BPS2025 Full Program

Exhibitor Presentation Fidabio 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 404AB In-Solution Binding Kinetics Using Flow Induced Dispersion Technology (FIDA) Based on “1st principle” biophysics, Flow Induced Dispersion Technol ogy, FIDA, bridges the gap between structural and functional informa tion of biomolecules. FIDA developed the capability of generating kon and koff rates in a fully in-solution assay without any immobilization to surfaces. In addition, we characterize your molecules by measuring sizing (hydrodynamic radius), aggregation, PDI, and viscosity. Contact us for an introduction to FIDA and how in-solution kinetics along with characterization in native conditions is made possible. Speaker Cameron Parast, Field Applications Scientist, Fidabio Hands-on Training Four Interpretable Machine Learning Techniques to Immediately Accelerate Your Research 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Room 403A Are you eager to accelerate your work through data science and inter pretable machine learning, but unsure where to begin? This beginner friendly training session is your gateway to utilizing these powerful tools without needing any prior coding experience or software setup. Hosted by the newly established NSF National Center for Emergence in Mo lecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS), this hands-on session will equip you with the skills to harness the four most widely used data science techniques. You will learn how to calculate the association between a feature and a phenomenon; identify key features driving biological behaviors; control for confounding factors; and avoid common pitfalls like data overinterpretation. In addition, you will learn how to state your results in plain English. Through interactive Jupyter notebook exercises, we will dive into the theory and scope of these methods and guide you in interpreting their outputs. By the end of the session, you’ll have the chance to apply these techniques directly to your own datasets, empowering you to make more informed, impactful discoveries in your research. This training is designed specifically to benefit biophysicists, offering practical, easy-to-use methods that can be broadly applied across the field. This training session is now fully booked and closed to new applicants. We hope you’ll join us next time! Trainers Ed O’Brien, Penn State, USA

Current and Future Landscapes of Review and Publishing 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm, Room 408B Peer review and dissemination of research results are still vital parts of scientific research, but scholarly publishing is constantly evolving. Au thors, funders, publishers, university libraries, and others are all affected by the change. Different approaches to peer review and government and funder mandates for open access publication continue to influence publishing as authors do their best to share their research, maintain their funding, and advance their careers. This panel will discuss these and other issues shaping the publishing landscape. Organized by the BPS Publications Committee Moderators Carlos Castañeda, Syracuse University, USA Maria Spies, University of Iowa and Publications Committee, USA Panelists Jörg Enderlein, Georg August University, Germany Sharona Gordon, University of Washington, USA Helene Hodak, Cell Press, USA Vasanthi Jayaraman, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, USA Padmini Rangamani, University of California, San Diego, USA Patricia Bassereau, Institut Curie, France Career Development Center Workshop The Industry Interview: What You Need to Do Before, During, and After to Get the Job 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Room 409B Strategies and tactics to translate your unique expertise and skills into the language of companies, and tactics to effectively communicate your value in an industry resume to get an interview and an interview to land an offer. Exhibitor Presentation Depixus SAS 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Room 406AB MAGNA OneTM Single-Molecule Magnetic Force Spectroscopy Pro vides New Views into the Dynamics of Biomolecular Interactions at Scale PRESENTATION SUMMARY AND SPEAKER(S) INCLDUED IN ADDENDUM Managing It All This workshop, hosted by the Committee for Professional Opportuni ties for Women, will empower participants to take charge of their own career goals, with an emphasis on time and project management strate gies for prioritizing productivity. Participants will have the opportunity to participate in a guided self-reflection to identify their professional priorities and the ways in which daily obligations often lead to putting these priorities aside. Participants will then break into career stage-spe cific groups to discuss strategies for managing the sometimes conflicting priorities that are common barriers to productivity in scientific careers. Participants will leave the workshop with new ideas and inspiration for how to play an active role in promoting their own success. Making Time for Success 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Room 403B

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Justin Petucci, Penn State, USA Dan Nissley, Penn State, USA Maowei Dong, Penn State, USA Ian Sitarik, Penn State, USA Yang Jiang, Penn State, USA Emery Etter, Penn State, USA

Snack Break 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm, West Exhibit Hall Poster Presentations and Late Posters 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm, West Exhibit Hall

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