BPS2026 Program Book

Professional Development & Educational Sessions

The Society’s committees have planned a variety of professional develop ment activities to take place during the Annual Meeting. Below is a sched ule of those activities. In addition, a student lounge for undergraduates will be available Saturday, February 21, to Wednesday, February 25, in Esplanade, Room 152. Sessions in italics will be held in Career Development Center, Esplanade, Room 151.

1:15 pm -2:15 pm

Identifying Your Career Options Using MyIDP and LinkedIn Biophysics 101: Novel Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Biophysics NSF-NCEMS Beginner Hands-On Training: Four Data Science Techniques to Immediately Accelerate your Research The NIH K99/R00 Award – A Unique Award for Postdocs Who Have Demonstrated Readiness for Independence Steps and Suggestions for Getting Your Scientific Paper Published The Art and Science of Resubmissions of NIH Proposals

1:30 pm –3:00 pm

1:30 pm –3:30 pm

2:30 pm –3:30 pm

Saturday, February 21, 2026 3:00 pm –4:00 pm

Succeeding in Interviews for Industry Positions Undergraduate Poster Award Competition

2:30 pm –4:00 pm

3:00 pm –5:00 pm

4:00 pm –5:00 pm

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 2:00 pm –2:40 pm | 4:30 pm –4:50 pm Sunday, February 22, 2026 7:30 am –8:30 am Postdoctoral Breakfast 9:00 am –10:00 am

4:30 pm –6:00 pm Speed Networking One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 9:00 am –1:10 pm | 2:30 pm –4:30 pm | 5:00 pm –5:40 pm Tuesday, February 24, 2026 9:00 am –10:00 am

Networking for Biophysicists: How to Create Your Unicorn Career What Can You Do with a PhD? A Lot More Than You Might Think Undergraduate Student Pizza “Breakfast” Public Speaking Masterclass: How to Rock the Podium and Give a Fantastic Talk Small Actions, Big Impact: Practical Steps to a Sustainable Laboratory Education and Career Opportunities Fair Core Principles of Effective Mentor-Mentee Relationships Understanding the Evolving Scientific Funding Landscape From Data to Dialogue: Artful Strategies Against Misinformation A Novel Approach to Writing NIH-Style Research and Training Applications: Rhetorical Patterns, Storytelling, Verbal Feedback Teaching Science Like We Do Science

Launching Your Academic Job Search and Preparing Your Application Materials

10:30 am -11:30 am

10:30 am –11:30 am

Exploring Unconventional Funding Opportunities

11:30 am –1:00 pm 12:00 pm –1:00 pm

12:00 pm –1:00 pm

Asking for More: Negotiating your Industry Job Offer Training Undergraduates in the Research Laboratory Careers Beyond the Bench: Moving to a World Outside the Lab NSF-NCEMS Intermediate Hands-On Training: Data Science Tools for Confidence, Complexity, and LLMs in Biophysical Research Career Planning in Entrepreneurship A Conversation with Lewis Kay: Navigating a Career in Science Expectations Documents: Building or Enhancing Your Lab’s Culture Inside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF Grants Negotiating Your Faculty Job Offer and Start-up Package Inside NIH: Explore Biophysics Grant Opportunities in Key Institutes

1:00 pm -2:30 pm

12:00 pm –1:30 pm

1:00 pm –3:00 pm 1:15 pm -2:15 pm 2:00 pm –4:00 pm 2:30 pm –3:30 pm

1:00 pm –2:30 pm

1:15 pm -2:15 pm 1:30 pm –3:30 pm

2:30 pm –4:00 pm

1:30 pm –3:30 pm

4:00 pm –5:00 pm

2:00 pm –3:00 pm

2:30 pm –3:30 pm

4:00 pm –6:00 pm 5:00 pm –6:30 pm

PI to PI Mixer

Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) Network Annual Meeting Mixer

3:30 pm –5:00 pm

4:00 pm –5:00 pm

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 9:20 am –1:00 pm | 2:30 pm –5:40 pm Monday, February 23, 2026 7:30 am –8:30 am

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 9:00 am–12:00 pm | 2:00 pm–3:30 pm | 3:50 pm–4:50 pm

Graduate Student Breakfast

9:00 am –10:00 am 10:30 am –11:30 am 11:00 am –12:30 pm 12:00 pm –1:00 pm

Navigating an International Job Search

Industry Resumes and Applications: How to Get to the Interview Stage Annual Meeting of the Student Chapters From Challenge to Choice: Reframe Uncertainty as Fuel From PhD to Policy Wonk: Exploring Career Opportunities Outside Academia and Industry

* Slots for the One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis and fill up quickly. You may sign up for a slot beginning at 12:00 NOON on Saturday, February 21, in the Career Development Center, Room 152. Please come prepared with resumes, CVs, and other appropriate materials.

1:00 pm –2:30 pm

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