Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2023

BPS Conference

Congratulations to the Winners of the Biophysical Journal Poster Competition The Biophysical Journal sponsors poster awards at each BPS Conference to highlight and support the work being done by the next generation of biophysics researchers. At the Membrane Fusion and Budding meeting, 32 posters were considered for the awards, and 4 were selected. Student Winners and Poster Titles: Katelyn Kraichely , University of Virgina, USA The Two SNARE Motifs of the SNARE Protein SNAP25 Are

Structurally and Functionally Distinct Justine Lottermoser , Weill Cornell, USA Elucidating the Complexin C-Terminal Domain Mechannism in Synaptic Regulation

Postdoc Winners and Poster Titles: Atrouli Chatterjee , Yale University, USA

Using a Single-Vesicle Assay to Dissect the Role of SNARE MUNC13 Interactions in Synaptic Vesicle Docking and the Activation of MUNC13 in Rapid Calcium-Mediated Fusion Aditya Kumar , University of Michigan Medical School, USA GPCR Cargo Modifies Lipid Order in Clathrin-Coated Pits

Top Row (left to right): Ling-Gang Wu, Michelle Knowles, and Arun Anantharam Bottom Row (left to right): Aditya Kumar, Justine Lottermoser, Katelyn Kraichely, and Atrouli Chatterjee

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