Biophysical Society Bulletin | June 2022

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Subgroups Physical Cell Biology Call for the Student and Early Career Award Deadline: Nov 1, 2022; self-nominations welcome! Mark your calendars! Our 2023 Subgroup Symposium is themed “New Methods that Reveal the Inner Lives of Cells” and will take place on the morning of Saturday, February 18, 2023. We strongly encourage early career scientists to submit ab stracts. Among all submissions, our Subgroup will award two prizes: a student award for master’s or PhD students who would like to present one of their first research works, and an early career award for postdoctoral researchers or pre-tenure principal investigators. The call and its criteria can be found here: https:/www.bio physics.org/awards-funding/subgroup-awards. We look forward to bringing together researchers working at the cellular level to exchange ideas, form new collaborations, and make new friends. We will also be hosting a Subgroup social on Saturday evening—join us for this networking event on February 18! See you in San Diego! — Ulrike Endesfelder , Stefanie Redemann , Pallav Kosuri , and Jianhua Xing , Subgroup Officers Theory and Computation Subgroup New Subgroup Awards The Theory and Computation Subgroup is pleased to an nounce the formation of two new Subgroup awards, present ly sponsored by the Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry. The two awards will be for early-career (within 5 years of their first independent appointment) and mid-career (within 20 years of their first independent appointment) scientists, respectively, in the topical scientific area of the Subgroup. More details and nomination procedures will be forthcoming. Please keep an eye out for a Subgroup email about these awards! — Gregory A. Voth , Chair

Lukasz Cwiklik Committee for Professional Opportunities for Women (CPOW)

Lukasz Cwiklik

Is this your first volunteer position for BPS? If not, what other positions have you held? Yes, this is my first volunteering experience for BPS. I started my three-year term at the Professional Opportunities for Women Committee (CPOW) in 2019, and now I will continue for a second term. Why do you volunteer? I was a BPS member for several years—I joined right after starting my junior researcher position. As my career pro gressed, I was regularly attending BPS Annual Meetings, but I missed volunteering. Being a researcher in Europe, it some times can be easy to overlook the volunteering opportunities available with BPS. Then, a colleague of mine joined one of the committees and convinced me to look more closely at these BPS activities. CPOW is a diverse group of truly com mitted people trying to make a positive impact on the role of women, inclusion, and fairness in biophysics, including in the international context. What has been a highlight from your volunteer experience? I helped to organize and led the online panel discussion “Sharing Solutions for Research and Career Recovery Post Pandemic.” During this online event, scientists at different career stages shared their tips and strategies for dealing with their academic and research work under the conditions trans formed due to the pandemic. Do you have advice for others who might be thinking about volunteering? Volunteering is the easiest way to get involved in meaningful and rewarding work for our research community. Young col leagues, in particular, may use it as an excellent opportunity to gain skills and practice beyond their everyday scientific work. When not volunteering for BPS, what do you work on? I am leading a research group focused on biophysics of inter facial biological systems (lung surfactant, tear film, surfaces of implants). Outside of work, I spend time with family and friends, swim, and play tennis.

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