Biophysical Society Bulletin | February 2019

Member Corner

Important Dates 63 rd BPS Annual Meeting March 2–6, 2019, Baltimore, Maryland BPS Thematic Meetings Multiscale Modeling of Chromatin: Bridging Experiment with Theory March 31–April 5, 2019, Les Houches, France

Quantitative Aspects of Membrane Fusion and Fission May 6–10, 2019, Padova, Italy Abstract Submission Deadline: January 14, 2019 Early Registration Deadline: February 1, 2019 Revisiting the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

at the Single-Molecule Level July 15–18, 2019, Lima, Peru Abstract Submission Deadline: March 8, 2019 Early Registration Deadline: April 5, 2019

Student Spotlight Nidhi Kundu

Department of Biological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (IISER Mohali)

As you move forward in science, what type of research do you see yourself doing? Why?

Nidhi Kundu

I have always been fascinated about the remarkable “conformational switches” proteins adapt to perform nearly all processes of life. With the zeal of understanding protein structures to unravel their distinct cellu- lar functions, I aim to develop myself as a structural biochemist.

Members in the News

Do you know of a colleague who has recieved an award? Let BPS know at society@biophysics.org.

Two BPS members have been named Fellows of the American Crystallographic Society: Wladek Minor , University of Virginia, and Society member since 2017; and Janet Smith , University of Michigan, and Society member since 1989.

Wladek Minor

Janet Smith

Frances Separovic , University of Melbourne, and Society member since 1985, was awarded a life membership to the Australian Society for Biophysics in recognition of her service.

17 BPS members were elected AAAS Fellows for 2018. Numbers By the

Frances Separovic

Mibel Aguilar , Monash University, and Society member since 2015, received the McAuley-Hope Prize from the Australia Society for Biophysics for developing new techniques to study model cell membranes.

Mibel Aguilar

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