Biophysical Society - July 2014 Newsletter

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

JULY

BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY

Biophysicists in Profile Jaime Campbell , Patrick McCarter , and Lior Vered , all of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, currently serve as Teaching Assistants for the 2014 Biophysical Society Summer Research Program in Biophysics, held on the campus. This 11-week scholarship program introduces undergraduate minority students, disadvantaged students, and students with disabilities to the field of biophysics. The program, designed to give students graduate-level research experience, includes lectures, seminars, lab work, team-building activities, and field trips. JAIME CAMPBELL Though neither of Jaime Campbell’s parents attended college, nor are they involved in science, their three children have all chosen to pursue scientifi- cally-oriented careers: Jaime recently earned her PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her sister is a cardiac nurse, and her brother is an environmental scientist. Jaime first became interested in a career in science when she attended the Central Virginia Governor’s School for Science & Technology as a high school student. One of the first classes students take at the school is a re- search course driven by individual hypotheses, which drew Jaime in imme- diately. She says, “I was able to design an experiment from start to finish and ended the year by writing a paper and presenting our work at a competition at UVA. This was my first experience with developing my own ideas into a testable hypothesis and I loved it!”

Officers President Dorothy Beckett President-Elect Edward Egelman Past-President Francisco Bezanilla Secretary Lukas Tamm Treasurer Paul Axelsen Council Olga Boudker Taekjip Ha Samantha Harris Kalina Hristova Juliette Lecomte Amy Lee Marcia Levitus Merritt Maduke Daniel Minor, Jr. Jeanne Nerbonne Antoine van Oijen Joseph D. Puglisi Michael Pusch Bonnie Wallace David Yue Biophysical Journal Leslie Loew Editor-in-Chief

Society Office Ro Kampman Executive Officer Newsletter Alisha Yocum Production Laura Phelan Profile

“ I love the interaction with the students and observing their growth both scientifically and professionally throughout the course ” – Jaime Campbell

During her sophomore year at James Madi- son University, Jaime started working in Gina MacDonald’s lab, where she was first exposed to biophysics. Jaime explains, “Working in her lab exposed me to many biophysical methods and I was able to present my work at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in 2007.” Jaime went on to receive a BS in Biology and Biotechnolo- gy at JMU before beginning her PhD program at UNC.

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Currently, she is in the process of procuring an academic post doctoral posi- tion, and simultaneously is working as a Teaching Assistant (TA) for the BPS Summer Research Program for the second year. Jaime found the TA experi- ence rewarding the first summer, and so, she says, “I didn’t hesitate at the chance to help out again! I love the interaction with the students and observ- ing their growth both scientifically and professionally throughout the course.”