Biophysical Society 63rd Annual Meeting | Program Guide

Snack Break 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm, Exhibit Hall Poster Presentations and Late Posters 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm, Exhibit Hall Teaching Science Like We Do Science 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Room 321/322/323

academia. Panelists with science backgrounds, now involved in a wide variety of careers, will share their personal experiences. Speakers Hermes Taylor-Weiner, 2018-2019 BPS Congressional Fellow Ann Marie Stanley, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Corinne Zeitler, NIH/NCI Education & Career Opportunities Fair 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Exhibit Hall C This fair will provide the opportunities for candidates to meet with representatives from educational institutions as well as industry and government agencies. Students and postdoctoral candidates will be able to meet with representatives from colleges and universities with leading programs in biophysics. Attendees can connect with representatives from industry and agencies who will provide information about employment and funding opportunities at their institutions/companies. All those at- tending the meeting are encouraged to attend to learn about the variety of opportunities available and to talk one-on-one with representatives from participating organizations. Exhibitor Presentation Carl Zeiss Microscopy LLC 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 303 ZEISS ELYRA 7 WITH LATTICE SIM, A NEW PLATFORM FOR FAST AND GENTLE 3D SUPERRESOLUTION MICROSCOPY Life sciences research often requires you to measure, quantify and understand the finest details and sub-cellular structures of the sample. Whether you are working with tissue, bacteria, organoids, neurons, liv- ing or fixed cells, ZEISS Elyra 7 takes your images beyond the diffraction limit of conventional microscopy to superresolution. Examine the fastest processes in living samples – in large fields of view, in 3D, over long time periods, and with multiple colors. Lattice SIM enables fast imaging of 3D volumes with resolution down to 120 nm laterally and 300 nm axially. Due to higher light efficiency, the new Lattice SIM technology provides gentle superresolution imaging of living specimens at up to 255 frames per second. Using less light to illuminate the specimen means imaging longer with less bleaching of the sample. The novel Lattice SIM technology allows you to uncover new mechanistic details and quantify the finest subcellular structures in large fields of view. ZEISS Elyra 7 can be expanded with single molecule localization micros- copy (SMLM) for techniques such as PALM, dSTORM and PAINT. ZEISS Elyra 7’s SMLMmodule delivers molecular resolution in large 3D volumes and powerful post-processing algorithms for quantification. Choose freely among labels when imaging with resolutions down to 20 nm laterally and 50 nm axially. Count molecules and come to understand, molecule- by-molecule, how individual proteins are arranged within a structural context. ZEISS Elyra 7 is a flexible research grade live cell microscope from ZEISS. The new Apotome mode allows fast optical sectioning of 3D samples and total internal reflection microscopy provides live imaging capability for membrane and single molecule studies. Join this workshop and learn how the newest member of the ZEISS imaging portfolio, ZEISS Elyra 7, can help your imaging experiments in completely new ways. Speaker Renée Dalrymple, Sales Development Manager, Carl Zeiss Microscopy LLC

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How do we know if our teaching is effective? This interactive, hands-on workshop focuses on practice-applicable, easy-to-use strategies and tools that educators at any level of biophysical science education can use to assess what their students take away from their teaching, and where they might make changes to their educational methods. Moderating and participating educators will have a chance to share their first-hand experi- ences in round table discussions and collaborate, regardless of the extent of previous knowledge, to construct their personal assessment toolbox. Participants will design an individualized action plan for aligning learning goals with suitable assessment techniques and instructional methods. We will use the means of learning evaluation to bringing biophysics edu- cation to life in the lab, the classroom and the community. Speakers Gundula Bosch, Johns Hopkins University Pedro Muino, St. Francis University Career Development Center Workshop The Industry Interview: What you need to do before, during, and after to get the job 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Exhibit Hall A When does the interview begin? Much sooner than you think: it starts from the first point of contact you have with someone from the organization. And when does it end? Only when the offer is extended and accepted. Learn how to convert conversations and networking into interviews and interviews into job offers in this special presenta- tion focusing on industry positions. Discover what you need to know and do throughout the interview process to demonstrate your value to the company and land the job. We will discuss common mistakes that job seekers make, and specific ways in which you can give yourself a competitive edge in the interview. Both academic and non-academic interviewing tactics will be addressed. Brexit & Science Consequences for Research Funding and Immigration Flows 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Room 327/328/329 In 2016, the United Kingdom surprised the world by voting to leave the European Union. But what does the Brexit referendummean for the UK and EU scientific communities? Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union on March 29, 2019, and we expect this session will be extremely timely, as the contours of a Brexit Deal should be established at this point. We will host a panel of experts and on-the-ground researchers to discuss what Brexit means for the UK and EU science work force, research funding and international scientific exchange. Speakers Andrew Price, Head of Science and Innovation Network for the USA; Regional Manager, Americas, British Embassy, Washington DC Tony Watts, President, European Biophysical Societies’ Association; Biochemistry Department, University of Oxford Matthias Wilmanns, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Head of the Unit, Hamburg, Germany Early Careers Committee Meeting 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Room 333

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