Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2023

Annual Meeting

Biological Fluorescence Subgroup Chair: Hugo Sanabria , University of South Carolina, USA Speakers: Joerg Bewersdorf , Yale University School of Medicine, USA New Fluorescent Probes for Fast Multiplexed DNA-Based Super-Resolution Microscopy Victoria Birkedal , Aarhus University, Denmark Folding and Unfolding of G-Rich DNA Knots Using Single Molecule FRET Katrin Heinze , Rudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Trans lational Bioimaging, Germany Unraveling Fast G-Protein Coupled Receptor Mobility and Binding Melike Lakadamyali , University of Pennsylvania, USA Visualizing the Inner Life of Cells with Super-Resolution Microscopy Sudipta Maiti , Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India “QSLIP” Determines the State of Folding of Individual Amyloid Oligomers in a Lipid Membrane Fernando Stefani , University of Buenos Aires, Argentina STED-FRET, MINFLUX, and Other Approaches to Push Fluores cence-Based Bioimaging Resolution below 10 nm Biopolymers in vivo Subgroup Chair: Robert Best , NIH, USA 2023 Program Co-Chairs: Matthias Heyden , Arizona State University, USA, and Thomas Boothby , University of Wyoming, USA Speakers: Steven Boeynaems , Baylor College of Medicine, USA Polycationic Peptides in Health and Disease Emma Carrol , San Jose State University, USA A Screening Platform for Fluorescent Dyes that Recognize Tau Fibrils in Situ Randal Halfmann , Stowers Research Institute, USA Protein Supersaturation Powers Innate Immune Signaling Kristin Koutmou , University of Michigan, USA Impact of RNA Modifications in the Translational Machinery on Protein Synthesis Minjoung Kyoung , University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA Functional Regulation of 4D Metabolic Network of Multienzyme Glucosome Condensates with Mitochondria

Kathrine Morelli , McGill University, Canada The Importance of Nano-condensates in Cellular Processes: The Case of the +TIP Body Davit Potoyan , Iowa State University, USA Uncovering Molecular Rules of Viscoelasticity in Biomolecular FLOE1, a Phase-Separating Intrinsically Disordered Protein, Alters Hydration Kinetics and Water Coordination in Arabidopsis Seeds Channels, Receptors, and Transporters Subgroup Chair: Hiro Furukawa , Pennsylvania State University, USA Speakers : Corey Allard , Harvard University, USA Molecular Mechanisms of Sensory Innovation Philip Biggin , Oxford University, United Kingdom Understanding Transport Processes with Simulation Nancy Carrasco , Vanderbilt University, USA Evolution of Drug Export by the Small Multidrug Resistance Family of Transporters Jean-Ju Chung , Yale University, USA Channel-Transporter Signaling Crosstalk in Sperm Physiology Raimund Dutzler , University of Zurich, Switzerland Regulatory Mechanisms in the TMEM16 Family of Chloride Chan nels and Lipid Scramblases Ana Fernandez-Mariño , NIH, USA Structures of the Kv2.1 Channel and Mechanism of Inactivation through Electromechanical Coupling Andrew Kruse , Harvard University, USA Using Antibody Fragments to Investigate G Protein-Coupled Re ceptor Structure and Function Vanessa Ruta , Rockefeller University, USA Making Sense of Scents: Structural Insights into Odor Detection Cryo-EM Subgroup Chair: Michael Cianfrocco , University of Michigan, USA 2023 Program Co-Chairs: Halil Aydin , University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, Cornelius Gati , University of Southern California, USA, and Jonathan Kim , Columbia University, USA Condensates through Multi-scale Simulations Sue Rhee , Michigan State University, USA

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