BPS2026 Program Book

A Conversation with Lewis Kay Navigating a Career in Science 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 207/208

Career Development Center Workshop Negotiating Your Faculty Job Offer and Start-up Package 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Esplanade, Room 151 In this seminar, you will learn how the job offer and negotiation process works at research-intensive universities. This session will clarify the often-confusing components that make up a faculty job offer and start up package. How are faculty salaries structured and how do you ask for more? How detailed should you be with your start-up budget? What non-salary items can you ask for to ensure that your personal life and professional life will be the best they can be? Finally, learn strategies and sample language to use when a successful job applicant approaches their new department chair for this all-important negotiation. Symposium Molecular Chaperones: Basic Mechanisms and Chair Silvia Cavagnero, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 1384-Symp 4:00 pm MECHANISMS OF CO-TRANSLATIONAL FOLDING AND ASSEMBLY OF PROTEINS. Bernd Bukau 1385-Symp 4:25 pm A WIDESPREAD PROTEIN MISFOLDING MECHANISM IS DIFFERENTIALLY RESCUED BY CHAPERONES BASED ON GENE ESSENTIALITY. Edward O’Brien , Ian M. Sitarik, Quyen Vu, Justin Petucci, Paulina Frutos, Hyebin Song 1386-Symp 4:50 pm PERIPLASMIC CHAPERONE DYNAMICS. Karen Fleming 1387-SympSelect 5:15 pm THE PHYSICS OF CHOICE IN PROTEOSTASIS: STEERING HSP70 FROM FOLDING TO DISAGGREGATION. Edward Avezov , Daniel Maddison, Yilin Xiao 1388-Symp 5:35 pm A BIRD EYE’S VIEW OF THE ROLE OF MOLECULAR CHAPERONES IN PRO TEIN FOLDING AT BIRTH. Silvia Cavagnero , Neomi Millan, Jinoh Jang, Matias Dahl, Meranda Masse Symposium Biophysics of Immunity and Cancer Immunology 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Room 303/304 Chair Meghan Morrissey, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA 1389-Symp 4:00 pm DYNAMICAL MODELING OF PROLIFERATIVE-INVASIVE PLASTICITY AND IFN-GAMMA SIGNALING IN MELANOMA. Seemadri Subhadarshini, Sarthak Sahoo, Shibjyoti Debnath, Jason A. Somarelli, Mohit Kumar Jolly No Abstract 4:25 pm T CELLS ARE BLIND TO THE DARK MECHANICS OF TUMOURS. Marco Fritzsche 1390-Symp 4:50 pm CELL SURFACE CROWDING: A TUNABLE REGULATOR OF IMMUNE CELL INTERACTIONS. Daniel A. Fletcher Pathological Consequences 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Room 301/302

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Join 2026 BPS Lecturer Lewis Kay on Tuesday afternoon for an informal and inspiring discussion. In this special “fireside chat,” Dr. Kay will share insights from his career in science—from pioneering discoveries to lessons learned along the way—and reflect on how the field continues to evolve. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage directly with Dr. Kay on topics such as choosing research direc tions, balancing career demands, fostering collaboration, and overcom ing challenges in science. Whether you’re exploring your next steps in your career or seeking perspective from one of the field’s most respected leaders, this is a rare chance to gain guidance and motivation in a relaxed, conversational setting. Career Development Center Workshop Expectations Documents: Building or Enhancing Your Lab’s Culture 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Esplanade, Room 151 A 2021 study showed that it was uncommon for a lab to have its own Code of Conduct (also referred to as a Welcome Letter or Expectations Document), but the experience of trainees in labs that provided such a document “seems to be much more positive”? In this session we will explore how an Expectations Document might enhance the culture and performance of your research group. We will review samples of actual lab documents and consider approaches for how you might create, implement, uphold and iterate on documents that meet the culture and values you want to promote and support in your group.

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Education Committee Meeting 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Room 310/311 Inside Perspectives and Opportunities NSF Grants 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Esplanade, Room 155

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is one of the largest federal funders of biophysical research each year alongside the National Institutes of Health. Through the Division of Molecular and Cellular Bio sciences, scientists continue to advance basic and biomedical research. Join us for an insider’s perspective on the various divisions offering grant funding within NSF and learn how to put together a strong grant application. This session is a great opportunity for new and early career investigators. Panelists

Wilson Francisco, NSF, USA Marcia Newcomer, NSF, USA

Biophysical Reports Editorial Board Meeting 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Room 312

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