Biophysical Society Newsletter | August 2017

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

2017

AUGUST

Student Center Daniel Marzolf

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

James Madison University

Q: What has been your fa- vorite course while studying biophysics? Why? Daniel Marzolf

The course Applications of Lasers in Physical Scienc- es, taught by my research advisor/PI Dr. Oleksandr Kokhan , has been my favorite and the most reward- ing course I have taken while studying biophysics. As the name implies, the class learned the various ways that lasers are used in both home life and scientific pursuits. The lectures were interesting, but my favor- ite portion of the class was the lab section in which we did a variety of experiments using multiple laser systems. This is an incredibly unique opportunity for undergraduates, as often those sorts of instru- ments are reserved for graduate institutions and their research labs. I had a personal interest in the course because of my work with Dr. Kokhan, which often uses laser systems for kinetic measurements in con- junction with NMR spectroscopy, under the direc- tion of Dr. Nathan Wright , to determine a structure- kinetic relationship in cytochrome proteins.

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Members in the News

Douglas Robinson , Johns Hopkins University and Society member since 2004, was awarded the Ruth Kirschstein Diver- sity in Science Award from ASBMB. Lewis Kay , University of Toronto and Society member since 1998, received the Christian B. Anfinsen Award from the Protein Society.

Juli Feigon , University of California, Los Angeles, and Society member since 1980, was awarded the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award from the Protein Society. Douglas Tobias , University of California, Irvine, and Society member since 2001, was the recipient of the Soft Matter and Biophysical Chemistry Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Edward Lemke , European Molecular Biology Labora- tory and Society member since 2002, was awarded the FEBS Anniversary Prize.

Susan Taylor (not pictured), University of California, San Diego, and Society member since 2000, was presented with the Earl and Thressa Stadtman Distinguished Scientist award from ASBMB.