Biophysical Society Bulletin | February 2018

Annual Meeting

Fueling Discovery through Biophysics

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Stop by the Society Booth located in the Moscone South Lobby to purchase an Annual Meeting T-Shirt as well as other Society merchandise.

Undergraduate Student Lounge Need a quick place to relax or catch up on coursework while at the Annual Meeting? Visit the Undergraduate Student Lounge on the second level of Moscone South. Special Events Opening Mixer Saturday, February 17, 5:00 pm – North Lower Lobby Presentation of Awards and Biophysical Society Lecture, delivered by Jennifer Doudna Monday, February 19, 8:00 pm – North Lower Lobby, Room 24/25 Reception/Dance Monday, February 19, 9:30 pm – Marriott Marquis, Yerba Buena Ballroom

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The enormous advantage of being a part of the Biophysical Society is the broad scientific community provided by the Society. In my particular field of interest, I am not aware of any other organization with a similar number of ion channel researchers that are brought together during the Annual Meeting. —Dierk Thomas, Universität Heidelberg

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