPI Molecular Devices Nanion Technologies GmbH Pall Fortebio Photonics Media Physics Today Princeton University Press Science|AAAS Sophion Bioscience A/S Sutter Instrument TA Instruments The Journal of Physical Chemistry Wyatt Technology

The quantity of research that was presented was truly impressive, it spanned so many areas of research. I was able to split time between learning about cutting edge research within my own field, and learning about emerging ideas in areas which were entirely new to me. —Divya Kernik

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