Biophysical Society Newsletter - March 2016

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

2016

MARCH

Each day was organized either around a specific disease or area of biophysics. The meeting brought together a broad range of experts whose fields ranged from crystallography to Cryo-EM to mo- lecular biology. The majority of speakers focused their presentations on their work against tubercu- losis, malaria, or HIV/AIDS. The meeting also served as a platform to fa- cilitate discussion both during and in-between sessions. Of the 103 attendees, 33 students from South Africa were also able to attend. This was an exceptional setting for students, who would not normally have direct access to authorities in such diverse areas of biophysics, to learn from and interact with experts in biophysics. Furthermore, several speakers report that the meeting stimulated the development of new collaborations.

The meeting’s organizing committee members included James Sacchettini , Texas A&M Univer- sity, United States, and Trevor Sewell , University of Cape Town, South Africa. — James Sacchettini , Texas A&M University

61 st Annual Meeting

February 11–15, 2017 NewOrleans, Louisiana

National Lecturer: Eric Betzig

Housing Opens: March 14

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