Tag Archives: biophysics

Biomolecular Discovery Dome Debuts New Video at Maryland Day

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

The Biomolecular Discovery Dome, which was featured at the BPS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in February, made a return trip to the East Coast on April 27 as part of the University of Maryland’s Biophysics Program Exhibit at Maryland Day, … Continue reading →

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Roadblock Molecules on the BiophysJ Cover

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

The cover image for the 104th volume of Biophysical Journal aims to illustrate the complexity of proteins approaching and associating with DNA as they execute their regulatory genomic tasks. The question of how molecules that bind the DNA and block … Continue reading →

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“Sense to Synapse” Draws an Interdisciplinary Crowd

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

The BPS-supported “Sense to Synapse” networking event, which took place on April 11 at Columbia University in New York City, brought together scientists working on the molecular and biophysical mechanisms of perception. Attendees included students, postdocs, and faculty from New … Continue reading →

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Building a New Biophysics Network in Wisconsin

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

The BPS-supported Wisconsin Networking Event, which took place on March 23, was the first student organized biophysics conference held at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). The conference had about 45 attendees, including professionals, graduate students and undergrads from MSOE … Continue reading →

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Enzymes Sliding on the New BiophysJ Cover

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Alfonso De Simone, an author on the latest paper to be featured on the Biophysical Journal cover, describes the background of the image below. The paper, “Substrate Dynamics in Enzyme Action: Rotations of Monosaccharide Subunits in the Binding Groove are … Continue reading →

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A Practical Guide to Winning the BPS Video Contest

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

When the Biophysical Society announced that they were having a video contest, I felt very excited. The challenge was to explain what biophysics is and what it means to me. I thought that it was an interesting task because it … Continue reading →

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BPS Video Conest: There’s More to it than Prize Money

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Last year, our video about the structure of collagen across the length scales won the Biophysical Society video contest. A wonderful honor, particularly for the folks at the animation studio that put a huge amount of time and effort into … Continue reading →

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Ross Lab Makes Microtubule Pasta on Latest BiophysJ Cover

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Jennifer Ross, an author on the latest paper to be featured on the Biophysical Journal cover, describes the background of the image below. After a split lab vote, Ross submitted two very different versions of the cover, and the Journal … Continue reading →

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2013 National Lecture Now Available on YouTube!

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

One of the highlights of the Biophysical Society’s Annual Meeting is the National Lecture, the highest award given each year. National Lecturers, who are selected by the Society’s President, have the opportunity to talk about their science to the Society … Continue reading →

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New Perspective on Gene Regulation Highlighted on BiophysJ Cover

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Author Sahand Hormoz describes the work represented on the latest cover of the Biophysical Journal, based on her recent paper, “Cross-talk and interference enhance information capacity of a signaling pathway.” This image is a visual representation of a new perspective … Continue reading →

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