Biophysical Society Newsletter | September 2017

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

2017

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Evelina Nikelshparg Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

Alexandra Schumann-Gillett Australian National University How do Oxidised Phospholipids affect the Properties of a Lipid Bilayer?

SERS-based Study of Cytochrome c Properties in Heart Mitochondria from Health and Diseased Animals

Markus Schön University of Göttingen, Germany

Marie Synakewicz University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Capturing a Biological Nanospring in Action

Mimicking the Cellular Cortex: Artificial F-Actin Networks Physi- ologically Attached to Lipid Bilayers

From the BPS Blog http://biophysicalsociety.wordpress.com

A Young Scientist’s Guide to the Annual Meeting This 2015 blog post by then-PhD student Satchal K. Erramilli is a perennial favorite of BPS blog readers. He shares his tips for early career scientists attending the Annual Meeting, including advice on preparing for your poster presentation, plan- ning your schedule, and networking in person and on social media. View the post here: https://biophysicalsociety.wordpress. com/2015/09/29/a-young-scientists-guide-to-the- annual-meeting/.

BPS Summer Program Alumni Spotlight Catch up with BPS Summer Research Program alumni Lonzie Hedgepeth and Jun Seok Lee as they share their experiences in the program and where their careers have taken them. Read about Hedgepeth here: https://biophysical- society.wordpress.com/2017/06/27/bps-summer- program-alumni-spotlight-lonzie-hedgepeth/ and Lee here: https://biophysicalsociety.wordpress. com/2017/07/10/8110/.

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