Biophysical Netsletter - May 2014

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

2014

MAY

Research recommends thatNIH receive at least $32billion inFY2015 as the next step toward a multi-year increase inour nation’s investment in medical research. TheAdHocGroup alsourges Congress and theAdministration towork in a bipartisanmanner to end sequestration and the continued cuts tomedical research that squander invaluable scientific opportunities, discourage young scientists, threatenmedical progress and continued improvements inour nation’s health, and jeopardize our economic future.” The requests for the other agencies carried the samemessage. Congressional AppropriationsCommittees inboth theHouse andSenate are currently holdinghear- ings to learnmore about the President’s request fromAgency representatives andwill thenmarkup bills for funding tobe sent to the fullHouse and Senate later in the spring.

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59 th AnnualMeeting Baltimore,Maryland February 7-11, 2015

Bridging the Sciences: Computation and Experiment

www.biophysics.org/2015meeting

Biophysics: ChangingOurWorld Submissiondeadline: June15, 2014

Doyouknowofabiophysicsdiscovery that changed theworld for the better? That led toanew technology, newdiagnostic tool,medical application, ornew industry? TheBiophysical SocietyPublicAffairsCommittee invites you to submitaone-minutevideooraone-pagePDF thatdescribes one suchbiophysics innovationand its impact. Up to fiveprizes of$1000eachwill beawarded for the submissions thatbestde- scribehowabiophysics-inspired innovation changed theworld for thebetter. These storiesare critical inbuildingpublicandCongressional support forbasic researchbydemonstratinghow it impacts individualsand theeconomy. Submit your story to contests@biophysics.orgby June15, 2014.