Biophysical Society Bulletin | January 2021

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area. We welcome all theoretical and computational approaches for the study of biophysical systems, including (and not limited to) analytical theory, atomistic simulations, multiscale modeling, coarse-graining, data-based computational biology, andmachine learning approaches—all with a strong connection where possi- ble to experimental biophysical research. Membership in one Subgroup is included in your annual member- ship dues and access tomore Subgroups can be purchased for $10 per additional Subgroup selection. For more information on Subgroups, visit the Membership & Communities section of our website. Nomatter your specialty, there’s a BPS Subgroup for you biophysics.org/subgroups

Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that two new Sub- groups have been established, bringing the total to 18 com- munities focusing on specific segments of biophysics research. Laura Finzi , Emory University, and Mark C. Williams , Northeastern University, will serve as founding Co-Chairs of the Single-Mole- cule Forces, Manipulation, and Visualization Subgroup. Rommie E. Amaro , University of California – San Diego, and Edward R. Lyman , University of Delaware, will serve as founding Co-Chairs of the Theory and Computation Subgroup. Both Subgroups will hold their inaugural symposia at the 2022 Annual Meeting, scheduled for Saturday, February 19, 2022, in San Francisco, California. The Single-Molecule Forces, Manipulation, and Visualization Subgroup focuses on the detailedmechanistic research of biomolecular processes using single-molecule tools that apply forces, manipulate objects, and/or acquire images or other optical signals. The Subgroup is open to researchers who address bio- logical questions at the molecular scale using force and/or single molecule fluorescence (e.g., DNA and RNA-protein interactions, protein folding, protein droplets, molecular motors, etc.). The Subgroup aims to advance the field of single-molecule biophys- ics through the presentation of novel findings, and exchange of advances in innovative methods, tools, and assays to tackle all possible steps from experimental design to data analysis. Par- ticipants frombiophysics and structural biology, to biochemistry, molecular biology, and beyond are invited to join the Subgroup. The Theory and Computation Subgroup serves to better high- light and connect biophysicists who are interested in theoretical and computational aspects of biophysical systems, to provide a scientific forum for mini-symposia before BPSmeetings, to elevate the visibility and importance of theory and simulation within BPS overall, and to attract newmembers to BPS in this

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