Biophysical Society 63rd Annual Meeting | Program Guide

Korean Biophysicists Meeting 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm, Room 318/319/320 Exhibitor Presentation ELEMENTS SRL 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Room 303 PORTABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIERS FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND NANOPORE APPLICATIONS Ultra-portable and cost-effective amplifier technology is now a reality accessible to any electrophysiology research lab, thanks to Elements microelectronic-based design of custommicrochip (ASIC) using standard and low-cost CMOS processes. Elements provides an integrative solid-state solution to measure currents in the picoampere (10-12 pA) range, with bandwidths up to hundreds of kHz, featuring very low noise recordings, signal digitaliza- tion thanks to the internal Analog-to-Digital converter, signal generator, digital data elaboration,and USB powered, all in a tiny form factor (i.e. 42x18x78 mm) or about the size of a point-and-shoot digital camera! In this presentation, we will be featuring our latest electrophysiology product, the world’s smallest integrated patch clamp amplifier, as well as a portable nanopore kit for protein detection using disposable glass nanopore chips. During the event will be presented these two use cases: 1. ePatch amplifier was used to record the current of HCN channels transiently expressed in HEK293T cells, with the aim to test the effect of Lamotrigine, a widely used anticonvulsant drug, on the biophysical proprieties of the current. Data courtesy of Dr. A. Moroni - University of Milan - Italy and Dr. Bina Santoro - Columbia University - New York – USA 2. Portable Nanopore Reader: example of DNA fragment transloca- tions through glass nanopore chips. Data courtesy of Dr. D. Niedzwiecki, Goeppert– USA Attend this presentation to learn about: • The advantages of using a versatile and compact nano-current amplifier technology, • Portable nanopore solution for protein detection using disposable nanopore chips, • How the world smallest and cheapest patch clamp amplifier is radically changing voltage-clamp measurements! Complimentary Italian hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served! Seating is limited. Be the first to RSVP by emailing info@elements-ic.com to receive a copy of the presentation and be entered in a raffle to receive a free 30-day trial of the ePatch or nanopore Kit amplifier! Speakers Federico Thei, CEO, ELEMENTS SRL Filippo Cona, Software Engineer, ELEMENTS SRL Alessandro Porro, Application Scientist, ELEMENTS SRL Serge Kaddoura, NanoscaleLABS

Dinner Meet-Ups 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm, Society Booth/Charles Street Lobby Interested in making new acquaintances and experiencing the cuisine of Baltimore? Meet at the Society Booth each evening, Sunday through Tuesday, at 6:00 pm where a BPS member will coordinate dinner at a local restaurant. Biophysics Austria Mixer 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Room 321/322/323 Biophysical Society of Canada Mixer 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Pratt Street Ale House Student Research Achievement Award (SRAA) Poster Competition 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Exhibit Hall C This session features students who are presenting posters at the Meet- ing and have indicated at the time of abstract submission that they wish to participate in the competition. During the competition, students will give a five-to-seven minute oral presentation of their posters to one or more judges. Winners will be recognized on Monday evening prior to the Biophysical Society Lecture. Biophysical Journal Editorial Board Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Center Club

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