Biophysical Society Bulletin | July/August 2021

Member Corner

Members in the News

Leslie Loew , University of Connecticut and Society member since 1979, was named a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of his institution.

Yadilette Rivera- Colón , Bay Path University and Society member since 2008, received a 2021 Women of Color STEM Achievement Award and was recognized in the 2021 “40 under Forty” class by Business West .

Leslie Loew

Yadilette Rivera- Colón

Patricia Bassereau , Institut Curie and Soci- ety member since 2001, was awarded the French National Order of Merit, at the rank of “Knight.”

Rumiana Dimova , Max Planck Institute and Society member since 2001, received the Liesegang Prize from the Colloid Society.

Patricia Bassereau

Rumiana Dimova

Four Society members were elected to the National Academy of Sciences: Michael L. Dustin , University of Oxford and Society member since 2017; Elliot Elson , Washington University in St. Louis and Society member since 1990; Robert G. Griffin , Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Society member since 1989; and Julie Theriot , University of Washington and Society member since 2003.

Michael L. Dustin

Elliot Elson

Robert G. Griffin

Student Spotlight

Shashank Pant University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group What has been the most exciting experience of your studies in biophysics?

I was drawn towards the area of biophysics because of its interdisciplinary approach to studying the beautiful (yet complex) world of biology. As a part of my graduate research, I started working on the glutamate transporter. This protein consists of a unique architecture and carries dual functions of moving chemicals across the cell membrane while allowing water and chloride ions to move through at the same time. After years of hard work, I was able to uncover the molecular basis of this dual-function. I also had many opportunities to present my research work at Biophysical Society meetings, which provided me a wider perspective of the field.

Shashank Pant

Important Dates

Election Voting Closes Sunday, August 01, 2021 Annual Meeting Abstract Submission Deadline Friday, October 1, 2021

66th BPS Annual Meeting February 19–23, 2022, San Francisco, California

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