Biophysical Society 2020 Annual Meeting

Symposium: Sensational Membrane Proteins

Ballroom 20A

Chair: Emily Liman, University of Southern California FROM STRETCH TO DEFLECTION: FINE TUNING MECHANICAL ACTIVATION OF ION CHANNELS. Kate Poole STRUCTURE AND MECHANOGATING OF THE MECHANOSENSITIVE PIEZO CHANNEL. Bailong Xiao SENSING SCENTS: STRUCTURAL INSIGHTS INTO INSECT OLFACTORY RECEPTORS. Vanessa Ruta SENSING SOUR: THE OTOP1 PROTON CHANNEL FROM FUNCTION TO STRUCTURE. Emily Liman Chair: Ken A. Dill, Stony Brook University LESSONS FROM EXPERIMENTAL PROTEIN FITNESS LANDSCAPES. Daniel Bolon RESURRECTED ENZYMES AS PROXIES FOR ANCIENT BIOMOLECULAR PROCESSES. Betul Kacar LESSONS FROM RIBOZYME EVOLUTION. Irene Chen A CENTRAL ROLE FOR PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS IN THE CHEMISTRY TO BIOLOGY TRANSITION OF THE ORIGINS OF LIFE. Ken A. Dill Ballroom 20BC Co-Chairs: Patricia Clark, University of Notre Dame, William Kobertz, University of Massachusetts Medical School X-RAY SCATTERING FROM CORRELATED MOTIONS IN PROTEINS. Nozomi Ando EXPLOITING 3D TO 2D LOCALIZATION TO CONTROL PROTEIN SELF-ASSEMBLY. Margaret Johnson CONFORMATIONAL DYNAMICS OF SINGLE VIRAL MEMBRANE FUSION MACHINES. James B. Munro SIGNALING WITH UBIQUITIN - COMMUNICATION BETWEEN METABOLISM AND IMMUNE RESPONSES. Elton Zeqiraj Symposium: Biophysical Underpinnings of the Origin of Life Ballroom 20D Symposium: Future of Biophysics

M O N D A Y

10:45 am–12:45 pm

10:45 am–12:45 pm

10:45 am–12:45 pm

10:45 am–12:45 pm Platform: Intracellular Calcium Channels and Calcium Sparks and Waves

Room 23ABC

10:45 am–12:45 pm Platform: Biosensors

Room 24ABC

10:45 am–12:45 pm Platform: Cytoskeletal Motors

Room 25ABC

10:45 am–12:45 pm Platform: Membrane Protein Dynamics and Folding II

Room 30ABC

10:45 am–12:45 pm Platform: Molecular Dynamics

Room 31ABC

11:00 am–1:00 pm Annual Meeting of the Student Chapters

Room 28AB

Room 26A

11:30 am–12:30 pm Career Development Center Workshop:

Networking for Nerds: How to Create Your Unicorn Career

Room 33A

11:30 am–1:00 pm Exhibitor Presentation: Leica Microsystems

Leica SP8 FALCON: Applications of FLIM for Functional Imaging and STED Nanoscopy

12:30 pm–2:00 pm The Nuts and Bolts of Preparing Your NSF Grant

Room 28CDE

Room 33C

12:30 pm–2:00 pm Exhibitor Presentation: Nanion Technologies

Beyond Ion Channels and Transporters: Snapshots of the State-of the-Art Solutions

1:00 pm–2:30 pm How Does Congress Set the Federal Budget for Biomedical Research?

Room 23ABC

1:00 pm–2:30 pm Careers in Industry: A Q&A Panel

Room 29AB

Room 24ABC

1:30 pm–3:00 pm Biophysics 101:

An Introduction to Molecular Dynamics Simulation and its Application to Biological Systems

Room 33A

1:30 pm–3:00 pm Exhibitor Presentation: Olympus America Inc

Advancements in Lens Manufacturing Technology Develop New X Line Objective Lenses

1:45 pm–3:00 pm Snack Break

Exhibit Hall

1:45 pm–3:00 pm Meet the Editors, Biophysical Journal

Society Booth/Lobby G

1:45 pm–3:45 pm Poster Presentations and Late Posters

Exhibit Hall

2:15 pm–3:45 pm How to Get Your Scientific Paper Published

Room 29C

Room 26A

2:30 pm–3:30 pm Career Development Center Workshop:

Translating Your Credentials: Writing Effective Resumes + Cover Letters and Your LinkedIn Profile

2:30 pm–4:00 pm Beyond Reporting: How to be an Ally to Those Experiencing Harassment

Room 28CDE

Exhibitor Presentation: HORIBA Scientific

Room 33C

2:30 pm–4:00 pm

A NewModular Research Fluorometer Pushes Detection, Stray-Light, and Wavelength Limits of Fluorescence Spectroscopy

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