Biophysical Society Bulletin | January 2025

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Wisconsin–Madison and Director of its Cryo-Electron Microscopy Research Center and the National Institutes of Health-supported Midwest Center for Cryo-Electron Tomog raphy, is internationally recognized for her groundbreak ing work. Her innovative methods development, including development of novel montage cryo-electron tomography and correlative light-electron microscopy workflows, has enhanced cryo-ET accessibility and throughput. Her structural studies of viruses, neurons, and prokaryotic systems have also illuminated fundamental biological processes. Beyond her scientific achievements, Wright has been a pivotal leader in establishing state-of-the-art cryo-EM facilities and foster ing the next generation of scientists through mentorship and training initiatives. Join us at the Cryo-EM Subgroup Sympo sium on Subgroup Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 8:30 AM to hear Elizabeth Wright present her inspiring work. — Oliver P. Clarke , Chair Intrinsically Disordered Proteins The Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society is approach ing and we are looking forward to seeing you at the 2025 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins (IDP) Symposium in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 15, 2025. An exciting scientific session for Subgroup Saturday has been put together by the program co-chairs, Dorothee Dormann and Lukasz Joachimiak . The confirmed speakers are as follows: Polly Fordyce (Stanford University, USA), Benedetta Bolognesi (Institute for Bioen gineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain), Shova Maharana (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India), Alex Holehouse (Washington University in St. Louis, USA), Carlos Castaneda (Syracuse University, USA), and Sheena Radford (University of Leeds, United Kingdom).

We will also have oral presentations from selected students and postdoctoral fellows. We are excited to host our IDP Subgroup dinner from 6:30 to 9:30 PM on February 15 at Sol Agave L.A. LIVE (800 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite A130, Los Ange les, CA 90015). The restaurant is conveniently located within a 10-minute walk from the conference venue. General tickets are priced at $90, which allows us to offer student tickets at a subsidized rate of $70 each. A dinner ticket can be purchased on the Biophysical Society website (www.biophysics.org/ store/products/product-details?ProductName=2025-intrin sically-disordered-proteins-dinner-only). Looking forward to seeing you in Los Angeles in February. — Samrat Mukhopadhyay , Chair Mechanobiology The Mechanobiology Subgroup is very pleased to announce its symposium at the 2025 BPS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 15, with talks from Johanna Ivaska , University of Turku; Daniel Cohen , Princeton University; Stephanie Fraley , University of California, San Diego; Pilnam Kim , KAIST; Jianping Fu , University of Michigan; Kara Garcia , In diana University; and Zev Gartner , University of California, San Francisco. In addition, we will have the opportunity to extend this scientific event at a dinner with Subgroup speakers and organizers. You will need to register for the dinner when you register for the BPS Annual Meeting. We have about 40 plac es available. Please support the Mechanobiology Subgroup by joining at www.biophysics.org/subgroups. We look forward to seeing you at the 2025 Mechanobiology Symposium. — Amit Pathak , Chair — Ovijit Chaudhuri , Chair-Elect — Nils Gauthier , Secretary-Treasurer

Membrane Fusion and Budding Estes Park, Colorado, USA | October 5–9, 2025 BPS CONFERENCE

THEMATIC MEETING Spatial Organization of Biological Functions Bangalore, India | October 20–25, 2025

THEMATIC MEETING Understanding Peripheral Membrane Protein Interactions: Structure, Dynamics, Function and Therapy Thessaloniki, Greece | November 9–13, 2025

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