Biophysical Society Bulletin | May 2023

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BPS Student Chapters Events Purdue Biophysical Society Student Chapter

the celebrations, a BPS photo frame Twitter contest was organized to promote the Chapter on Twitter and other social media platforms.

The Purdue Biophysical Society Student Chapter organizes a “Spring Tea” event every Biophysics Week, with the theme changing each year. This year, they invited a new faculty member named Bryon Drown to share his experiences about how he transitioned from graduate student to postdoc to his career in academia! This was a great opportunity for our attendees to get tips and advice for their future careers.

Cornell Biophysical Society Student Chapter

The Cornell Biophysical Society Student Chapter participated in Biophysics Week by doing inter active demos about kinematics, thermodynamics, and electromag netism for the kids of graduate students and faculty at the Cornell Graduate Student Center. All the while we tried to explain how the concepts in the fun toys relate to living systems. University of Maryland, Baltimore Biophysical Society Student Chapter The University of Maryland, Baltimore Biophysical Society (UMB-BPS) Student Chapter organized a series of events to mark this year’s Biophysics Week. An outreach event was organized to discuss coding in STEM with high school stu dents in the UMB CURE Scholars program, a program aimed at providing middle and high school students in West Balti more with competitive and rewarding research, healthcare, and STEM-related career opportunities. A coffee hour was organized in the School of Pharmacy’s Department of Phar maceutical Sciences as a social event, and to promote Student Chapter events. There was also a computational biophysics lecture where invited speakers gave talks on various com putational methods in molecular biophysics. To round out

Arizona Student Chapter of the Biophysical Society The Arizona Student Chapter of the Biophysical Society organized its second networking event after the pandemic, titled “Career Conversation over Coffee.” A diverse range of speakers were invited, ranging from early researchers to full professionals in both academia and industry. The event began with small presentations by the speakers about their early lives, challenges, and career paths, followed by an open discussion where they shared insights on conducting good research, focusing on one task versus multitasking, writ ing K99 fellowships or research grants, building a great job profile, honing required skillsets, and increasing opportunities in industry. In the end, the audience, which included under graduates, graduates, and postdoctoral fellows, as well as some faculty members, had the opportunity to interact with speakers during a networking session. Overall, the attendees were pleased to gain a first-hand perspective on the field they aspire to join.

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