Biophysical Society Bulletin | October 2023

Annual Meeting

Undergraduate Poster Award Competition (UPAC) Saturday, February 10, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM

Undergraduate Student Lounge Saturday, February 10 – Wednesday, February 14 Need to catch up on coursework? Or do you want to meet other undergraduate attendees? Stop by the Undergraduate Student Lounge throughout the meeting. Wi-Fi will be avail able. Student Housing Deadline: December 5, 2023 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. Student Volunteers Undergraduates and graduate students can volunteer their 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 for six hours during the meeting. To apply, please send an email to meetings@biophysics.org by January 5, 2024, 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 from you for speakers to be featured in the special Future of Biophysics Burroughs Wellcome Fund Symposium in Philadelphia. If you have a colleague who may be suitable for a nomina tion, visit https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/R6S9GXY and complete the required information fields by October 16, 2023.

UPAC gives undergraduate students a chance to present their research, to get recognition for the increasingly high quality of undergraduate research, and to encourage further partic ipation of undergraduates in the Biophysical Society and at the Annual Meeting. The Society awards and recognizes up to ten outstanding students who give the best overall poster presentations during the competition. Students are judged on the quality and scientific merit of their research, knowledge of the research problem, contribution to the project, and overall presentation of the poster. Judges look for students to present a clearly stated question, hypothesis, results, and conclusions. Registration deadline is January 4, 2024 . To learn more, go online at www.biophysics.org/2024meeting/awards-compe titions/poster-competitions. JUST-B Poster Session Monday, February 12, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM The JUST-B Poster Session highlights the achievements of underrepresented students, postdocs, and early career researchers. Present your work and network with BPS 2024 attendees. All are welcome to attend. To learn more and par ticipate, please visit www.biophysics.org/education-careers/ just-b-poster-session. Student and Early Career Members are invited to apply to be paired with a mentor from among BPS Regular Members. Participants can meet with their mentor in person. Pairs are matched based on scientific interests from their member ship profiles, as well as the answers to a short questionnaire. Membership and meeting registration are required for partic ipation. In addition to being a great opportunity for Student and Early Career Members to have a mentor, mentors find this to be a valuable experience to meet with and encour age the next generation of biophysicists. Each mentor will only be paired with one person, on a first-come, first-served basis. You can sign up by going online at www.biophysics. org/2024meeting/program/professional-development-net working#mentor. Registration closes on January 4, 2024. One-on-One with a Mentor

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