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Biophysical Members Become Science Advocates

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

On April 24 and 25, Biophysical Society members Leslie Satin, University of Michigan, Tara Schwetz, Vanderbilt University, and Suhrud Rajguru, University of Miami joined with more than 200 scientists, engineers and business leaders who made visits on Capitol Hill as … Continue reading →

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Stories from Science Fairs

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

The Biophysical Society has been sponsoring awards for high school students with outstanding biophysics-related science fair projects since 2009, with Society members serving as volunteer judges. Last year saw the highest number of volunteers yet. A couple of Society members … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania Regional Networking Meeting Takes Off

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

The BPS Networking meeting took place on Friday 11-11-11 at The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine in Hershey, PA. The meeting was extremely well attended with representation from throughout the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast Regions including PA, NJ, NY, … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Regional Networking Event a Success

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

The Minnesota Regional Networking Event was held at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN on October 28, 2011. Over sixty students and biophysicists, representing over ten educational institutions (high school, undergraduate, and graduate) and industries from Minnesota attended the event. … Continue reading →

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First Biophysical Journal Webinar a Success

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Biophysical Journal held its first webinar, Super-resolution: redefining light microscopy for the 21st century, in collaboration with Cell Press and Leica Microsystems on September 8.  More than 2,000 people registered for the webinar, and nearly 1,000 joined the webinar on … Continue reading →

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Sea, Sand, and Science

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

The Dynamic DNA Packaging Across Kingdoms: Chromatin & Beyond meeting, at Asilomar Conference Grounds on the beautiful shores of the Pacific, was held successfully in early July. Representing 13 countries, over 100 scientists and researchers participated in the meeting and shared … Continue reading →

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The Product Guide is Now Available Online to the Scientific Community

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Access the NEW Online Product Guide All  Society members receive a printed version of our annual product guide in the mail with their membership directory. We are excited that this year we are able to provide a new searchable service … Continue reading →

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Biophysics Across America

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

The Biophysical Society gave out many Biophysics Awards this past year at science fairs in nine different states and the District of Columbia. Society members across the country volunteered as judges to determine which student had the best biophysics-related project, … Continue reading →

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Chromatin Meeting Coming Up – A Quick Reminder to Attendees

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

The “Dynamic DNA Packaging Across Kingdoms: Chromatin and Beyond” Meeting is coming up! We are looking forward to seeing you at Asilomar, California on July 5!  Below are several items of particular interest to you as you prepare for the … Continue reading →

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Art & Science Team Up for BJ Cover Artist Klaus Schulten

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Klaus Schulten, Swanlund Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and full-time faculty member in the Beckman Institute and director of the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, discusses collaborating with artists from a scientist’s perspective to create the cover … Continue reading →

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