BPS2026 Program Book

Biophysical Society

Biophysical Society

2026 Program Committee

Ariane Briegel , Institut Curie, France, Co-Chair Ilya Levental, University of Virginia, USA, Co-Chair Margaret Cheung, University of Washington, USA Kumiko Hayashi, Tohoku University, Japan Syma Khalid, University of Oxford

Francesca Marassi , Medical College of Wisconsin Tamar Schlick, New York University Sudha Chakrapani, Case Western Reserve University, 2025 Co-Chair Christopher Yip, University of Toronto, 2025 Co-Chair

BPS Officers Lynmarie K. Thompson , President Karen G. Fleming, President-elect Gabriela K. Popescu, Past President

Society Office Staff

Jennifer L. Pesanelli , Executive Officer Erica Bellavia, Meetings Manager Dorothy Chaconas, Director of Meetings & Exhibits Darren Early, Managing Editor

Samantha Harris, Treasurer Teresa Giraldez, Secretary

Leann Fox, Director of Advocacy & Public Affairs Emma Hedman, Subgroup Program Manager Ally Levine, Senior Sales & Exhibits Manager John Long, Director of Publications Laura Phelan, Communications, Diversity & Belonging Programs Manager Harris Povich, Director of Finance & Operations Saran Ramu, Director of Information Technology Hillary Roegelein, Peer Review Coordinator Caitlin Simpson, Membership & Database Manager Elizabeth Vuong, Director of Marketing, Communications & Outreach Ray Wolfe, Creative Director & IT Systems Engineer Ethan Yosebashvili, Programs Coordinator Umi Zhou, Meetings Manager Meredith Zimmerman, Production Coordinator

BPS Council Term Ending 2026 Margaret Cheung Emmanuel Margeat Elizabeth Rhoades Jin Xu Term Ending 2027 Taviare Hawkins Anne Kenworthy Tamar Schlick Term Ending 2028 Silvia Cavagnero Theanne Griffith Ryoto Iino Renae Ryan

Sorting and Programming of 2026 Abstracts Sorting and programming of the 2026 Annual Meeting abstracts into poster and platform sessions was completed by Robert Best, Silvia Cavagnero, Margaret Cheung, Karen Fleming, Teresa Giraldez, , Samantha Harris, Kumiko Hayashi, Anne Kenworthy, Bill Kobertz, Ilya Levental, Francesca Marassi, Emmanuel Margeat, Tanja Mittag, David Piston, Gabriela Popescu, Michael Pusch, Elizabeth Rhoades, Renae Ryan, Tamar Schlick, Erin Sheets, Lynmarie Thompson, Jing Xu.

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