Biophysical Society Bulletin | September 2020

Annual Meeting

Virtual Travel Awards BPS is providing “Travel” Awards to the Society’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting for members who are students, postdoctoral researchers, and scientists of all career levels to recognize excellence in biophysics and promote greater participation from around the world. Awards will be sufficient to cover the cost of meeting registration. To ensure that award recipients reflect the diversity of the Society’s membership, judging is conducted by members of the Committee for Inclusion and Diversity (CID), the Commit- tee for Professional Opportunities for Women (CPOW), the Education Committee, and the Membership Committee. Those from communities underrepresented in science are encouraged to apply. Applicants must submit their abstract by the October 1 deadline and apply for Travel Awards by October 5, 2020. Student Research Achievement Awards The Student Research Achievement Award (SRAA) competi- tion provides graduate students the opportunity to present their poster to senior researchers in their field. If you are a faculty member, please encourage your students to register for the competition once they have submitted an abstract.   The 2021 SRAA Poster Competition will take place virtually. In order to participate, students must submit their abstract by the October 5 deadline and apply for the SRAA Competition by November 16, 2020.   For more information and to apply online, visit www.biophys- ics.org/2021meeting/awards-competitions/poster-competi- tions. If you have additional questions, email sraa@biophys- ics.org.   Undergraduate Poster Award Competition The Undergraduate Poster Award Competition will be held virtually this year. The competition provides participating un- dergraduate students the opportunity to polish their presen- tation skills and be recognized for high-quality undergraduate research. 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. For more information and to apply online, visit www.biophys- ics.org/2021meeting/awards-competitions/poster-competi- tions. Application deadline: November 16, 2020.

Biophysics of Neuroscience 9A Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience 9B Systems Neuroscience 9C Computational Neuroscience 9D Neuroscience: Experimental Approaches & Tools 9E Sensory Neuroscience NewDevelopments In Biophysical Techniques 10A EPR and NMR: Spectroscopy & Imaging 10B ElectronMicroscopy 10C Diffraction & Scattering Techniques 10D Molecular Dynamics 10E Computational Methods & Bioinformatics 10F Optical Microscopy & Superresolution Imaging 10G Single-Molecule Spectroscopy 10H Optical Spectroscopy: CD, UV-VIS, Vibrational, Fluorescence 10I Force Spectroscopy & Scanning Probe Microscopy Bioengineering And Biomaterials 11A Bioengineering To allow those registered for the meeting to search abstracts based on specific techniques in addition to areas of research, during abstract submission you will be asked to select the technique used in your research from among the list of broad topics. The technique categories for the 2021 Annual Meet- ing are listed here. • Analytical Ultracentrifugation • Atomic Force Spectroscopy • Bioinformatics • Calorimetry • Cell/Tissue Imaging & Mechanics • Computational Chemistry • Electron Microscopy & Superresolution • Electrophysiology • Fluorescence • Light Microscopy & Superresolution Imaging • Mass Spectrometry • Microfluidics & Microfabrication • Molecular Modeling • Molecular Dynamics Simulations • Nanotechnology • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance/EPR Spectroscopy • Optical Spectroscopy (CD & UV-VIS) • Single-Molecule Methods • Vibrational Spectroscopy (Infrared & Raman) • X-Ray & Neutron Scattering & Diffraction • X-Ray Crystallography • None/Other 11B Biosensors 11C Biosurfaces 11D Micro- and Nanotechnology 11E Biomaterials Biophysics Education 12A Biophysics Education Techniques:

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