Biophysical Society 62nd Annual Meeting | Program Guide

The World Outside the Lab Many Ways to Use Your PhD Skills 1:00 pm–2:30 pm, Esplanade, Room 151

Snack Break 1:45 pm–3:00 pm, Exhibit Hall ABC Poster Presentations and Late Posters 1:45 pm–3:45 pm, Exhibit Hall ABC Teaching Science Like We Do Science 2:00 pm–3:30 pm, North, Lower Lobby, Room 20/21

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Have you ever wondered how you can apply the skills learned while working on your PhD in a career away from the bench? This panel will explore multiple career options that exist in government, industry, and academia. Panelists with science backgrounds, now involved in a wide variety of careers, will share their personal experiences. Panelists Yasmeen Hussain, 2017-2018 BPS Congressional Fellow

This interactive, hands-on workshop will provide participants with practi- cal tools and evidence-based recommendations for bringing biophysics education to life in the lab, the classroom and the community. Experi- enced educators will share their first-hand experiences in brief presenta- tions. The session focus will be on collaborative group discussions, during which participants will design an individualized action plan for imple- menting active learning techniques and effective assessment strategies into their teaching practice. Moderators will offer guidance and advice on adequate projects for any educational level. Speakers Gundula Bosch, Johns Hopkins University Pedro Muino, St Francis University Career Development Center Workshop Evaluating a Job Offer 2:30 pm–3:30 pm, South, Lower Level, Room 2 So they’ve offered you the position and now you need to make a deci- sion. How you proceed from here on out is critical to ensure you start your new role in the organization successfully, and to ensure that you create a launchpad for future roles and compensation packages you will pursue. In this workshop, we will discuss how to evaluate the offer by examining a number of very specific elements of the opportunity, including what you will gain (for example, salary, skills, opportunity for advancement) and what you will give (for example, time for commuting and travel). We will work off of a checklist that you can use for any job of- fer you receive and even use it for scrutinizing multiple job offers at once. We will also discuss negotiation strategies and tactics. Exhibitor Presentation Allen Institute for Cell Science 2:30 pm–4:00 pm, Exhibit Hall, Room 6 The Allen Institute for Cell Science – Resources to Empower Your Research The Allen Institute for Cell Science aims to understand and predict behav- ior of human cells in health and disease. We have chosen the induced plu- ripotent human stem cell as our model because it is diploid, proliferative, and differentiates in a number of different cell types. In this presentation, the Allen Institute for Cell Science teamwill introduce you to the publicly available cell lines, observations, imaging and compu- tational methods and tools, and the data produced by the Institute. We will discuss our legacy collection of endogenous fluorescently tagged human induced pluripotent stem cell lines highlighting key intracellular structures, and how we image our cells in our high-replicate microscopy pipeline, that includes automated cell culture and imaging using spinning disk microscopy. We will also discuss our workflow quality control criteria, the methods developed to ensure day-to-day consistency between data sets, and how alternate pipeline modes may offer the flexibility to evalu- ate new assays and imaging technologies. We have collected 3D, 4 channel images from more than 20,000 live cells thus far, comprised of high replicates for each genome-edited cell line. This data offers ideal input for key analyses examining variation in the cell population and machine learning. We will demonstrate this using some easily accessible tools for descriptive statistical analyses developed in-

Darren Hwee, Cytokinetics Alexandra Schnoes, iBiology Jeanne Small, NSF Program Director

Graduate & Postdoc Institution Fair 1:00 pm–3:00 pm, Exhibit Hall ABC

Learn about the different leading biophysics programs. This fair will give you the opportunity to speak to representatives from different institu- tions about their biophysics programs. All students and postdocs are encouraged to attend. Exhibitor Presentation HORIBA Scientific 1:30 pm–3:00 pm, Exhibit Hall, Room 5 New Fluorescence and Absorbance Spectrometer Concept HORIBA Scientific is pleased to announce the launch of their new- est spectroscopic instrument; Duetta TM fluorescence and absorbance spectrometer. Duetta combines fluorescence with absorbance in a single compact instrument, making this unique combination a breakthrough in the field of fluorescence spectroscopy. Duetta is a new analytical fluorometer concept with many unique benefits over traditional bench-top scanning spectrofluorometers. It is a complete Fluorescence and Absorbance Spectrometer from the UV to the NIR (250 to 1,100 nm) using CCD detection to allow for fluorescence spectral acquisitions in the blink of an eye. Duetta saves you money and time, and because it can acquire both fluorescence and absorbance simultaneously, it offers enhanced dynamic range and precise multivari- ate analysis capabilities for molecular fingerprinting. The Duetta fluorescence and absorbance spectrometer is powered by a new software platform from HORIBA called EzSpec TM . EzSpec is an intuitive user interface that allows for simple operation, acquisition and analysis. It features single button Apps for routine fluorescence and absorbance applications. Key benefits that will be presented: 1. Simultaneous Absorbance-Transmission and EEM Fluorescence Spec- trometer (A-TEEM TM ) 2. 3-D Excitation Emission Matrix Acquired in 30 seconds 3. Automatic Inner Filter Effect (IFE) Correction for quantitative fluores- cence measurements over a wide range of concentrations 4. Millisecond CCD detection with effective scan speed of 980,000 nm/ minute (with 50 ms integration) 5. UV-Vis-NIR Absorbance Detection range from 250 to 1,100 nm 6. UV-Vis-NIR Fluorescence Detection range from 250 to 1,100 nm 7. Sensitivity Specification of 3,000:1 RMS for water Raman Come see a presentation and demonstration of this exciting new instru- ment from the leaders in fluorescence! Speaker Cary Davies, Global Product Line Manager, Fluorescence Division, HORIBA Scientific

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