Biophysical Society Bulletin | February 2021

President’s Message

Officers President Catherine A. Royer President-Elect Frances Separovic Past-President David W. Piston Secretary Erin Sheets Treasurer Kalina Hristova Council Linda Columbus Michelle A. Digman

We at BPS must continue our efforts to advo- cate for science and science funding through our outreach and education programs, our public affairs activities, and our efforts to broaden and diversify the STEM workforce in order to make sure that discoveries continue to expand our understanding of the natural world, and provide a basis for new technol- ogies for improving human health and the environment. It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as BPS President during a year that was challenging (to say the least) for all of us, some more so than others. I hope that you have found support from the Society, and that like me, your love for science has kept you going. I look forward to seeing all of you in person in San Francisco in 2022. — Catherine A. Royer

Erin C. Dueber Marta Filizola Gilad Haran

Francesca Marassi Joseph A. Mindell Carolyn A. Moores

the great work of biophysicists over the last decades, these lifesaving vaccines would not have been possible. SARS-CoV2 will not be the last dangerous virus or other infectious pathogen that will threaten our well-being worldwide. Susan Marqusee, left, and Karen Fleming get together with Cathy Royer at the BPS Annual Meeting

Anna Moroni Jennifer Ross David Stokes Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede Biophysical Journal Jane Dyson Editor-in-Chief The Biophysicist Sam Safran Editor-in-Chief Biophysical Reports

Jörg Enderlein Editor-in-Chief

Society Office Jennifer Pesanelli Executive Officer Newsletter Executive Editor Jennifer Pesanelli Managing Editor Beth Staehle

Upcoming Virtual Networking Events All dates for events have not been determined at the time of publication, but events will be starting in March. Check www.biophysics.org/upcoming-networking-events for updates and to register!

Challenges in Times of the Pandemic and its Aftermath for Young Latin American Biophysicists Delineating the Biophysical Landscape with Computational and Experimental Efforts Ion Channels and Beyond: Electrophysiology

Shape, Function, Dynamics, and Application of Supercoiled Nanocircle DNA Biomolecular Modeling in the Age of Machine Learning Biomechanical Forces during Host-Pathogen Interactions Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Biophysical Society Networking Event

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