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The Biophysical Society's Subgroups hold symposia that allow attendees to meet and interact within focused areas. This year’s subgroup symposia will be held on the first day of the Annual Meeting, Saturday, March 2, 2019. The Saturday Subgroup programs are heavily attended and include exciting scientific symposia, awards presentations, student and postdoc talks, and business meetings, which are open to members of each subgroup. 

To view a subgroup's 2019 symposium program, click on the subgroup's name. 
Subgroup programming details will be posted as they become available. 

For those attending subgroup symposia, registration will be open on Friday and Saturday for badge pick-up prior to the subgroup sessions. Registration for the Annual Meeting is required to attend the subgroup symposia.

 

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Macromolecular Machines and Assemblies

Subgroup Chair: Jungsan Sohn, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA

Symposium Time:  1:30 PM – 3:00 PM  EST

Symposium Room:  TBD

Business Meeting:  2:57 - 3:00 PM EST

 

In 2027, the Macromolecular Machines & Assemblies Subgroup's Primary Symposium will take place during the Main Program on X (date) at Y (time). This session is an additional 90 Minute Session for the Subgroup to engage in Subgroup business and provide additional content to Subgroup members.

 

1:30 PM Opening Remarks

 

1:32 PM Arne Gennerich, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
The P3018S Disease Variant Reveals How Dynein’s Trailing Motor Sets Ensemble Velocity

 

1:52 PM Rebecca Voorhees, Caltech, USA
How Proteins Get into Membranes: The Function of MTCH2 in Human Mitochondria

 

2:12 PM Yorgo Modis, Cambridge University, UK
MDA5 Variants Tune Double-Stranded RNA Sensing to Offer Fitness Tradeoffs

 

2:32 PM Young Investigator Awardee Talk

 

2:47 PM Student/Postdoc Talk 

 

2:57 PM Business Meeting

 

3:00 PM Closing Remarks



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