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3:30 pm –4:30 pm , O utside of R oom 300 Undergraduate Mixer and Poster Fest

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70-S ubg 2:30 pm DYNAMIN-CATALYZED MEMBRANE FUSION. Sandra Schmid 71-S ubg 3:00 pm A NOVEL PLAYER IN EARLY BIOGENESIS OF INSULIN GRANUALS FROM TRANS-GOLGI NETWORK. Wen Du, Pingping Lv, Dongwan Cheng, Eli Song, Tao Xu 72-S ubg 3:30 pm COMPLEXITY OF COMPLEXIN. Robert Chow 4:00 pm coffee break 73-S ubg 4:15 pm katz award lecture NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF CALCIUM-TRIGGERED SYNAPTIC VESICLE FUSION. Axel Brunger 5:30 pm subgroup business meeting 6:30 pm welcome reception and subgroup dinner Subgroup Chair Dirk Gillespie, Rush University Medical Center N o A bstract 1:30 pm STRUCTURAL BASIS OF IRON PIRACY BY PATHOGENIC NEIS- SERIA. Susan Buchanan 2:05 pm postdoc research highlight ION SELECTIVITY OF AN ATP-SYNTHASE MEMBRANE ROTOR DETERMINED BY ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY. Vanessa Leone 74-S ubg 2:30 pm ION CONDUCTION MECHANISM OF A VIRAL PROTON CHANNEL FROM SOLID-STATE NMR. Mei Hong 3:05 pm student research highlight DEFINING THE CONFORMATIONAL STATE OF THE K + CHAN- NEL SELECTIVITY FILTER DURING C-TYPE INACTIVATION. Jared L. Ostmeyer 75-S ubg 3:30 pm ALL-ATOM SIMULATION OF ION PERMEATION IN SINGLE- FILE CHANNELS. Morten Ø. Jensen 4:00 pm subgroup business meeting 3:00 pm –4:00 pm , R oom 300 Career Center Workshop Networking Now: How to Maximize Success at BPS 2014 You have probably heard that you have to network, network, network to find a job or jump start your career. Meetings and conferences such as BPS 2014 provide many opportunities to network, but capitalizing on these opportunities can sometimes be a challenge. This highly interactive session will provide networking tips, techniques, strategies and practice to meet that challenge and ensure your success. 1:30 pm –4:00 pm , R oom 309 Subgroup Permeation & Transport

Come network with other undergraduates who are attending the meeting, socialize, and learn about their research projects. Undergraduates who are presenting posters at the meeting will be presenting their posters here as well. Limited presentation spots may be available for those who did not pre-register. Check with the Society Office in Room 120. Organized by the Education Committee. 5:00 pm –7:00 pm , L ower N orth L obby Opening Mixer All registered attendees are welcome to attend this cash bar and light refreshments reception. Stop by the Early Careers Meet and Greet table on your way to the mixer! Members of the Early Careers Committee will be on hand to welcome first-time attendees and those attending solo, provide introductions to other newcomers and information about local San Francisco hotspots, and help interested attendees arrange self-organized dinners at nearby restaurants. 5:00 pm –7:00 pm , R oom 111 First-Time Attendee Drop-By Is this your first time attending a Biophysical Society Annual Meeting? Wondering what to do first? Feeling overwhelmed? Wondering how to get the most out of your time? Drop by the first-time attendee event on Saturday evening during the opening mixer to learn how to navigate the meeting. Society staff and Membership Committee Members will be on hand to answer your questions about the Meeting and help you gain the most from your time at the BPS 2014 San Francisco meeting. 5:00 pm –7:00 pm , L ower N orth L obby Meet and Greet 6:30 pm –7:30 pm , R oom 302 Education, Minority Affairs, and Professional Opportunities for Women Committees Travel Awardee Reception During this reception, recipients of travel awards will be honored and pre- sented with their awards by the chairs of the Education, Minority Affairs, and Professional Opportunities for Women Committees. Speaker: Linda Columbus, University of Virginia 6:00 pm –10:00 pm , H all D Poster Viewing

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