Biophysical Society Bulletin | June 2022

Biophysicist in Profile

Outside of work, he volunteers for scientific societies, includ ing BPS—he serves on the Public Affairs Committee. He also serves as a judge for the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition. “In addition to this, I enjoy working out, reading, watching true-crime documentaries, and playing with my dog, a Shih Tzu named Bagel,” Moss shares. Call for BPS Ambassadors Program Are you an advocate for biophysics education and knowledge sharing? Have you considered applying for the Biophysical Society Ambassador Program to put those skills into action? The BPS Ambassador Program was developed to help make biophysics a more dynamic, inclusive, and interdisciplinary community to better serve the needs of our international membership. Currently, BPS works with twelve Ambassadors representing Argentina, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Turkey, and United Kingdom. The Ambassador Program creates a global network of BPS members that serve as local Society resources in their home countries or regions to promote the field and foster conversa tions around biophysics. As a BPS Ambassador, you will play a key role in connecting the Society and its membership with relevant local content, serve as BPS point-of-contact, and help foster discussions on issues of importance to science around the globe. Through this program, the Society hopes to grow the biophysics network by educating and inspiring others to pursue careers in biophysics and further develop its advocacy efforts around the world. For the next class of Ambassadors (2023–2026), we are only accepting applications from outside of Argentina,

To folks just starting out in their scientific careers, he sug gests: “Be open to whatever career options end up being most interesting to you. There are lots of opportunities in academia, industry, science communications, science policy, and so many other places. It is worth taking time during your academic career to explore what is available to you outside of the lab.”

Ambassador Program

Australia, Hong Kong, Kenya, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, and Turkey. An ideal country Ambassador is a mid-career to senior scientist, actively engaged in biophysics research and committed to remaining in the field for the duration of the Ambassadorship, an active paid member of the Society in good standing, able to attend the Annual Meeting at the start of their term, works proficiency in English, and has a demon strated ability to contribute to organizations and scientific so cieties outside of their normal job duties. To learn more about the program, Ambassador eligibility, and benefits, please visit www.biophysics.org/outreach/ambassador-program. Applications are open now and will be accepted through July 15, 2022. Empowering Biophysics Globally

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