Biophysical Society Bulletin | December 2025

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Congratulations to the Winners of the Biophysical Journal Poster Competition Biophysical Journal sponsors poster awards at BPS Confer ences to highlight and support the work being done by the next generation of biophysics researchers. At the Membrane Fusion and Budding conference, 17 posters were considered for the awards, and 4 were selected. Student Winners and Poster Titles: Samantha Ryken , University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA Calcium Regulated Plasma Membrane Expansion and Remodeling During Neuronal Morphogenesis

Biophysical Journal poster award presentation (from left to right): Arun Anantharan (event organizer), Minkwon Cha, Avinash Kumar, Tanner Wherley, Samantha Ryken, and Michelle Knowles (event organizer).

Postdoc Winners and Poster Titles: Minkwon Cha , POSTECH, South Korea Control of Snare-Driven Vesicle Fusion by Synapsin Condensates on Freestanding Membranes Avinash Kumar , Yale University, USA Membrane-Mediated Modulation of SNARE Complex Assembly and Disassembly Dynamics

Tanner Wherley , Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, USA Myomaker and Ether Lipids Cooperate to Promote Fusion-Competent Membrane States

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