Biophysical Society Bulletin | April 2023

Annual Meeting

Single-Molecule Forces, Manipulation, and Visualization Subgroup Jasmine Cubuk , Washington University in St. Louis, USA Single-Molecule Spectroscopy of the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein Theory and Computation Subgroup Karen L. Lopez , University of California, Irvine, USA Fluorescent Single Particle Tracking Enables High Sensitivity Vis cometry Measurements of Micro-Volume Samples Mariia Borbuliak , University of Calgary, Canada Cardiomyocyte Sarcolemma Modelling and Lipid-Protein Interac tions Angelin Mary Philip , Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar The Unique Q493R Mutation Drives Interfacial Interactions in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant S1-RBD:ACE2-Complex UndergraduatePoster AwardCompetitionWinners The six winners of the annual Undergraduate Poster Award Competition (UPAC) were recognized at the 67th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony on February 20, 2023. These students were selected among 62 participants for their outstanding undergraduate research and presenta tions during the poster competition. The winners are: Justus Gabriel , The United States Military Academy, USA Tuning the Size and Solvent-Exposed Hydrophobicity of a Pore-Forming Peptide Eliminates Its Cytotoxicity Using a Natural Product Kemal Demirer , University of Michigan, USA Investigating the Regulation and Function of Bacterial Quaternary Ammonium Compound Exporters Constance Kraay , Harvard University, USA Investigating the Mechanism of Suppression of Human γ D-Crys tallin Aggregation by Myo-Inositol Photo-Activated Adenylyl Cyclase from Oscillatoria Acuminata Catherine Ji , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Measurements and Simulations of Light-Activated Matter Thembalami Dube , Swarthmore College, USA In Vivo Disruption of Nuclear HSATII RNA Biomolecular Condensates Madeeha I. Ali , Stony Brook University, USA From Bluf Photoreceptor to Camp: An Insight into

Kevin Jose Cheng , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Lactaderhin’s C1 Domain Restricts Protein’s Ensemble as It Binds to Charged Membranes Chelsea Brown , Warwick University, United Kingdom Supramolecular Organisation and Dynamics of Mannosylated Phosphatidylinositol Lipids in the Mycobacterial Plasma Membrane Membrane Transport Subgroup Marton A. Simon , Semmelweis University, Hungary Understanding Impact of ΔF508 and G551D CFTR Mutations on CFTR/PKA-C Interaction Rebecca J. Prest , University of Notre Dame, USA Structure-Function Analysis of the Dual Functioning Mycobacterial Virulence Factors ESPE and ESPF Nicole Voce , Northeastern University, USA Experimentally Characterizing the Origins of Confinement Effects in Membranes Motility and Cytoskeleton Subgroup Clinton A. Gabel , Purdue University, USA Breaking Down the Haus: Molecular Insights into Branching Microtubule Nucleation Alma I. Plaza-Rodriguez , Johns Hopkins University, USA Modeling Contractility Kit-Mediated Cytoskeletal Network Assembly Multiscale Genome Organization Subgroup Christopher Playter , University of Tennessee, USA Selection and Induction? Using ITGB4 to Track the Role of Selection and Constriction-Induced Changes in Phenotype and 3D Genome Structure Shifts after Constricted Migration Nanoscale Approaches to Biology Subgroup Irene Gialdini , Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany Combining Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Lifetime Imaging to Study the Dynamics of Drug Delivery Nanoparticles in Mucus Sangwoo Park , Cornell University, USA Mucins Form a Nanoscale Physical Barrier Against Immune Cell Attack Physical Cell Biology Subgroup Jordie M. Kamuene , Northeastern University, USA Optogenetic Regulation of PIP2 Alters the Voltage-Dependence of Activation and Fast Inactivation of Skeletal Muscle NaV1.4 Channels Aidana Amangeldina , ASTAR, Singapore Adaptations of Proteins, RNA and DNA to Extreme Temperatures, Salinity and pH

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