BPS2024 Full Program & Abstracts

Career Development Center Workshop: Interview Strategies for International Candidates 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Room 108B This interview practice workshop is customized for international can didates. The key topics include: The four central questions in virtually every employment interview, understanding cultural and communica tion dynamics, strategies for answering behavioral questions, and how to use “small talk” for big results. Training Undergraduates in the Research Laboratory 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Room 107AB Research laboratory training is a formative experience for undergradu ate students. Such experience can be gained at a student’s home institu tion or as a visiting student. A group of panelists from different types of institutions will share their experiences hosting undergraduates, recom mend guidelines for successful experiences, and answer your questions. Moderators Hannah Malcolm, University of North Florida, USA Liskin Swint-Kruse, University of Kansas, USA Speakers Sarah Bondos, Texas A&M, USA Moriah Beck, Wichita State University, USA Careers Beyond the Bench Moving to a World Outside the Lab 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Room 105AB Have you started thinking about your next career step? Are you won dering if you can apply your academic skills in industry? Or what skills outside of academia you may bring to the lab? Join us to explore career options in consulting, industry, and academia. Panelists with science backgrounds, now involved in a wide variety of careers, will share their personal experiences and answer questions from the audience. Moderators Peying Fong, Kansas State University, USA Surl-Hee Ahn, University of California Davis, USA Speakers

OPATHY. Sonette Steczina , Saffie Mohran, Logan Bailey, Tim McMillen, Kristina B. Kooiker, Neil B. Wood, Jennifer M. Davis, Michael J. Previs, Iacopo Olivotto, J. Manuel Pioner, Michael A. Geeves, Corrado Poggesi, Michael Regnier Platform Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions II 10:45 am - 12:45 pm, Room 204C Co-Chairs Chinmai Pindi, University of California, Riverside, USA David Rueda, Imperial College London, United Kingdom 1762-Plat 10:45 am UNEARTHING SRSF1’S NOVEL FUNCTION IN BINDING AND UNFOLD ING OF RNA G-QUADRUPLEXES. Naiduwadura Ivon U. De Silva , Talia Fargason, Trenton M. Paul, Zihan Zhang, Nathan E. Lehman, Jun Zhang 1763-Plat 11:00 am VISUALIZATION OF CTCF-DNA INTERACTIONS USING HIGH-SPEED ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY. Prem Kumar Viji Babu, Hongshan Zhang, Ilya J. Finkelstein, Yi-Chih Lin 1764-Plat 11:15 am SINGLE-MOLECULE DNA CURTAIN ASSAY OF THE COLLISION BETWEEN A TRANSLOCATING CONDENSIN AND THE PRE-REPLICATION COMPLEX. Mayu S. Terakawa , Tsuyoshi Terakawa 1765-Plat 11:30 am DYNAMICS AND MECHANISM OF A CRISPR ASSOCIATED TRANSPOSON AAA+ PROTEIN. Chinmai Pindi , Mohd Ahsan, Souvik Sinha, Giulia Palermo 1766-Plat 11:45 am NUCLEOSOME DESTABILIZATION AND HISTONE LOSS INDUCED BY HIV-1 VPR SUGGESTS A MECHANISM FOR ALTERING TRANSCRIPTION. Micah J. McCauley , Michael Morse, Ioulia F. Rouzina, Serge Bouaziz, Mark C. Williams 1767-Plat 12:00 pm Travel Award Winner STRUCTURAL BASIS OF NEGATIVE SUPERCOILING INDUCED CAS9 OFF TARGETING. Quentin M. Smith , Ricardo J. Aramayo, Daniel E. Rollins, Alice L.B. Pyne, Kyle L. Morris, David S. Rueda 1768-Plat 12:15 pm ROK & ROLL: UNRAVELLING ROK-MEDIATED DNA BRIDGES WITH FORCE. Xamanie M.R. Seymonson , Mandy Erkelens, Andreas S. Biebricher, Bert van Erp, Remus T. Dame, Gijs J.L. wuite 1769-FlashTalk 12:30 pm HIGH TERMINATION ACTIVITY NEGATIVELY INFLUENCES NONSENSE SUPPRESSION. Saleem Y. Bhat , Arpan Bhattacharya, Hong Li, John D. Lueck, Yale E. Goldman, Barry S. Cooperman 1770-FlashTalk 12:35 pm A STRUCTURAL AND DYNAMIC BASIS FOR THE INTERACTIONS OF THE DENGUE NONSTRUCTURAL 5 (NS5) PROTEIN WITH STEM LOOP A (SLA). Juliet O. Obi , Linfah Mcqueen, Kyle C. Kihn, Daniel J. Deredge 1771-FlashTalk 12:40 pm THE MOLECULAR MECHANISM FOR TERRA RECRUITMENT AND AN NEALING TO TELOMERES. Bersabel Wondimagegnhu , Tapas Paul, Ting Wei Liao, Wen Ma, Chun-Ying (Jim) Lee, Sua Myong

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Jesus Izaguirre, Differentiated Therapeutics, USA David Lebard, OpenEye Scientific Software, USA Claire Townsend, Glaxo Smith Kline, USA Sandra Gabelli, Merck & Co., USA Monica Sala-Rabanal, Washington University, USA

The Biophysicist Editorial Board Meeting 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 106AB Snack Break 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm, Exhibit Hall AB Poster Presentations and Late Posters 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm, Exhibit Hall AB

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