Biophysical Society announces winners of 2008 Student Travel Awards

Daniel W. Farrell, Arizona State University, “Constraint-Based Prediction of Essential Degrees of Freedom in Proteins.”

Thomas E. Frederick, University of Florida, “Characterization of Acyl Chain Dynamics, Packing, and Vesicle Morphology of 18:1 BMP: An NMR and EPR Investigation.”

Aurelia R. Honerkamp-Smith, University of Washington, “Line Tensions, Correlation Lengths, and Critical Exponents in Lipid Membranes Near Critical Points.”

Alexandra P. Few, University of Washington, “An Asynchronous Calcium-dependent Current Conducted by Cav2.1 and Cav2.2 Channels: Implications for Asynchronous Neurotransmitter Release.”

John C. Fisher, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, “How PUMA Attacks its Prey: Understanding the Molecular Basis of PUMA-Induced Cell Death.”

Eric W. Frey, Miami University, Ohio, “Fluorescence-based Calcium-ion Sensing at High Hydrostatic Pressures.”

Debanjan Goswami, National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India, “Steady State Distribution and Dynamics of GPI-anchored Protein-nanoclusters in Cell Membranes Is Modulated by Cortical Actin Activity.”

Travis J. Gould, University of Maine, “Nanoscale Dynamics of Hemagglutinin Clusters in Live Cell Membranes Quantified by Fluorescence Photoactivation Localization Microscopy.”

Pia Guinto, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, “in Silico and in vitro Characterization of Cardiac Troponin T Mutations Known to Cause Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.”

Nicholas R. Guydosh, Stanford University, “Direct Observation of Individual Head Motions in Kinesin Dimers.”

Sejin Han, University of Maryland, College Park, “Abnormal Formation and Remodeling of Fibers Containing Type I Collagen Homotrimers.”

Pengying Hao, Wellesley College, “Metal Ion Selectivity and Affinity of the LIN-12/Notch-Repeat.”

Sarah K. Higgins, University of North Carolina Wilmington, “A Synthetic Variant of Cecropin A is Significantly More Active Toward Pure POPC Membranes.”

Jill B. Jensen, University of Washington, “FRET Reveals Kinetic Steps of Receptor-mediated Modulation of Kv7 K+ Current and PIP2.”

Sarah G. Kamper, Calvin College, “The Effect of Tether Length in Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy.”