BPS Program Book 2014

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Daily Program Summary All rooms are located in the Moscone Convention Center unless noted otherwise.

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7:30 am –5:00 pm 7:30 am –10:00 pm 8:00 am –9:00 am 8:00 am –4:30 pm 8:00 am –5:30 pm 8:00 am –6:00 pm 8:00 am –6:00 pm

Registration/Information

North Lobby

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Family Room

Room 112 Room 302

Biophysical Society Business Meeting

Poster Viewing Career Center

Hall D

D A Y

Room 300

Child Care

Marriott Marquis, Pacific H, I, J

Undergraduate Student Lounge

Rotunda, 300 Level

Symposium: Biophysics in Industry: Putting Evolution in Practice Co-Chairs: Kenneth Dill, Stony Brook University , and Timothy Gardner, Amyris, Inc. 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 S ymposium: Mechanosensing in Eukaryotes Co-Chairs: Jeffrey Holt, Harvard University & Boston Children’s Hospital, andValeriaVasquez, Stanford University 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

Room 134

8:15 am –10:15 am

Room 135

8:15 am –10:15 am

8:15 am –10:15 am 8:15 am –10:15 am 8:15 am –10:15 am 8:15 am –10:15 am 8:15 am –10:15 am 8:15 am –10:15 am 9:00 am –10:00 am

Platform: Cell Mechanics and Motility III Platform: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins

Room 130/131 Room 132/133

Platform: Membrane Pumps, Transporters, and Exchangers II

Room 303 Room 304 Room 305 Room 306 Room 124 Room 123

Platform: Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions II Platform: Calcium Fluxes, Sparks, and Waves

Platform: Ion Channels and Disease

Subgroup Chairs Meeting

Exhibitor Presentation: Wyatt Technology Corporation Essential Biophysical Characterization TM : Molar Mass, Size, Charge and Interactions-The Light Scattering Toolbox for Biomolecules and Nanoparticles Career CenterWorkshop: The Power of Groups: How to Help Others Help You in Your Job Search

9:00 am –10:30 am

9:30 am –10:30 am 10:00 am –5:00 pm 10:00 am –5:00 pm 10:15 am –11:00 am

Room 300

Biomolecular Discovery Dome

Hall D Hall D Hall D

Exhibits

Coffee Break

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

10:45 am –12:45 pm 10:15 am –12:45 pm 10:45 am –12:45 pm

Platform: Optical Microscopy and Super Resolution Imaging II Platform: Voltage-gated K Channels: Mostly BK and Structure Function

Room 130/131 Room 132/133

Platform: Protein Design and Folding

Room 303

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