Biophysical Society Newsletter | October 2017

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2017

BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

OCTOBER

Student Opportunities

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Are you a student planning to attend the San Francisco Annual Meeting, or are you a faculty member planning to bring your students to the meeting? There are several sessions planned throughout the meet- ing to provide graduate and undergraduate students with opportunities to network with faculty members and other students from around the world and to explore a variety of career paths after graduation.

and questions, and develop a biophysics career path. The breakfast will also include a panel discussion on academic and career paths in biophysics, with oppor- tunities for questions and answers from the audience. Come prepared to find out about the course of study that aspiring biophysicists undertake, what it means to be a biophysicist, and how biophysicists make important discoveries.

Undergraduate Student Mixer and Poster Award Competition Saturday, February 17, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

If you’re an undergraduate student, plan on attend- ing this social and scientific mixer! Come meet other undergraduates and learn about their research projects. For those undergraduate students who will be present- ing during the standard scientific sessions, the mixer is an opportunity to hone skills before the general poster sessions begin. Undergraduates listed as co-authors on posters are welcome to practice their poster presentation skills in a less formal setting, even if not listed as the presenting author. Additionally, undergrads presenting as first or second author on a poster may participate in the Undergraduate Poster Award Competition. Three students will be selected for a $100 award, and also receive recognition prior to the 2018 National Lecture. Winners will be selected based on the quality and scien- tific merit of their research, knowledge of the research problem, contribution to the project, and overall presen- tation of the poster. Pre-registration is required to participate. Details are available on the Annual Meeting website. Undergraduate Student Pizza “Breakfast” Sunday, February 18, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Undergrads – plan to attend this unique networking event! This session will serve as a valuable network- ing and social opportunity to meet other students and Education Committee members, discuss academic goals

Colleges in the Community Day Sunday, February 18, 11:30 AM –5:00 PM

This free day for San Francisco Bay Area college stu- dents at the BPS 62nd Annual Meeting kicks off with an Undergraduate Student Pizza “Breakfast” where participants will have an opportunity to network with their peers and members of the Biophysical Society’s Education Committee in a fun and relaxed environ- ment. Students will also receive information and advice on how to get the most out of attending the Annual Meeting. Attendees will be permitted to attend any of the meetings open sessions and activities for the full day, including the Graduate & Postdoc Institution Fair where they can meet with representatives of, and learn about, programs from all over the country. Local under- graduate students, and their PI’s, residing within a 25- mile radius of the San Francisco who are not presenting an abstract or listed on an abstract being presented at this meeting may register for this event and gain FREE access to all Annual Meeting sessions on Sunday, Febru- ary 18, 2018. Registration is required for both students and their PI’s. Register by Monday, January 15, 2018. There will be no on-site registration for this event. Registration details are available on the Annual Meeting website.

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