Biophysical Society 59th Annual Meeting Program Guide

N o A bstract 3:30 pm CONDUCTION IN CONNEXIN HEMICHANNELS FROM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS. Mounir Tarek 4:05 pm business meeting 3:00 pm –4:00 pm , R oom 301/302/303 Career Center Workshop Networking: Optimizing Your Time at BPS 2015 You surely have heard that networking is a key component of the successful job search. The term itself often conjures up negative thoughts and reac- tions to the uninitiated, sometimes to the point of paralysis. Professional conferences (such as BPS 2015) provide endless networking opportunities. If, however, your perception of networking means tackling someone at the coffee station while thrusting your CV in his/her hands, you may want to stop in on this session. The practice of networking has become so much easier with the advent of the internet. We will discuss what hope to get out of your presence at the meeting, how to set objectives beforehand, and how to meet those objective once you arrive (while minimizing anxiety). 4:00 pm –5:00 pm , M ezzanine Undergraduate Mixer and Poster Fest A social and scientific mixer for all undergraduate students attending the meeting. Come meet other undergraduates and learn about their research projects. Undergraduates listed as co-authors on posters are welcome to practice their poster presentation in a less formal setting, even if not listed as the presenting author. For undergrads who will be presenting during the standard scientific sessions, the mixer provides an additional opportunity to hone presentation skills. Limited presentation spots may be available for those who did not pre-register. Check with the Society Office in the VIP Lounge in the Charles Street Lobby. Organized by the Education Committee. 5:00 pm –7:00 pm , C harles S treet L obby Opening Mixer All registered attendees are welcome to attend this cash bar and light refreshments reception. Sponsored by Biochemistry 5:00 pm –7:00 pm , R oom 311 First-Time Attendee Drop By Is this your first time attending a Biophysical Society Annual Meeting? Wondering what to do first? Feeling overwhelmed? Wondering how to get the most out of your time? Drop by the First-Time Attendee event on Saturday evening during the Opening Mixer to learn how to navigate the meeting. Society staff and Membership Committee Members will be on hand to answer your questions about the meeting and help you get the most from your time at the BPS 2015 Baltimore meeting. 6:00 pm –10:00 pm , H all C Poster Viewing 6:30 pm –7:30 pm , R oom 327/328/329 Education, Minority Affairs, and Professional Opportunities for Women Committees Travel Awardee Reception During this reception, students, postdocs, and early and mid-career scientists will be honored and presented with their travel awards by the chairs of the Education, Minority Affairs, and Professional Opportunities for Women Committees. Speaker Linda Columbus, University of Virginia

1:00 pm –6:30 pm , R oom 331/332 Subgroup Exocytosis & Endocytosis

Subgroup Chair Gary Matthews, Stony Brook University 1:00 pm

student talks selected from posters

46-S ubg 1:45 pm MAPPING THE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS OF CLATHRIN MEDIATED ENDOCYTOSIS. Christien J. Merrifield 2:15 pm coffee break 47-S ubg 2:30 pm HAIR CELL RIBBON SYNAPSE FUNCTION - DIFFERENTLY OPTIMIZED FOR HEARING AND BALANCE. Soroush G Sadeghi, Sonja J Pyott, Zhou Yu, Elisabeth Glowatzki 48-S ubg 3:00 pm ULTRAFAST RECYCLING OF SYNAPTIC VESICLES. Shigeki Watanabe , Thorsten Trimbuch, Marcial Camacho-Perez, Benjamin Rost, Christian Rosenmund, Erik M. Jorgensen 49-S ubg 3:30 pm COMPLEXIN-MEDIATED INHIBITION OF VESICLE FUSION: CONSERVED FUNCTIONS FROM WORM TO MOUSE. Jeremy Dittman , Rachel Wragg, Daniel Radoff, David Snead, Yongming Dong, Jihong Bai, David Eliezer 4:00 pm coffee break 50-S ubg 4:15 pm katz award lecture KNOWN UNKNOWNS IN EXOCYTOSIS. Ronald W. Holz 5:30 pm business meeting 6:30 pm reception and subgroup dinner Subgroup Chair Emad Tajkhorshid, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 51-S ubg 1:30 pm VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF COMPLEXES WITH SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS. B. A. Wallace 2:05 pm student / postdoc research highlight i LIGAND DISCOVERY FOR THE ALANINE-SERINE-CYSTEINE TRANSPORTER (ASCT2, SLC1A5) FROM HOMOLOGY MODELING AND VIRTUAL SCREENING. Claire Colas , Christoph Grewer, Armanda Gameiro, Thomas Albers, Kurnvir Singh, Nicholas J. Otte, Helen Shere, Bonomi Massimiliano, Jeff Holst, Avner Schlessinger. (SEE 270-POS FOR ABSTRACT) N o A bstract 2:30 pm AN INSIDE JOB: NA + /H + EXCHANGERS LINK ENDOSOMAL PH TO NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. Rajini Rao 3:05 pm student / postdoc research highlight ii TOWARDS THERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSPORT CYCLE IN SECONDARY TRANSPORTERS USING ENHANCED SAMPLING TECHNIQUES. Mahmoud Moradi , Giray Enkavi, Emad Tajkhorshid. (SEE 718-POS FOR ABSTRACT) 1:30 pm –4:05 pm , R oom 309/310 Subgroup Permeation & Transport

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Biophysical Society 59 th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland