Biophysical Society announces 2008 International Travel Awards

• Armen Trchounian, Yerevan State University, Armenia, “Role of the F0F1-ATPase in Bacterial Effects of Electromagnetic Irradiation with Extremely High Freguency and Low Intensity.”

• Kyrylo Tron, University of Ulm, Germany, “Quantitative Characterization of C-reactive Protein Interaction with Fc-gamma Receptors by Ultrasensitive Confocal Fluorescence Imaging of Living Cells.”

• Erkan Tuncay, Ankara University, Turkey, “Differential Effects of Timolol and Propranolol on Heart Function during Maturation.”

• Vladimir P. Tychinsky, Moscow State Institute for Radioengineering, Electronics and Automation, Russian Federation, “Dynamic Phase Microscopy: Is A 'Dialogue' With the Cell Possible"”

• Rajakrishnan Vijayakrishnan, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, “A Computer Modeling Approach towards Designing Dual LOX/COX Inhibitors as Potent Anti-Cancer Drugs.”

• Shi-Qiang, Wang, Peking University, Beijing, China, “B-adrenergic Modulation of the Intermolecular Signaling Between a Single L-type Ca2+ Channel and Ryanodine Receptors in Rat Heart Cells.”

• Xu-Long Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, “Intracellular Calcium Dynamics Mediated by NMDA Receptors in Retinal Horizontal Cells.”

• Merridee A. Wouters, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney, Australia, “'Forbidden' Disulfides: Their Role as Redox Switches.”

• Rong Xia, Institute of Membrane and System Biology, Leeds, United Kingdom, “Role of the Conserved Asp987 Residue in the Ca2+ Permeation of hTRPM2 Channel.”

• Junichiro Yajima, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan, “Microtubule Sliding and Rotation Driven by Single-Headed Kinesins.” Alexandra Zahradnikova, Jr., Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics, Bratislava, Slovakia, “Low Amplitude of Late Ca2+ Spikes is a Result of Decreased Calcium Release Flux.”

The Biophysical Society's Annual Meeting is the world's largest meeting of biophysicists -over 6,000 attendees are expected. Over 3000 scientific abstracts have already been submitted for presentation at this event. Complete information about the Meeting can be found at http://www.biophysics.org/meetings/2008/.

The International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics is a member of the ICSU (International Council for Science) family. Affiliated to it are the national adhering bodies of 50 countries. Its function is to support research and teaching in biophysics. Its principal regular activity is the triennial International Congresses and General Assemblies.