Biophysical Society Bulletin | June 2019

June 2019

T H E N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E B I O P H Y S I C A L S O C I E T Y

2019 BPS Elections NowOpen Voting Period June 1 through August 1

The Society is pleased to announce the 2019 slate of candidates for President-Elect and Council. The two candidates for President-Elect are Jonathon Howard of Yale University and Frances Separovic of the University of Melbourne. The President-Elect will serve a one-year term, beginning February 2020, followed by a year as President, starting February 2021, and one subsequent year term as Past-President, beginning in February 2022. This year’s slate includes nine candidates for Council, shown below. The four members who are elected will each serve a three-year term beginning on February 18, 2020. Jonathon Howard Frances Separovic

Learn about the Nominating Committee on Page 13

Inside President’s Message Biophysicist in Profile

Erin C. Dueber

Alemayehu A. Gorfe Gyorgy Hajnoczky

Gilad Haran

Kumiko Hayashi

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Public Affairs and Outreach

Member Corner & Important Dates

Student Spotlight Career Development

Masahide Kikkawa

Francesca M. Marassi

Christopher W. Mathes Carolyn A. Moores

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Visit www.biophysics.org for full biographical information and candidate statements. All regular Society members with 2019 dues paid by May 31, 2019, are eligible to vote. Eligible members may vote electronically through August 1, 2019, by means of the secure site found at www.biophysics.org. The Society is indebted to the Nominating Committee, which developed the slate. The committee members were Jane Clarke , Chair, Zev Bryant , Ruth Heidelberger , Christopher Yip , Art Palmer , and Lukas Tamm .

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Read Candidate Statements at biophysics.org/election

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Voting Open Until August 1, 2019