Biophysical Society Bulletin | December 2025

Annual Meeting

Thank you to our sponsors: American Physical Society Avanti Research Bruker Burroughs Wellcome Fund Chroma Technology Leica Microsystems Nanion Technologies Nicoya Lifesciences Nuclera Sophion Bioscience Thermo Fisher Scientific “BPS provides a valuable platform for networking and sharing a collective vision aimed at the betterment of society, encouraging meaningful collaboration. The exchange of ideas and joint efforts to tackle challenges are vital for achieving career goals.” — Thayaparan Paramanathan, Bridgewater State University

Present Your Late-Breaking Research and Inspire Tomorrow’s Solutions!

Did You Receive Your Programming Notice? Programming notices were sent the week of November 23 to those who submitted abstracts by the October 1 deadline. Check your email and contact the Society Office if you did not receive notification.

Late Abstract Deadline: January 6, 2026 Did you miss the early abstract submission deadline but have research findings you are ready to share? Submit your late abstract to receive valuable feedback and be included along with the abstracts that were submitted by the October 1 deadline.

Abstracts Programmed Program Committee members along with Council reviewed and sorted submitted abstracts, which were programmed during the virtual programming meeting into 51 platforms and 98 poster sessions. Approximately 500 posters will be presented each day of the meeting. This year there will also be 25 “Symp and Workshop Select” talks as well as 153 platform flash talks. BPS members finalized programming of platform and poster sessions for the 2026 Annual Meeting.

The Society thanks the Program Committee, Council, and members who participated in the planning, review ing, sorting, and programming this year. Their work ensures that the final program reflects the breadth of re search areas in biophysics with as few programming conflicts as possible. The 2026 Program Committee members are Ariane Briegel , Ilya Levental , Margaret Cheung , Kumiko Hayashi , Syma Khalid , Francesca Marassi , and Tamar Schlick . The other Society members who participated are David Piston , Michael Pusch , and Erin Sheets .

BPS members and staff meeting to finalize programming of platform and poster sessions. Left to right starting with top row: Dorothy Chaconas, Umi Zhou, Ariane Briegel, Jennifer Pesanelli, Linda Columbus, Sudha Chakrapani, Anne Kenworthy, Henry Colecraft, Erica Bellavia, Joseph Mindell, Christopher Yip, Ally Levine, and Bill Kobertz.

Calling All Bloggers Application Deadline: January 14, 2026 Interested in sharing your thoughts about the scientific sessions, networking, can’t-miss spots in San Francisco, or anything else Annual Meeting-related with the biophysics com munity? Apply to be a guest blogger at #bps2026! You can enhance the experience of your fellow attendees by sharing your perspective, while also adding blogging to your CV! To apply, visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/BPSbloggers2026.

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