Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2021

Annual Meeting

Professional Development This year’s Annual Meeting will feature a wide variety of professional development sessions for attendees at every career level. Sunday, February 20 Postdoctoral Breakfast 7:30 am –8:30 am Monday, February 21 Biophysics 101 - Liquid-Liquid Phase Transition: Biophysical Fundamentals to

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Cellular Function 1:30 pm –3:00 pm

Being a postdoc is not easy and there can be many challenges along the way. This breakfast presents an opportunity for postdoctoral Annual Meeting attendees to meet and discuss the issues they face in their current career stage. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear and learn from speakers who will share their jour- neys, experiences, and success stories. The World Outside the Lab 1:00 pm –2:30 pm Have you started thinking about the next career step? Are you wondering if you can apply your academic skills in industry? Or what skills outside of academia you may bring to the lab? Join us to explore career options in consulting, industry, and academia. Panelists with science back- grounds, now involved in a wide variety of careers, will share their personal expe- riences and answer questions from the audience. Teaching Science Like We Do Science 2:00 pm –4:00 pm This interactive, hands-on workshop focuses on practice-applicable, easy-to- use strategies and tools that educators at any level of biophysical science education can use to assess what their students take away from their teaching, and where changes to their educational methods might be appropriate.

Rohit Pappu (Washington University in St. Louis, USA), Gary Karpen (University of California, Berkeley, USA), and Alexandra Zidovska (New York University, USA) will teach on this exciting topic in the field of biophysics. More details to come soon. Speed Networking 4:30 pm –6:30 pm Enjoy refreshments while connecting with biophysicists in an informal environment. Space is limited and pre-registration is recommended to ensure a spot. Register today through the BPS Annual Meeting website! Tuesday, February 22 Founding, Establishing, and Maintain- ing a Research Laboratory at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions 12:00 pm –1:30 pm Get guidance on founding, establishing, and maintaining a research laboratory at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs). Panelists are faculty members at PUIs who have been successful in their positions and will share their experiences and answer your questions.

Malvern Panalytical Nanion Technologies Nikon Instruments Physics Today Sophion Bioscience A/S Sutter Instrument

Submit a Late Abstract Today! Deadline: January 6, 2022 All late abstracts will be programmed each day of the meeting and grouped by topic to correspond with the pre- sentations of abstracts submitted by the October 1 deadline. Present your research and receive feedback from the global biophysics community.

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