Biophysical Society Bulletin | October 2019

Annual Meeting

Undergraduate Student Pizza “Breakfast” 11:30 am –1:00 pm

Undergraduate Student Lounge Looking for a quiet space to study or work on assignments for your courses? Or want to meet other undergraduate attendees? Be sure to swing by the Undergraduate Student Lounge, a room specifically reserved for undergraduate students to do class- work and make connections. The lounge is open throughout the meeting and Wi-Fi is available. Student Housing Deadline: December 6 Affordable student housing is available for undergraduate and graduate student meeting attendees who are current Society members. To secure student housing, visit the Annual Meeting website at https:/www.biophysics.org/2020meeting/ hotel-travel/student-housing. Student Volunteers The Biophysical Society invites undergraduate and graduate students to volunteer time at the Annual Meeting in exchange for complimentary meeting registration. Volunteers must be Society members with registration fully paid, and must be willing to volunteer six hours during the meeting. To apply, please send an email to meetings@biophysics.org by December 19, 2019, with the following information: full name, cell phone number, and complete list of dates/times available. Those selected will have their registration refunded after the meeting. Call for Future of Biophysics Symposium Speakers Do you know a young researcher doing cutting-edge research at the interface of the physical and life sciences? The Biophysical Society is seeking suggestions fromyou for speak- ers to be featured int the special Future of Biophysics Burroughs Wellcome Fund Symposium in San Diego. If you have a colleaguewhomay be suitable for a nomination, visit https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/YFSZ5VB and complete the required information fields by October 23, 2019.

If pizza, biophysics, and a Q&A session sounds appealing, then consider attending the Undergraduate Student Pizza “Break- fast” session! This event gives students a valuable networking and social opportunity to meet other students, interact with BPS Committee members, and scientists at all career levels to discuss academic goals and questions, and to develop a biophys- ics career path. Space for this event is limited to the first 100 attendees. Education & Career Opportunities Fair 1:00 pm –3:00 pm Student attendees are invited to meet with representatives from educational institutions as well as industry and government agencies. Find out about open postdoc positions and laborato- ries seeking graduate students at universities with leading pro- grams in biophysics. Stop by the fair to learn about the variety of opportunities available and talk one-on-one with representa- If you’re a graduate student, you’ll want to attend the Graduate Student Breakfast! Meet with other attendees to talk about issues that arise in their current career stage. This session is limited to the first 100 attendees. Annual Meeting of the Student Chapters 11:00 am –12:30 pm BPS Student Chapter members and students interested in joining a Chapter are highly encouraged to attend the Student Chapter Meeting! There will be opportunities to engage with other students and Chapter leaders from all over the world. This is also the first time that Student Chapter officers and represen- tatives have the opportunity to steer the session towards any topic of discussion they so choose. Leadership development is an integral part of the Student Chapter program, and this is the session to attend if you are looking to contribute to that discus- sion or learn more about what Student Chapters are all about. Interested in forming a new Student Chapter? Applications are open September 16 to November 15. For more details, visit the BPS website at https:/www.biophysics.org/membership- communities/communities/student-chapters/organizing-a- student-chapter or contact Joon Kwak at jkwak@biophysics.org for more details. tives from participating institutions. Monday, February 17 Graduate Student Breakfast 7:30 am –8:30 AM

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