Category Archives: Annual Meeting 2011

Updates about the 55th Annual Meeting, March 5-9, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland

New from the BiophysJ: Emerging Biophysical Technologies and New & Notable

You may have noticed some new things happening at Biophysical Journal. With each new issue, some papers are being highlighted as New & Notable or as an Emerging Biophysical Technology. These tags make it easy for you identify some of … Continue reading

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STEM Teachers: Looking for Help With Lesson Plans?

STEM education is expected to play a vital role in the future of the US economy (and economies around the world), and with a new school year underway, many teachers are looking for ways to keep students enthusiastic about STEM-related … Continue reading

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Celebrating a Summer of Biophysics

The 2012 Summer Course in Biophysics came to an end earlier this August with group trip to a local ice cream stand. The twelve undergraduate students had spent the day presenting their independent summer research projects to their TAs, lab … Continue reading

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Learn Where Your Candidates Stand on Medical Research Funding

Research!America recently launched the 2012 edition of their survey, “Your Candidates. Your Health.” The survey aims to educate voters about where their candidates for presidential and congressional races stand on issues of medical research, particularly medical research funding. Candidates are … Continue reading

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The Next Generation: Introducing High School Students to Biophysics

The Biophysical Society recently sponsored a half-day event, “Introducing Biophysics to Highschools,” through the BPS mini-grant program. The event was organized by Marta Bunster, the Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics and the Center for Photonics and Optics at Universidad de Concepción. … Continue reading

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What will you learn at the 2013 Annual Meeting?

Check out highlights from last year’s meeting and learn about all the possibilities for the 2013 Annual Meeting, being held February 2-6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

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Attracting new biophysicists: UVA event discusses creating and maintaining graduate and undergraduate programs specific to biophysics

On June 15, we held a Biophysical Society regional interface meeting at the University of Virginia.  We had about 50 attendees from the Mid-Atlantic States joined us for what turned out to be a beautiful day in Charlottesville, Va.  In … Continue reading

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Dear Molly Cule: Negotiating a Postdoc’s Salary

Molly Cule is an Associate Professor in a medical school at a public university in the United States. Professor Cule is delighted to receive comments on her answers and (anonymized) questions at mollycule@biophysics.org, or visit her here on the BPS … Continue reading

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Behind the Cover: Q&A with BJ Author and Cover Artist Jennifer Ross

The image on the cover of the May issue of Biophysical Journal, released Tuesday, was created by Jennifer Ross, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Ross, a Biophysical Society member, has agreed to … Continue reading

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BPS Members on the Hill

In early April, Biophysical Society members Craig Jolley, Montana State University, Erin Sheets, University of Minnesota, Duluth, and Sabina Kupershmidt, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, joined with more than 250 scientists, engineers and business leaders who made visits on Capitol … Continue reading

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