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Isabelle C. Dragomir, Drexel University, Characterization of Phenylalanine Based Short Peptides at Varying pHs, Temperatures, and Concentrations via Electronic Circular Dichroism and Absorption Spectroscopy.

Kyle P. Eagen, Cornell University, Effect of a Mutation on the Channel-opening Equilibrium of a Malfunctioning GABA(A) Receptor Linked to Epilepsy.

Thomas C. Edrington, University of Connecticut, The Effect of Bleaching on the Thermal Stability of Native and Cross-linked Rhodopsin.

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.