Biophysical Society announces 2008 International Travel Awards

Shahbaz J. Khan, Kyoto University, Japan, “An Inside View of Photo Excited PYP Mutants Photoreaction Revealed by a Biosensor in Time Domain.”

Piotr R. Koprowski, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland, “Genetic Screen For A Conducting State Of MscS Mechanosensitive Channel Using K+ Uptake-deficient Escherichia coli.”

J. Krishnan, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India, “The Heart as a Learning Machine.”

Xing Liu, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, “Key Residues Involved in Zinc and Copper Inhibition of P2x7 Receptors.”

R. Malathi, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India, “Arrhythmia Studies using Computational Model of Ventricular Tissue.”

Carlo Manno, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Caracas, Venezuela, “Importance of NCX in the Regulation of Ca2+ Homeostasis in Skeletal Muscle.”

Maria V. Mernea, University of Bucharest, Romania, “A Three-Dimensional Model of Epithelial Sodium Channel Based on the Homology with Acid-Sensing Ion Channel.”

Alexandra I. Moraru, University of Bucharest, Romania, “CHARMM Force Field Parameterization of Lipid A.” Jose D. Munoz, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, “Brownian Dynamics Simulation of the F1-ATPase Molecular Motor.”

Sascha Nicklisch, University of Cologne, Germany, “Cw-EPR Based Structural and Functional Characterization of a Molecular Switch.”

Pablo G. Nieto, Instituto de Fisica, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, “Regulation of Gating and Kinetics Of Clc-2 By Extracellular Protons.”

Hector J. Ocampo, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, “Entering the Solid-order Phase by Lowering Temperature Makes Staphylococcus aureus Membranes Resistant to PLA2-IIA.”

Ferenc Papp, University of Debrecen, Hungary, “CRAC Channels in Developing Human Dendritic Cells.”

Nina Pastor, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico, “Thermal Stability of the TATA Box Binding Protein.”

Astghik Z. Pepoyan, Institute of Molecular Biology of NAS RA, Armenia, “Lyophilization and Storage of E. coli Cells from the Probiotic Formula ASAP not Affecting Bacterial Growth.”

Alex Perávarez-Marín, Stockholm University, Sweden, “Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy of pH-Induced Aggregation of the Alzheimer Ab1-28 Peptide.”

Suman Nag, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India, “Kinetics of Misfolding and Aggregation of Amyloid Proteins.”