Biophysical Society Bulletin | December 2021

Annual Meeting

Calling All Bloggers! Deadline to apply: January 17 Share Your Perspective on the Meeting

osition. Preparing scientific research institutions for the next pandemic cannot be delayed, as the consequences of lab shutdowns and COVID-imposed research hiatuses have been unevenly felt among researchers and recovery is still ongoing. Luckily, many lessons regarding the management of the scientific research endeavor were learned by inves- tigators, administrators, and institutions during the current pandemic. Join PAC for an in-depth panel discussion on how we as scientists can use the takeaways from the previous two years to prepare for the next pandemic. This panel will fea- ture scientists and administrators in various stages of their careers, discussing how to assist labs in lessening the burden of shutdowns, from staffing to tenure to facilities to travel to lost research time. The outcome of this panel discussion will be an update to the Society’s white paper on Pandemic Preparedness. On-Demand Annual Meeting Content Unable to attend the in-person Annual Meeting? We have on-demand content for you! We are excited to be in person for the 66th Annual Meeting; however, we realize that some of you might not be able to attend. The Society is pleased to invite you to register for Annual Meeting on-demand content to keep you connected. Content will include: • 2022 Biophysical Society Lecturer, Frances Arnold , California Institute of Technology • 18 Subgroup Symposia • 4 Workshops • Society Awardee Talks • ePoster Gallery (includes 2,300 posters programmed for in-person presentation) Registration will open December 6, 2021, and close February 28, 2022, and will be accessible for viewing March 14–April 30, 2022. Visit the Annual Meeting website (www.biophysics. org/2022meeting/registration) for more information and to register. Full access to on-demand content is included in the in-person registration fee. The ePoster gallery will be available to in-person registrants beginning February 14 to allow viewing before arriving in San Francisco.

Interested in sharing your experiences at the Annual Meeting? Looking to expand your writing experience? BPS is looking for a diverse group of five to ten bloggers to share their personal experiences at the meeting with the Society’s 3,500-plus blog readers. Blog posts could focus on meeting tips, must-go-to events, the best local eateries, how you are navigating the meeting, or what you have learned. You can review posts from the 2020 meeting at www.biophysics.org/blog/category/annual-meeting-2020. To learn more and to submit your application, visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022AMbloggers. Public Affairs Sessions The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) will present two sessions on the mechanisms behind science policy, research funding, and how we can work together to better shape the future of science. People or Projects? Approaches to Funding Research Sunday, February 20, 2:30 pm –4:00 pm Join PAC for a panel on the changing landscape of scientific research funding around the globe. As scientific research continues to grow and advance with new, groundbreaking techniques, tools, and mechanisms, we are also seeing a new evolution in how this research is funded. For exam- ple, the United States, through its proposed creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, through the Leap initia- tive, are pushing forward high-risk, high-reward biomedical research. Through need and necessity, the United Kingdom must reinvest in itself to carve out funding for research. Over the past 15 years, France has moved to grant-based funding for scientific research. This session will explore how we, as scientists, navigate the line between funding people versus funding projects. Beyond Coronavirus: Preparing for the Next Pandemic Monday, February 21, 1:00 pm –2:30 pm As scientists, we know that the question of whether there will be another pandemic is not an “if” but a “when” prop-

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