Biophysical Society - July 2014 Newsletter

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

2014

JULY

2014 Summer Research Program in Biophysics Begins

The schedule for the summer, created by Program Co-Directors and Society members Mike Jarstfer and Barry Lentz , also includes professional devel- opment sessions on topics such as writing a per- sonal statement and applying to graduate school, a day at the UNC Outdoor Challenge Course, and a tour of the Hamner Institute in nearby Research Triangle Park. Jaime Campbell , Patrick McCarter (a Summer Course alumnus) , and Lior Vered , all graduate students at UNC, are the teaching as- sistants for the program this summer.

Twelve students from diverse academic, cultural, and geographic backgrounds are spending their summer at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill (UNC) studying biophysics. The NIGMS-funded Biophysical Society Summer Course: Case Studies in the Physics of Life , in its sev- enth year, began on May 13. During the 11-week course, students immerse themselves in biophys- ics-related research projects in the labs of mentors they have selected. In addition to the many hours spent on lab research, students attend lectures and seminars by UNC faculty and visiting speakers from biophysics programs around the country.

Jessicca Abron Alabama State University; Chemistry Major; Mathe- matics & Biology Minors

Marisa Aikins Oberlin College; Physics Major

Maria Banda University of South Florida; Chemical Engi- neering Major; Biomedical Engineering Minor

Davia Blake Virginia Tech; Biological Sciences Major; Psychology Minor

Olivia Dickens Howard University; Physics Major; Biology Minor

Christopher Holmes

Zun Zar Chi (Snow) Naing Simmons College; Biochemistry & Physics Major

Amanie Power Cosumnes River College; Chemis-

Cecilia Read University of Arizona; Bio- medical Engineering Major

Alina Yanovich University of Colorado- Den- ver; Chemistry & Biology Major; Leadership Minor

Mohamed Dumbuya

University of Mount Union; Biochemistry & Neuroscience Major

University of the District of Columbia; Biology Major

try Major; Biomedical Engineering Minor