Biophysical Society Bulletin | July/August 2023

Annual Meeting

Techniques To allow attendees to search for abstracts based on specific techniques in addition to areas of research, during abstract submission you will be asked to select the technique used in your research from among the list of broad topics. The technique categories for the 2024 Annual Meeting are listed here.

Biophysics of Neuroscience 9A

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Computational Neuroscience

9B 9C

Neuroscience: Experimental Approaches and Tools

New Developments in Biophysical Techniques 10A EPR and NMR: Spectroscopy and Imaging 10B Electron Microscopy 10C Diffraction and Scattering Techniques 10D Molecular Dynamics 10E

• Analytical Ultracentrifugation • Artificial Intelligence Methods • Atomic Force Spectroscopy • Bioinformatics • Calorimetry • Cell/Tissue Imaging and Mechanics • Computational Modeling – Cells and Systems

Computational Methods and Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Bioinformatics Optical Microscopy and Superresolution Imaging Optical Spectroscopy: CD, UV-VIS, Vibrational, Fluorescence Force Spectroscopy and Scanning Probe Microscopy Single-Molecule Spectroscopy

10F 10G 10H

• Computational Modeling – Molecular and Macromolecular • Computational/Theoretical Chemistry and Simulations • Electron Microscopy and Tomography • Electrophysiology

10I

Bioengineering and Biomaterials 11A Bioengineering 11B Biosensors 11C Biosurfaces 11D Micro- and Nanotechnology 11E Biomaterials Biophysics Education 12A Biophysics Education

• Fluorescence and Light Microscopy • Magnetic Resonance (NMR, EPR, MRI) • Mass Spectrometry • Microfluidics and Microfabrication • Nanotechnology

• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance/EPR Spectroscopy • Optical Spectroscopy (CD, UV/Vis, Fluorescence)

• Single Molecule Methods • Superresolution Imaging • Time-Resolved Spectroscopy • Transient State Kinetics

• Vibrational Spectroscopy (Infrared and Raman) • X-Ray and Neutron Scattering and Diffraction • X-Ray Crystallography • None/Other

Take a Look at the Three Major Changes to the Annual Meeting Program Three major changes are being implemented for the 2024 Annual Meeting that will increase opportunities for participation. Please read the changes below carefully BEFORE moving forward with your abstract submission. I. “Symp Select” Speaker One additional speaker will be added to each symposium as a “Symp Select” speaker. If you are a principal investigator, you will have the option of choosing “Symp Select” when submitting your abstract. “Symp Select” speakers will have 15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A. Program chairs will select one “Symp Select” speaker for each of the 20 symposia. II. Platform Presenters Can Also Present a Poster If you select platform presentation and are programmed for a talk, you can select the option to also present your work in a poster session. III. Five-Minute Flash Talks Instead of each platform having eight talks, they will now have seven platform talks and three flash talks (five minutes each). Flash talk presenters will also present this work in a poster session

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