Biophysical Society Bulletin | July-August 2024

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Call for Black in Biophysics Speakers

We are seeking nominations for speakers to be featured in the Black in Biophysics Symposium at the 2025 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California. This symposium will highlight the work of Black biophysicists and aspires to build on efforts of BPS to create a successful, inclusive environment while acknowledging the continued underrepresentation of Black scientists. Visit www.cell.com/biophysj/ fulltext/S0006-3495(23)00198-4 to read about the genesis of the symposium in the Biophysical Journal editorial "Being Black in biophysics," written by the symposium's inaugural chairs. If you have a colleague who should be considered or would like to nominate yourself to speak in this symposium, visit https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/BNSSHBM. Deadline for submissions: August 30, 2024 Opens July 10

Welcome New Committee Members! The Biophysical Society is excited to extend a warm welcome to the latest additions to the BPS Committees. These remarkable individuals are graciously volunteering their time and expertise to make a difference in our community. BPS strives for a rich variety of perspectives and knowledge and, thanks to staggered terms, the Committees are in a constant state of evolution. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to collaborate and achieve great things together! Awards Committee Michaela Jansen Christy Landes Patricia Soto Committee on Inclusion & Diversity (CID) Amy Lee Lonnie Wollmuth Early Careers Committee Srirupa Chakraborty JiaJia Dong Angela Greenman Ewan McRae Fellows Committee Ivet Bahar Boris Martinac Rohit Pappu Membership Committee Daryl Eggers George Khelashvili Public Affairs Committee Gregory Caputo Shuo Han Committee on Sustainability William Hancock Les Loew Emmanuel Margeat Samrat Mukhopadhyay Gabriela Popescu Lynmarie Thompson Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede Dissertation Award Review Committee Rommie Amaro Taekjip Ha Takanari Inoue Kandice Levental Vikas Navratna Tugba N. Ozturk Ashutosh Srivastava Education Committee Ananya Chakravarti Andrew Feig Andrea Ghisleni Elizabeth Schneider Patricia Soto Ragothaman M. Yennamalli Michaela Jansen Randy Wadkins Publications Committee Committee on Professional Opportunities for Women (CPOW) Susan Buchanan

Lauren Conger Elka Georgieva Divya Yadav

Georg Pabst Erdinc Sezgin

Francisco N. Barrera Michael Greenberg

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